Jim Mendez, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Villanova University
- Villanova PA
Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC is an expert in lung disease and transplantation, pharmacology, and clinical ethics
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Areas of Expertise
Biography
Education
Villanova University
PhD
University of Pennsylvania
MSN
Wilmington College
BS
Delaware County Community College
AAS
Swarthmore College
BA
Select Accomplishments
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
April 2013
Wong Moss Outstanding Alumni Award
2001
Delaware County Community College
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Affiliations
- National League for Nursing
- ChesMont NP/PA Association
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Member, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Select Media Appearances
The Iron Lung: A Life-Saving Device with an Enduring Legacy
USA Today online
2025-01-18
The iron lung was a large, cylindrical unit (measuring up to six feet in length) that functioned as a respirator to help patients who couldn’t breathe on their own. Patients would lay down with their head resting outside the chamber, with the device enclosed around their body, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The iron lung used negative pressure ventilation (NPV), which “mimics natural breathing by creating negative pressure around the chest, causing the lungs to expand and pull in air,” explains Dr. Jim Mendez, a clinical associate professor of nursing at Villanova University.
Select Academic Articles
An Integrative Review: Early Mobilization of Patients With External Ventriculostomy Drains in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Journal of Neuroscience NursingMegan T Moyer, Janice L Hinkle, James D Mendez
2021
The Role of Perceived Social Support in the Transition to Life after Lung Transplantation
Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaJames D. Mendez
2015
Case study. A second chance. Commentary
The Hastings Center ReportNancy P. Blumenthal, James D. Mendez
2013
Venous Thromboembolic Disease after Lung Transplantation: Special Focus on Sirolimus
The Open Transplantation JournalRajiv Lingaraju, Nancy P. Blumenthal, Jim Mendez et. al.
2010
Impact of Pre-Transplant Recipient Obesity on Outcomes after Lung Transplantation
The Journal of the Heart and Lung AssociationDenus Hadjiliadis, Nancy P. Blumenthal, James D. Mendez et. al.
2009
Validation of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Formula in Estimating GFR in Lung Transplant Candidates
Journal of the Heart and Lung AssociationNadine Al-Naamani, Omar Maarouf, V.N. Ahya et. al.
2008
