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Dr. Manjulata Evatt joined Duquesne University in August 2015 as an Assistant Professor at School of Nursing, and was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor in 2022. Dr. Evatt received her BSN and MSN from Christian Medical College India, and her DNP from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research and scholarly interests are focused on patient safety and cultural competence. Her DNP capstone QI project, "The Development and Implementation of an Educational Process for Electronic Nursing Admission Assessment Documentation," evaluated the implementation of the admission assessment documentation tool on nurse satisfaction and the accuracy and compliance with established admission documentation requirements for the EMR.
Dr. Evatt's teaching responsibilities include the undergraduate courses: Fundamentals of Nursing and Clinical Ethics; and Information Technology in Nursing. Her scholarly work focuses on building online courses on clinical nursing practice for international graduate students. Dr. Evatt serves as manuscript reviewer for the MedSurg Nursing Journal of the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing.
Education
- DNP, University of Pittsburgh
- MSN, Christian Medical College
- BSN, Christian Medical College
- Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing
Expertise
- Patient safety
- Cultural copetence
- Building international graduate courses
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- Evatt, M., Williams, S., Henry, R., Kalarchian, M., & Kronk, R. (2025). Equity access: Authentic simulations of caring for people with disabilities. Nurse Educator, 50(4), 228-229.
- Licata, J., Evatt, M., Pasek, T., & Bilenski, B. (2024). Empowering middle school students to save lives through increasing awareness of food allergies and anaphylaxis through virtual media: A quality improvement project. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 75, 221–223.
- Turk, M. T., Dreher, H. M., Zoucha, R., Evatt, M., & Kalarchian, M. A. (2024). Enhancing the role of a Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate: Two models for global studies experiences. In H. M. Dreher, M. E. S. Glasgow, M. D. Dahnke, & V, T. Cotter (Eds.), DNP role development for doctoral advanced nursing practice (3rd ed., Chapter 21). Springer Publishing Company.
- Hurst, D. J., Potter, J., Naumann, P., Baig, J. A., Evatt, M., Lockhart, J. S., & Gielen, J. (2022). Barriers to patient involvement in decision-making in advanced cancer care: Culture as an amplifier. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 12(1), 77-92.
- Dr. Rita Carty Leadership Award - 2019
- Student Honoree of University of Pittsburgh High Academic Achievement Award - 2010
- Cameos of Caring Nursing Excellence Award and Scholarship - 2009-2010
- Cris Smith Scholarship Award - 2009
AMSN conference, Florida on Sept 11-14, 2014.
"Development and implementation of an educational support process for electronic nursing admission assessment documentation", GPAC Greater Pittsburgh.
"Pursuing Radical Transformation in Nursing Education: Becoming a Learner- Centered Teacher", faculty forum, SON University of Pittsburgh.