Paula A. Gray, DNP, CRNP, NP-C
- Director, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program
- Clinical Associate Professor
Affiliated Programs
Education
- DNP, Doctor of Nursing Practice (2012)
Widener University (PA) - MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner (2000)
Widener University (PA) - Post-Master's Certificate, Nursing Education (2008)
Widener University (PA)
About Me
I received both my DNP and MSN from Widener University and have been practicing full time as a nurse practitioner for a renowned health care system in Philadelphia until 2012 when I started working at Widener as a full-time professor. I continue to work one day per week as a nurse practitioner while teaching at Widener's School of Nursing in both the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs.
In August 2013, I assumed the role of interim director of the FNP Program while continuing my role as an active faculty member.
Research Interests
Diabetes, Cardiovascular
Publications
Drayton-Brooks, S.M., Gray, P.A., Turner, N.P., Newland, J.A. (2020). The Use of Big Data and Data Mining in Nurse Practitioner Clinical Education Journal of Professional Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.03.012.
Drayton-Brooks, S.M., Gray, P.A., Turner, N.P., Newland, J.A. (2017). Building Clinical Education Training Capacity in Nurse Practitioner Programs. Journal of Professional Nursing.
Gray, P., Drayton-Brooks, S., & Williamson, K. (2013). Follow-up support for patients with
uncontrolled diabetes. The Nurse Practitioner. 38 (4), 49-53.
Van Berckelear, A., DiRocco, D., Ferguson, M., Marcus, N., Gray, P., Day, S. (2012).
Building a patient-centered medical home: Obtaining the patient’s voice. Journal of the
American Board of Family Medicine, 25 (2), 1-7.
BOOK CHAPTER
Drayton-Brooks, S.M., Gray, P.A., DeSimone, E.M. in Bloch, J.R., Courtney, M.R.,
Clark, M.L. (2016). Practice-based clinical inquiry in nursing for DNP and PhD research:
Looking beyond traditional methods. Springer, New York, NY.
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
2012- Present National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
2008 – Present American Diabetes Association
2006 - Present National League of Nursing
2000 - Present American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
1998 - Present Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
1996 – Present Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Beta Chapter, Widener University
Awards
2022 – Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Beta Chapter – Excellence in Nursing Practice
2012 - Widener University School of Nursing Dean’s Award
2011- Quality and Patient Safety Award - Virtual Visits with Nurse Practitioners to
Improve Hemoglobin A1C Levels and Self-Management for Diabetic Patients –CPUP
2005 - Lillian Brunner Award – Clinical Judgment and Decision Making
2000 - Staff Nurse Recognition Award for Excellence
News
In the Media
- Focus: Family Nurse Practitioners
Noteworthy
- Nursing Faculty Appointed to state's Safe Opioid Prescription Task Force
Paula Gray, professor and director of the Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) CRNP program, has been named to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s (PDOH) Safe and Effective Prescribing Practices Task Force. Dr. Gray will serve on the task force as the representative of the Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association (PSNA). Convened by Gov. Tom Wolf, the task force was created to combat the opioid epidemic affecting the Commonwealth by developing and adopting guidelines for health care providers on the safe and effective use of opioids in the treatment of pain.
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