Areas of clinical expertise
Adult Health, Pathophysiology, Operating Room Nursing
Associate Professor NC A&T State University School of Nursing
I have been an RN for over 40 years and I have lived a life of hard knox, i.e. divorce, single parent, night school –etc. As a result, my perspectives on life are sometimes cynical, but very optimistic. My credo is “success has always been yours and don’t allow anyone to take it from you.” I offer students my lived nursing experiences, patience, flexibility, sincerity, and trust. I have always been and will always be a student advocate.
Diploma: Little Company Hospital School of Nursing (Illinois)
BS: College of St. Francis (Illinois)
BSN: Illinois Benedictine College
MSN: DePaul University (Chicago)
PhD: Loyola University (Chicago)
Cardiovascular Technologist and Surgical Technologist prior to nursing. My clinical area of expertise is OR, however, a natural segue’ is medical-surgical nursing. I have been an OR staff nurse, private scrub, manager, supervisor, and director of surgical services, perioperative clinical nurse specialist, and Vice President of Nursing and clinical services.
Fesler-Birch, D. (2009). Perioperative Nurses’ability to critically think. Quality Management and Healthcare. (under review).
Fesler-Birch, D. (2009). Perioperative nurses’ perceptions of barriers to critical thinking. Western Journal of Nursing Research. (under review).
Fesler-Birch, D. (2005). Critical thinking and patient outcomes: A literature Review. Nursing Outlook, 53, March/April, Pp. 59-63.
Fesler, D. (2000). Open-Air schools: Nursings’ limited role. Journal of School Nursing, 16(3), Aug. Pp. 20-24.
Fesler, D. (1999). Open-Air schools: Educational instruction of “Below-par” children, 1909-1941.(Jan.) Dissertation; Abstracts International.
Fesler, D. (1996). Contributor to the Pocket Guide to Nursing Diagnoses. 7th ed. Kim, M.J., McFarland, G. & McLane A. “Risk for injury of perioperative positioning.”Pp. 291-293.
Solczak-Fesler, D. (1980). Operating Room Nursing….A Modular Methodology. Winfield: SEES Corp.
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