Rate My Professor Deborah Price

Deborah M. Price is a Clinical Associate Professor Emerita in the Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Michigan in 1978, Master of Science in Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing from the University of Michigan in 1987, with a thesis on the diffusion of knowledge about continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis to nurses, and Doctor of Nursing Practice from Oakland University in 2012, with a doctoral project on utilizing the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education to assess confidence in new BSN graduates. Her program of scholarship centers on developing palliative care competencies to enhance the quality of care for patients in chronic illness and end-of-life situations, promoting interprofessional communication for informed patient and family decision-making, and advocating for the critical role of bedside nurses in palliative care delivery. She also focuses on moral distress among frontline health care professionals and innovative teaching technologies to build student competencies.

Price's career spans clinical practice and academia. She started as a Staff RN at the University of Michigan Medical Center in 1978, held charge RN positions at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital from 1978 to 1987, worked as Float RN at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center from 1988 to 1990, and served as Unit Based RN at University of Michigan Health System from 1990 to 2013, while also acting as an Embedded Faculty Member at Michigan Medicine since 2011. Academically, she was faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing from 1990 to 1998, Lecturer II and Clinical Instructor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing from 1990 to 2014, and Clinical Assistant Professor from 2014. Since 2012, she has been the Undergraduate Program Senior Medical-Surgical Level Lead and Faculty Co-Leader for the Center for Next Century Nursing Practice Model. Among her honors are the Josephine Sana Award for Excellence in Medical-Surgical Nursing, University of Michigan School of Nursing Mae Edna Doyle Teacher of the Year, Faculty DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty, Excellence in Nursing Education Award from STTI Rho Chapter, AACN Research Abstract Award in 2017, and Excellence in Leadership Award from Sigma Rho Chapter in 2018. Key publications include 'Palliative and end-of-life care education needs of nurses across inpatient care settings' (Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2017), 'Health professionals perceived concerns and challenges in providing palliative and end-of-life care' (American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 2019), 'Digital storytelling: An innovative approach to nursing education' (Nurse Educator, 2014), 'Measuring confidence in nursing graduates within the framework of the AACN essentials' (Nursing Education Perspectives, 2015), and 'Integrated learning through student goal development' (Journal of Nursing Education, 2012). She has held leadership roles in Sigma Theta Tau Rho chapter, including Faculty Counselor, Vice-President, President-elect, President, and Past-President, and is a member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and American Association of Critical Care Nurses.