Jake Higgins, MBA
Interim Chair & Associate Professor in College of Nursing Augusta University
- Augusta GA
Dr. Higgins's research focuses on improving outcomes and health-related quality of life after traumatic injury and critical illness.
Social
Areas of Expertise
Critical Care Nursing
Interprofessional Collaboration
Evidence-Based Practice
Quality Improvement
Trauma Science
Health Equity
Accomplishments
Future of Nursing Scholar
2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
First Decade Award
2022 University of Kentucky College of Nursing Alumni Association
Academic Leadership Academy Fellow
2023 Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium
Education
University of Kentucky
MBA
Business Administration and Management
2024
University of Kentucky
Ph.D.
Nursing
2019
University of Kentucky
BSN
Nursing
2012
Affiliations
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Southern Nursing Research Society
- Delta Psi of Sigma
- Society of Trauma Nurses
Articles
Breaking Through the Bottleneck: Acuity Adaptability in Noncritical Trauma Care
AJN The American Journal of Nursing2024
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Intensive Care Unit Communication Intervention (“Let’s Talk”) and Initial Assessment Using the Multiple Goals Theory of Communication
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine2024
Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress among nursing staff at an academic medical center: a cross-sectional analysis
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association2024
Correlates of post‐traumatic growth among nursing professionals: A cross‐sectional analysis
Journal of Nursing Management2021
Health-related quality of life after polytrauma: A systematic review
Journal of Trauma Nursing2021
