Amanda Jolene Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN

Department

Nursing - Bachelors

Position

Professor

Books

• Intentionally Interprofessional Palliative Care
  Kirkpatrick Amanda J., etal Interprofessional Palliative Care Philosophy as Standard Care across Settings [Book Chapter] 2024

Publications

• Journal of hospice and palliative nursing
  Lippe Megan, etal Nursing Faculty Perceptions and Integration of Primary Palliative Care Content in Undergraduate Education: National and Local Institution Assessments
  27:6, p. 280 - 289 2025
• Journal of hospice and palliative nursing
  Goodman Joely T, etal The Impact of the ELNEC Online Curriculum on Undergraduate Nursing Students' Self-Perceived Confidence in Providing Palliative Care
  27:6, p. 290 - 296 2025
• Journal of palliative medicine
  Milic Michelle M, etal Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Intentionally Interprofessional Collaboration 2025
• Creighton Journal of Collaborative Practice and Education
  Potthoff Meghan, etal Interprofessional Advance Care Planning to Enhance End-of-Life Care: A Community Assessment
  2:1, p. - 2025
• Journal of professional nursing
  Glover Toni L., etal An end-of-life nursing education consortium (ELNEC) regional approach to integrating primary palliative care in nursing education, p. - 2025
• Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Medical Simulation
  Palaganas Janice C, etal In-Person Healthcare Simulation: An Umbrella Review of the Literature 2024
• Journal of professional nursing
  Parekh de Campos Amisha, etal Palliative care competence development through simulation: Excellence & innovation to meet the AACN essentials
  54, p. 118 - 125 2024
• Journal of hospice and palliative nursing
  Lippe Megan P, etal Instruments for Evaluating Student Learning Outcomes in Palliative Care: A Literature Review 2024
• Palliative care and social practice
  Masters Julie L., etal Providing clarity: communicating the benefits of palliative care beyond end-of-life support
  18 2024
• Oncology nursing forum
  Anderson Megan, etal I NEED CLARIFICATION: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION IN AN AMBULATORY OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY CLINIC
  51:2, p. 215C - 215C 2024
• Journal of interprofessional education & practice
  Gunaldo Tina P., etal Identification of interprofessional education variables to support replicability and generalizability of scholarly outcomes
  31 2023
• Journal of professional nursing
  Potthoff Meghan, etal Interprofessional primary palliative care: Do the AACN Essentials prepare nurses for collaborative practice?
  46, p. 197 - 204 2023
• Journal of pain and symptom management
  Kirkpatrick Amanda J., etal A Systematic Review of Interprofessional Palliative Care Education Programs
  65:5, p. e439 - e466 2023
• Nursing Forum
  Flott Elizabeth, etal Fostering collaborative learning and leadership through near-peer mentorship among undergraduate nursing students
  57:5, p. 750 - 755 2022
• Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice
  Kirkpatrick Amanda J., etal Building interprofessional team competence through online synchronous simulation of palliative care scenarios
  27 2022
• Journal of Interprofessional Care
  Patel Gunaldo Tina, etal Advancing interprofessional education research 2022
• Clinical Simulation in Nursing
  Condry Helen M., etal Simulation in End-of-Life Nursing Education
  59, p. 98 - 110 2021
• AORN journal
  Manz Julie, etal Addressing the Perioperative Nursing Shortage Via a Perioperative Nursing Preceptorship for Baccalaureate Nursing Students
  113:1, p. 52 - 63 2021
• Journal of pain and symptom management
  Kirkpatrick Amanda, Interprofessional Competence Development Through Online Palliative Care Education and Virtual Interprofessional Simulation (VISion) (GP754)
  60:1, p. 277 - 278 2020
• International Journal of Palliative Nursing
  Kirkpatrick Amanda J., etal Palliative care knowledge and self-awareness in active and observing undergraduate nursing students after end-of-life simulation
  26:3, p. 133 - 142 2020
• Nurse Education Today
  Kirkpatrick Amanda J., etal Relationships among nursing student palliative care knowledge, experience, self-awareness, and performance
  73, p. 23 - 30 2019
• Journal of Nursing Education
  Minnich Margo, etal Writing across the curriculum
  57:6, p. 366 - 370 2018
• Clinical Simulation in Nursing
  Kirkpatrick Amanda, etal Intraprofessional Simulation's Impact on Advanced Practice and Baccalaureate Student Self-Efficacy
  16, p. 33 - 39 2018
• Clinical Simulation in Nursing
  Kirkpatrick Amanda Jolene, etal Palliative Care Simulations in Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Integrative Review
  13:9, p. 414 - 431 2017
• Advances in Nursing Science
  Kirkpatrick Amanda, etal A concept analysis of palliative care nursing
  40:4, p. 356 - 369 2017

