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Brigit VanGraafeiland, DNP, CRNP, CNE
Specialties and Expertise
- Asthma
- Disparities
- Pediatrics
- Primary Care
- Safety
- Simulation
- Vulnerable Populations
Overview
Brigit VanGraafeiland has been a pediatric nurse practitioner for over 30 years and a nursing educator for over 20 years in undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. She is the associate director for the DNP Executive program. She has practiced extensively in both rural and urban primary care settings and currently practices in a clinic in Eastern Baltimore. Dr. VanGraafeiland’s experience and expertise working with vulnerable and underserved populations give her a valuable perspective when teaching. Her scholarship focuses on improving outcomes for children in foster care, screening for Acute Children Experiences (ACEs) in primary care, child maltreatment, and screening for human trafficking. She has also focused on using clinical simulation and standardized patients to enhance the advanced practice student’s critical-thinking skills and clinical acumen.
Additional Resources
Below are selected resources. For more information, please see full CV.
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Publications/Research
Wright R., Lee YJ, Yoo A., McIltrot K., VanGraafeiland B., Abshire-Saylor M., Taylor J., & Han HR. (2022). Doctor of nursing practice project: Key challenges and possible solutions. Journal of Professional Nursing, 41, 53-57.
VanGraafeiland B., Chiocca E., Perks D., Dietzman H., & Hornor G. (2022). Overview of child sex trafficking in the primary care setting. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18, 285-288.
VanGraafeiland B., Busch D., Mudd S., McIltrot K., Brown K., Abshire M., Silbert-Flagg J., & Sloand, B. (2022). A mock telephone triage experience for nurse practitioner students. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18, 320-323.
VanGraafeiland, B., Hornor, G., Herendeen, P., Chiocca E., Loyke J., Dietzman H., Boucher N., Nielsen A., & Record, S. (2022). Utilizing Positive Parenting to Eliminate Corporal Punishment Position Statement. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 26, 202-204.
Bryant, C. and VanGraafeiland B. (2020). Screening for adverse childhood experiences in primary care: A quality improvement project. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 34, (2), 122-127.
Horner, G., Garcia-Quinones, S., Boudreaux D., Bretl, D., Chapman E., Chiocca E., Donnell, C., Herendeen P., Kahn, D., Loyke J., Morris A., Mulvaney B., Perks D., Terreros A., & VanGraafeiland, B. (2020). Building a safe and healthy America: Eliminating corporal punishment via positive parenting. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 34, (2), 136-144.
VanGraafeiland, B., Sloand E., Silber-Flagg J., Gleason K., and Dennison-Himmelfarb C., (2019). Academic partnerships that advance patient safety skills and competence in nursing students. Nursing Outlook, 67, (1), 49-53.
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Awards/Honors
2022 Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
2021 Child Maltreatment and Neglect Special Interest Group NAPNAP Conference Award, National Association Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
2020 Health Care Heroes Nurse Practitioner of the Year, Daily Record
2019 Outstanding Advanced Practice Clinical Awards from the Maryland Nurses Association
2018 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
2014 Teaching Innovation Award. Fuld Fellows Program, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
August 2014-June 2015 Armstrong Patient Safety Scholar
January 2015-December 2015 Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Leadership Academy: Discovering Leadership for the Future