Laura C. Sessions

Assistant Professor

Dr. Laura Sessions

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Health Professions, Room 5110R

Education

Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina
M.S.N., John Hopkins University
B.A., Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park
Certified Nurse Educator

Areas of Expertise

Adult medical nursing
Pediatric and neonatal intensive care nursing
Neurology
Renal
Nursing education
Patient safety

Publications

  • Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K., & Kelechi, T. (2020). Use of simulation-based learning to teach high-alert medication safety: A feasibility study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 47, 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2020.06.013
  • Cason, M., Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K., & Bundy, D. G. (2020). Components of team science - What contributes to success? Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 18, 100298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2019.100298
  • Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K, & Kelechi, T. (2019). Nurses' perceptions of high-alert medication administration: A descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(12), 3654-3677. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14173

Presentations

  • Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K., & Kelechi, T. (2019, November 23). Development and quality assessment of a high-alert medication simulation for education or research [Podium presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2019 Baccalaureate Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.
  • Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K., & Kelechi, T. (2019, November 16-18). Nurses' perceptions of high-alert medication safety: A qualitative descriptive study [Poster presentation]. Sigma 45th Annual Convention, National Harbor, MD, United States.
  • Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K., & Kelechi, T. (2019, November 14). Development and quality assessment of a high-alert medication simulation for education or research [Podium presentation]. Maryland Nurses Association Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Sessions, L., Nemeth, L. S., Catchpole, K., & Kelechi, T. (2019, July 17-19). Development and quality assessment of simulations for a high-alert medication intervention: A feasibility study [Poster presentation]. Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Cason, M., Sessions, L., Nemeth, L., Catchpole, K., & Bundy, D. G. (2019, March 7-9). Components of team science-What contributes to success? [Poster presentation]. National Academies of Practice Annual Meeting and Forum, Arlington, VA, United States.