Sara Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE

Biography

Sara Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, has been a practicing nurse for over 20 years. She is a certified nurse educator and is dedicated to advancing the education of the next generation of nurses. Additionally, she is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with a small private practice.

Adams’s research interests include professional empathy and advocacy and the development of these traits in practicing nurses and nursing students.

Honors and Activities

Dart Opie Award for Excellence in the Care of those Diagnosed with a Psychiatric Disorder- 2022

Sigma Theta Tau Alpha Award for Excellence in Leadership- 2020

Jonas Scholar Award 2012-2014

Publications

Baird, C., Essenmacher, C., Adams, S., Houfek, J., & Spielman, R. (2021). Nursing competencies for treating tobacco use and dependence: A systems-level change invitation to improve healthcare. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Adams, S. (2021). Uncovering hidden exemplars: Using historical narrative to teach social determinants of health. Journal of Nursing Education.

Adams, S. & Scott, L. D. (2021). Humanities-based educational preparation and empathy in novice nurses: Critical thinking and analytic practice. Nursing Education Perspectives.

Adams, S. (2020). Community engaged service in pathophysiology and pharmacology. Journal of Professional Nursing. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.08.016*

Adams, S. (2019). Inspiring empathy and policy action in undergraduate students: Monopoly as a strategy. Journal of Nursing Education,58(5), 298-331.*

Adams, S. (2018). Empathy as an ethical imperative. Creative Nursing, 24 (3), 166-172.**

Adams, S. & Scott, L. D. (2018). Gray reflections: Poetry as a pathway to create empathy and meaning in nursing students in a long-term care clinical practicum. Creative Nursing, 24(1), 52-61. *

Adams, S. (2018). Dying, a natural process: A book review. Creative Nursing, 24(1), 67-68.**

Education

Research Areas