Presentations

• Training for Difficult Healthcare Conversations using an AI Chatbot 2025
• Training nursing students in difficult conversations using AI chatbots 2025
• Enhancing Difficult Conversation Skills Using an AI Chatbot 2025
• Development of Synthetic Palliative Care Data through Generative Adversarial Networks 2025
• The Impact of the Elnec Online Curriculum on Undergraduate Nursing Students' Confidence in Providing Palliative Care 2025
• Enhancing Difficult Conversation Skills Using an AI Chatbot 2025
• Nursing Communication: What Matters Most 2024
• Enhancing Compassionate Palliative Care with AI 2024
• Improving Quality of Life and Enhancing Cancer Outcomes through Palliative Care 2024
• Building interprofessional team competence through online synchronous simulation of palliative care scenarios 2024
• Training for Difficult Healthcare Conversations using an AI Chatbot -0001
• An Intraprofessional Simulation's Impact on Advanced Practice and Pre-Licensure Nursing Students -- Self-Efficacy (poster 20) -0001
• Interprofessional Competence Development Through Online Palliative Care Education (poster 2) -0001
• Interprofessional Team Development Through Virtual Palliative Care Simulations (poster 11) -0001
• Meeting the Needs of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students Integrating Skills into the Clinical Coursework (poster 14) -0001
• Addressing Self-Efficacy and Self-Awareness in Undergraduate Nursing Students Through End-of-Life Simulation (poster 21) -0001

Grants

• Moving Beyond the Health Professions: A Collaborative Approach to Advance Care Planning
  /Sponsor: Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Grant

• Enhancing Compassionate Palliative Care with AI: Respecting Human Dignity and Cultural Diversity/Sponsor: Kingfisher Institute

• Breaking Barriers, Honoring Wishes: Advancing End-of-Life (EOL) Care in Marginalized Communities/Sponsor: Hillman (Rita & Alex) Foundation

• Navigating Difficult Conversations in Healthcare: The Use of AI Chatbots in Training Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students/Sponsor: CURAS Magis Investigatio Research Award/MIRA

• AI Enhanced Fall Prevention/Sponsor: American Nurses Association

Awards

• Shining Star
  Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association
• Honorary Membership
  Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society, Creighton University Chapter
• Distinguished Educator in Teaching as Scholarship
  Creighton University
• Interprofessional Educator
  American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC)
• Nurse Faculty Daisy Award Nominee
  Creighton University
• Excellence in ELNEC
  End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium
• Palliative Care Nurse of the Year
  March of Dimes
• Positive Image in Nursing
  Nebraska Nurses Association
• Macy Faculty Scholars
  Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
• Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Award Nominee
  American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
• Best Dissertation - Palliative & End-of-Life Care
  Midwest Nursing Research Society
• Nurse Faculty Daisy Award Nominee
  Creighton University
• Distinguished Dissertation
  Villanova Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
• Excellence in Advancing Nursing Science Award Nominee
  American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
• K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award Nominee
  AACU
• Novice Faculty Teaching Award Nominee
  American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
• Faculty Excellence in Clinical Teaching
  Creighton College of Nursing
  Creighton College of Nursing
• Teacher of the Week
  Delta Zeta Sorority
• Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program
  Nurse Scholar
  The Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program was created in 2008 to support educational development of new nursing faculty and stimulate models for joint faculty appointments between schools of nursing and clinical affiliates. The grants, made through institutional awards, also prepare doctoral candidates to help students address the needs of future patients – from dealing with co-morbidities and chronic illnesses to providing culturally competent care.
  AACN & Villanova University
  AACN
• 40 Under 40 Nurse Honoree for Nursing Leadership
  Nebraska Action Coalition
• Teacher of the Week
  Delta Zeta Sorority
• Positive Image of Nursing Award
  Nebrasa Nurses Association
• Extraordinary Nurse Award
  Nebraska Medical Center
• Outstanding New Nurse Award
  Nebrasa Nurses Association
• BSN Scholarly Poster Award
  Creighton University
• Magna Cum Laude
  Creighton University