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I have been a nurse for over two decades. Most of my nursing career has been spent at White Plains Hospital. I have experience in medical/surgical nursing, critical care, and leadership. My primary passion is teaching, mentoring, and guiding students. I continue to work per diem in the quality department at White Plains Hospital while teaching to maintain high quality and safety standards.

The Lienhard School of Nursing within the College of Health Professions prepares future nurses to be critical thinkers, foster teamwork, and to deliver comprehensive and compassionate care in a variety of settings.

PhD, Nursing
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Pleasantville, NY

MA, Nursing Education
̨ÍåSWAGUniversity
Pleasantville, NY

BS, Nursing
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

• Award for Exemplary Service to the Professional Nurses Association of Dutchess/Putnam
• The Amelia A. Gould Scholars: Fellowship for PhD in Nursing Students
• The Charles and Margaret Benjamin Scholarship Eastern Nursing Research Society Travel Scholarship
• Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement in Graduate Nursing

• Experiential Learning Innovation Fund Award

• New York State, Registered Professional Nurse
• National League for Nursing (NLN), Certified Nurse Educator
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified

• Presented and led tours of the simulation lab for the Pleasantville open house
• Attended Fall freshman convocations to welcome back students and HRSA sophomore immersion week to introduce them to the Pathophysiology and Pharmacology course
• Participated in planning and attended the fall and spring pinning ceremonies and PhD recruitment events
• Participated in University initiatives, text-to-call campaigns, and mailing postcards to prospective incoming freshman
• Volunteered at the CHP table during the PaceBound event to answer questions from
  admitted students and their families
• Volunteered at the Student Welcome Table to provide information to students at the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester
• Chaperoned 10-15 nursing students attending the NSNA Convention in Nashville TN
  and Orlando, FL.

• Amicucci, B., Paradiso, C., & Joseph, R. (October 2024). The Lived Experience of Novice Nurses with Medication Error Reporting. 12th Annual American Nurses Association-New York (ANANY) Conference, Innovative Nursing: AI/Informatics/Technology. Bolton Landing, NY.
• Paradiso, C. & McCrane, R. (May 15, 2024). We Have a Common Cause: Nursing Students Find support through The Learning Commons. ̨ÍåSWAGUniversity Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) and Student Success Summit (SSS). Pleasantville, NY
• Paradiso, C. (June 13, 2022). The Lived Experience of a Nursing Student’s First Med Pass: Student and Faculty Perceptions. International Human Science Research Conference, New York, NY.

• Participated in a panel for White Plains Youth Bureau students to discuss careers in healthcare and initiated a partnership with CHP
• Presented First Responder skills at Boy Scouts meeting
• White Plains Hospital, Nurse Experience Council Member; Assisted Magnet Writing Team by preparing research findings to submit to Magnet document in preparation for redesignation; LSN representative Transition to Practice Nurse Residency Program Advisory Board

• National League for Nursing (NLN)
• American Nurses Association, New York (ANA-NY)
• Professional Nurses Association of Dutchess/Putnam, Inc. (PNA) an affiliate of ANA-NY
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Zeta Iota and Omega Delta chapters

• Paradiso, C., & Knoesel, J. (2024). Nursing students' and faculty's experiences of first medication administration: A phenomenological inquiry. Journal of Professional Nursing, 52, 94–101.
• Paradiso, C., & Berro, E. (2024). The Jury is Out: Effective pathophysiology and pharmacology instruction in New York State baccalaureate nursing education. The Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 51 (2).
• Hanley, C. and Paradiso, C. (in press). Shedding pounds, weighing risks: Semaglutide for weight loss. American Nurse.
• Paradiso, C., Joseph, R., Brock, M., & McMahon L. A. (2022). American Nurse, 17(9).
• Mazzella-Ebstein, A. M., Paradiso, C., Lynch, K., & Arnetz, J. E. (2022). Journal of Nursing Management, 30(7), 3139–3148.
• Paradiso, C. (2020). American Nurse, (15)7.
• Paradiso, C. (2019). American Nurse, 14(8).

• Medication administration and nursing students/nurses
• Pharmacology and interprofessional education
• First and second-year nursing student retention
• Patient safety issues in the clinical setting

• NURS 280: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
• NURS 403: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
• NURS 282: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II
• NURS 432: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II
• NURS 426: Organizational and Systems Leadership in Nursing
• NURS 474: Leadership and Management