Kaaren B. Shebesta, RN, BSN, MSN, CPNP
Title
Trauma Nurse Practitioner
Email
kaaren.shebesta@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-0575
Fax
513-636-3827
Bio
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 inservices and trauma morbidity and mortality.
Shebesta also co-chairs the trauma resuscitation committee and is a member of the trauma psychosocial team.
Credentials
BSN, RN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.
MSN, CPNP: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2002.
Awards and Honors
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Publications, Most Recent
Are pediatric trauma carts missing essential supplies? ED Nursing. 2004; 7(12): 138-139.
Cook, B.S.; Fanta, K.; Schweer, L.: Pediatric cervical spine clearance: implications for nursing practice.Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2003; 29: 383-386.
Dramatically improve care of pediatric trauma cases.ED Nursing. 2003; 6(12): 143-145.
Fanta, K.; Cook, B.S.; Schweer, L.: Traumatic injury to the pancreas: the challenges of care in the pediatric patient.Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2003; 10(3): 72-78.
Schweer, L.H.; Cook, B.S.; Fanta, K.B.: Trauma nurse practitioner: front line approach to management of the pediactric trauma patient in an academic program. Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2005; 11(4): 157-163.
Professional Organization Memberships
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Society of Trauma Nursing
Special Interests
Role of the Nurse Practitioner
Presentations, Most Recent
Fanta, K.; Cook, B.; Rickets, C.; Schweer, L.; Falcone, R.; Brown, R.; Garcia, V.: Pediatric Trauma Nurse Practitioners Provide Excellent Care with Superior Patient Satisfaction for Injured Children. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of APSA, May 29-June 1, 2005, Cincinnati, OH.
