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Kaaren B. Shebesta, RN, BSN, MSN, CPNP

Nurse Practitioner, Division of Trauma Services

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone: 513-636-0575

Fax: 513-636-3827

Email: kaaren.shebesta@cchmc.org

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Biography

Kaaren B. Shebesta, RN, MSN, CPNP, is a trauma nurse practitioner at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Prior to this position, Kaaren worked in the Cardiac ICU at Cincinnati Children's for four years after working as a nurse in Chicago and Phoenix.

Shebesta's responsibilities include the coordinating and managing the care for traumatically injured children and providing education services for patients and families. She assists in monitoring the PI system for trauma services, including outcomes and system / process issues. Shebesta also provides and coordinates educational opportunities for staff nurses, surgical residents, social workers and child life specialists with regards to trauma, utilizing trauma workshop, trauma case review, trauma in-services and trauma morbidity and mortality.

Shebesta also co-chairs the trauma resuscitation committee and is a member of the trauma psychosocial team.

Education and Training

BSN, RN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.

MSN, CPNP: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

Publications

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Rangel EL, Cook BS, Bennett BL, Shebesta K, Ying J, Falcone RA. Eliminating disparity in evaluation for abuse in infants with head injury: use of a screening guideline. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1229-34

Shebesta KF, Cook B, Rickets C, Schweer L, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA Jr. Pediatric trauma nurse practitioners increase bedside nurses' satisfaction with pediatric trauma patient care. J Trauma Nurs. 2006 Apr-Jun;13(2):66-9.

Cook RS, Schweer L, Shebesta KF, Hartjes K, Falcone RA Jr. Mild traumatic brain injury in children: just another bump on the head? J Trauma Nurs. 2006 Apr-Jun;13(2):58-65.

Fanta K, Cook B, Falcone RA Jr, Rickets C, Schweer L, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Pediatric trauma nurse practitioners provide excellent care with superior patient satisfaction for injured children. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan;41(1):277-81.

Schweer LH, Cook BS, Fanta KB. Trauma nurse practitioner: front line approach to management of the pediatric trauma patient in an academic program. J Trauma Nurs. 2005;11(4):157-163.

Fanta K, Cook BS, Schweer L. Traumatic injury to the pancreas: the challenges of care in the pediatric patient. J Trauma Nurs. 2003 Jul-Sep;10(3):72-8.