Jesus (Jessie) Casida, PhD, APN-C, CCRN-CSC
Assistant Professor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar  

Wayne State University
College of Nursing
352
5557 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-8691
(313) 577-4188(FAX)
E-mail: jcasida@wayne.edu

EDUCATION:

    2007 - PhD, Health Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
    1996 - MS, Critical Care Nursing, Columbia University, New York, New York
    1988 - BSN, Bicol University, Legazpi City, Philippines

RESEARCH INTEREST:

    Symptom management (e.g., sleep disturbance), self-care, and care systems in cardiac surgery
    and people living with life-sustaining technological devices (e.g., mechanical hearts)
    Nurse sensitive-outcomes in cardiac surgery and critical care
    First-line nursing leadership, organizational culture and effectiveness

CURRENT RESEARCH:

    2009-2010 (PI): Self-Concept and Lifestyle Modification of Adults Living with Long-Term Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Qualitative Study, Funded by WSU College of Nursing Research Fund

    2009-2010 (PI): The Effects of Guided Imagery on Sleep among Hospitalized Adult Cardiac Surgical
    Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Funded by Henry Ford Hospital & WSU College of Nursing

    2008-2010 (PI): Patients with Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Devices and their Sleep Patterns - A Pilot Study, Funded by WSU Research Grant Award

    2006-2007 (Dissertation): The Relationship of Nurse Managers' Leadership Styles and Nursing Unit Organizational Culture in Acute Care Hospitals in New Jersey

CLINICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE:

    Cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology critical care
    Advanced heart failure/Mechanical circulatory support devices
    Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung transplant

COURSES TAUGHT:

    NUR4050 Transition: Professional Nursing Practice Through Care & Management of Patients with Complex Needs
    NUR7130 APN: Oncology, Mental Health and Lifestyle Changes
    NUR7140 APN: Management of Cardiopulmonary & Renal Problems
    NUR7370 APN: Management of Neurological, Endocrine and Musculo-Skeletal Problems
    NUR7555: Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice
    NUR7990: Directed Study
    NUR7998: Master's Research Project

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

    Casida, J. M., Peters, R. M., & Magnan, M. A. (2009). Self-care demands of persons living with an implantable left-ventricular assist device. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 23(4), 279-293.

    Stewart, D., & Casida, J. (2009-In press). Diagnosis and management of an adult patient with atrial septal defect: What every nurse practitioner should know? The Nurse Practitioner, xx-xx.

    Casida, J. (2008). Linking nursing unit’s culture to organizational effectiveness: A measurement tool. Nursing Economic$,26(2),
    106-110.

    Casida, J., & Pinto-Zipp, G. (2008). Leadership-culture relationship in nursing units in acute care hospitals. Nursing
    Economic$,26(1),7-15.

    Casida, J. (2005). The lived experience of spouses of patients with a left ventricular assist device before heart transplantation.
    American Journal of Critical Care, 14(2), 145-151.

OFFICE HOURS:

    Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and by appointment..