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Nadine Wodwaski is an Assistant Professor in the McAuley School of Nursing at the University of Detroit Mercy. She holds a DNP from Wilkes University and an MSN-Ed/CNS from University of Detroit Mercy. With clinical experience spanning emergency care, maternal/child nursing, medical/surgical units, and cardiac catheterization labs, her research focuses on emotional intelligence and caring behaviors in nursing education.
Her scholarship examines how emotional intelligence development impacts nursing students' expressive caring capabilities. Current research projects investigate:
- Correlations between emotional intelligence and caring competencies
- Lactation education in nursing curricula
- Ignatian pedagogy applications in virtual learning environments
Publications predominantly address clinical education (60%), emotional intelligence applications (25%), and lactation medicine (15%). Recent work demonstrates strong focus on curriculum innovation during the pandemic era, particularly through Jesuit pedagogical frameworks. Her research informs national standards for pediatric nurse practitioner and midwifery lactation education.
She teaches courses integrating clinical reasoning and medication safety competencies. Wodwaski maintains active practice in the community healthcare sector while developing models for compassion cultivation in nursing students. No awards or grants are documented in available materials.
