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Stephanie  Woods, Ph.D. - Texas Woman's University. Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES

Stephanie Woods, Ph.D.

Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Doswell College of Nursing | Texas Woman's University

Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES

Expert in cardiac nursing, cardiac rhythm disturbances, nursing retention and nursing partnerships with veteran hospitals.

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Dr. Woods is an accomplished leader having held positions which include nurse manager, administrator and chief nursing officer in hospitals in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas. Dr. Woods has also served on the faculties of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and the University of the Incarnate Word, also in San Antonio. She is an alumnus of the TWU undergraduate nursing program. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and a doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Woods has over thirty years of experience in nursing as an educator, researcher, practitioner and administrator. Her clinical area of expertise is cardiac nursing, and in particular cardiac rhythm disturbances. Her research has focused on the culture of patient care units and the effect on the retention of nursing staff. She has served on the national board for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and is active with the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Texas Nurse’s Association. She has served on the board of trustees for both Texas Health Resources Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and Parkland Healthcare and Hospital System.

Industry Expertise (2)

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Areas of Expertise (11)

Leadership Development

Organizational Culture

Strategic Planning

Nursing Retention

Cardiac Nursing

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders

Hospital Leadership

Health Care Governance

Not For Profit Boards

Population-Based Health Care Design and Patient Care Models

Nurse Retention

Accomplishments (5)

Texas Healthcare Trustee’s Star Award (professional)

2015 Award shared by members of the Parkland Health and Hospital System board of managers

Great 100 Nurses, Dallas TX (professional)

2015

VANAP Partnership Award (professional)

A $3.5 million grant for the nursing and VA hospital.

Veteran’s Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership Award (professional)

A $3.5 million dollar program award to develop a academic-service partnership with the VA

Distinguished Alumnus Award (professional)

2004 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing

Education (3)

University of Texas at Austin: Ph.D., Nursing

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: M.S., Nursing

Texas Woman's University: B.S., Nursing

Articles (2)

The art of EKG interpretation (8th ed.)


St. Louis, Mo: Kendall-Hunt

2015


Creating a healing environment practice protocol: Spiritual and complementary therapies to promote healing and reduce stress


In Molter, K. (2nd ed.). American Association of Critical Care Nurses

2007


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