Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Dr. Wung is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing and an acute care nurse practitioner. She has more than 20 years of clinical research experience in the effective and safe use of health technologies and big data to provide precision monitoring strategies for cardiovascular and acute illnesses. Dr. Wung received her MS (Cardiovascular Clinical Specialist), Post-MS (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner), and PhD in Nursing from the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Wung has received funding as the principal investigator from the National Institutes of Health and professional associations, including the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Emergency Nurses Association Foundation, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Oncology Nursing Society Foundation. She has published over 45 peer-reviewed manuscripts in nursing and inter-disciplinary journals, 4 book chapters, and over 130 local/regional, national and international presentations.
Research Interests:
Dr. Wung conducts research to help clinicians and caregivers effectively and safely use of health technologies when caring for patients who are acutely ill or with multiple chronic illness. Currently, she focuses on improving interactions between nurses and medical devices to lower medical device alarms and associated sensory overload among critical care nurses to improve critical care working environment.
1. Precision Physiological Monitoring of Cardiac Ischemia and Arrhythmia
2. Appropriate and Safe Use of Medical Technology (Human Factors) To Improve Work Environment and Patient Safety
3. Determine Risk and Protective Genetic Factors that Influence Symptoms and Outcomes of Cardiovascular and Acute Illnesses 4. Use Big Data to Predict Patient Deterioration During Acute Illnesses
Board Certifications:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2004
Advanced nurse practice, Arizona Board of Nursing, 2003
Degrees:
PhD, Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 1999
MS, Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 1995
Fellowships:
American Heart Association, Fall 2001
Honors and Awards:
Sigma Super Hero Award, Beta Mu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, Spring 2021
Excellence in Research Award, Beta Mu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Spring 2008
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Academy of Nursing, Fall 2006
Outstanding Faculty Award, Asian American Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association, The University of Arizona, Fall 2005
Martha N. Hill New Investigator, American Heart Association, Fall 2000
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