Megan C . Falke, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Assistant Professor

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Contact

MeganFalke@creighton.edu
Faculty - Nursing
College of Nursing
CRISS II - Criss 2 - 218E

Megan C . Falke, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Dr. Megan Falke is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor at Creighton University, specializing in neonatal care. After graduating with her ABSN in 2007, she devoted her career to NICU nursing, earning her MSN in 2011 and DNP in 2019, where she developed a neonatal hospice program. She currently practices at Nebraska Medicine's level III NICU and serves as a column editor for Neonatal Network. As a 2024 Health Equity Reasearch Eeducation Program scholar, Dr. Falke champions health equity and social justice. Her current research focuses on exploring how community health workers can help reduce infant mortality rates, with the aim of establishing a comprehensive support program for families with infants.

Teaching Interests

  • Neonatal Intensive Care

Research Focus

Teaching: High Risk Neonate, Breastfeeding, Population Health, Palliative Care, Perinatal Hospice
Research: Perinatal Palliative Care, Health disparities in NICU, Family Centered Care, Trauma Informed Care

Department

Nursing - Doctorate

Position

Assistant Professor

Presentations

  • FALKE MEGAN, Rubarth Lorraine LORI, Implementation of a Perinatal Hospice Program 2019
  • Implementation of a Perinatal Hospice Program -0001
  • Implementation of a Perinatal Hospice Program -0001
  • Real-Life Application of Trauma-Informed Care Practices Among Perinatal Health Providers -0001
  • Implementation of a Perinatal Hospice Program -0001
  • Implementation of a Perinatal Hospice Program -0001

Publications

  • Neonatal network
    Falke Megan, The Basics of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
    44:1, p. 61 2025
  • Neonatal network
    Falke Megan, The Basics of Trauma-Informed Care in the NICU
    43:5, p. 323 - 329 2024
  • Advances in Neonatal Care
    Rubarth Lori Baas, FALKE MEGAN, Implementation of a Perinatal Hospice Program
    20:3, p. 223 - 228 2020