Ware-Rhaney Room 202
Thursdays • 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (when health assessment psychomotor exams are not occurring)
First Eight WeeksNUR 3326 Nursing Care of the Adult Client- Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. – 12:00
p.m.
NUR 3326L Nursing Care of the Adult Client Clinical-Thurs. and Fri. 6:00 a.m. – 2:30
p.m.
Second Eight WeeksNUR 3064 Health Assessment- Tuesdays and Wednesdays • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
NUR 3064L Health Assessment Lab- Thursdsays • 8:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
Dr. Guthrie brings a wealth of clinical experience and knowledge and pathophysiological
sciences, health assessment, and medical surgical nursing. Dr. Guthrie’s 20+ years
of teaching associate, baccalaureate, and masters nursing students bring a benefit
to the learning of the discipline. Dr. Guthrie is a registered nurse with current
certifications in critical care, basic life support, advanced cardiac life support;
he is also an advanced practice registered nurse with certifications as an acute care
nurse practitioner. He has been chairman of several committees, a faculty senator,
and on the board for the Tallahassee Council of Advanced Practice Nurses.
- Academic
Successful performance of nursing students in the clinical setting
Appropriate updating of policies/procedures for SOP
Just in time training for success of nursing students in the clinical setting
- Personal
Cooking
Sports
Music
Movies
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) | May, 2014
Health Systems Leadership focus
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- Masters of Nursing | December 1995
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner focus
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- Bachelor of Science: Nursing | June 1990
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga.
- Associate Degree: Nursing | June 1988
Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
- January 2003 to present Faculty in Nursing (promoted to Assistant Professor fall of
2016) Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL
- *Summers of 2018 and 2019 Faculty Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities in Tongliao,
Inner Mongolia, Autonomous Region, China
- December 2003 to 2006 Staff RN ICU/CSICU Capitol Regional Medical Center
Tallahassee, FL
- August 2003 to May 2004 Teaching Assistant University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- August 2001 to May 2002 Assistant in Nursing Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
- March 2001 to July 2003 Neuro ICU Staff RN
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, FL
- August 2000 to April 2001 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
- January 1996 to March 2001 Heart Institute ARNP/Transplant Coordinator/
Cardiovascular CNS Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center,
Tallahassee, FL
- October 1994 to Hospital Services Coordinator (Director of Nursing II)
December 1995 Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
- August 1990 ICU Staff Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse/ Clinical Nurse III
to October 1994 Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Presentations
- Graduate Student Research Poster Session at the Tenth Annual Southern Nursing Research
Society Conference, February 29, 1996: Do Patient Demographic Differences Affect Reporting
of Acute Symptoms?
- Public Education Presentation Reducing Your Risks From Cholesterol October 18, 1997
-- Diabetes Center -- Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center
- Staff Education Presentation Principles of Immunosuppression March 5, 1998
Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center
- Public Presentation Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack
September 15, 1998 - State of Florida Employee Health Fair
- Creative Solutions Poster Abstract “The Safety of Weaning Prednisone in Cardiac Transplants”
at the 1999 American Association of Critical Care Nurses National Teaching Institute
in New Orleans
- Public Presentation- Cholesterol--Lets Sit Down and Chewthe Fat. April 27, 1999- Mended
Hearts Support Group September 28, 1999- TMH ICD Support Group
- Staff education presentation- Tales of the Scary Plaque or The Pathophysiology of
Athersclerosis. October 29, 1999
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
- FSU College of Nursing roundtable ethics discussion for Dr. Denise Tuckers’ Fall 1999
Ethics class. Subject--Organ Donation.
- CCRN Review Course: Hemodynamics, Immunology and Transplantation. February 17, 2001.
Big Bend Chapter of AACNs’ CCRN Review Course. TMH.
- Public Presentation- Healthy Hearts for Kids- March 10, 2001. Killearn Lakes Elementary
3rd grade classes.
- Poster Presentation- Vibrio vulnificus- September, 2010- American College of Nurse
Practitioners Clinical Symposium- Tampa, Fl.
- Poster Presentation- Nursing Students Introduction to Collaboration: Walking Rounds-
September, 2011- National League for Nursing Education Summit- Orlando, Fl.
- Podium Presentation-Padding Your Toolkit with Protocols and Guidelines-February 21,
2012- Association of Camp Nurses National Conference- Atlanta, Ga.
- Poster Presentation- Barriers to Evidence Uptake into Policies at the Florida Department
of Health- May, 2014- FSU Doctoral Symposium- FSU Campus, Tallahassee, Fl.
- Poster Presentation- Barriers to Evidence Uptake into Policies at the Florida Department
of Health- July, 2018- ACEN Eduction Summit – Atlanta, Ga.
Publications
- . . Guthrie, D.R. (2022). Barriers to updating policies at healthcare organizations
with current evidence-based practices. International Journal of Nursing and Health
Care Science. 02(09): 2022-138.
- Guthrie, D.R. (2022). Just-in-time training methodology may be beneficial for student
and new graduate nurse success. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science,
02(09), 2022-139.
- Chmielewski, C., Holecheck, M.J., Ludlow, M., Yucha, C.B., Guthrie, D.& Candela, L.
(2006). Renal Physiology in A. Molzahn & B. Butera (Ed.) Contemporary Nephrology Nursing:
Principles and Practice (2nd ed.). American Nephrology Nurses Association; New Jersey.
- Guthrie, D. & Yucha, C. (2004). Urinary concentration and dilution. Nephrology Nursing
Journal 31(3), 297-303.
- Yucha, C. & Guthrie, D. (2003). Renal homeostasis of calcium. Nephrology Nursing Journal,
30(6),621-628.
- “The Safety of Weaning Prednisone in Cardiac Transplants” abstract in 1999 American
Association of Critical Care Nurses National Teaching Institute Proceedings Manual
- “Promoting Compliance in Your Patients” article in Physician’s Quarterly - - Tallahassee
Memorial Regional Medical Center -- Winter 1997 edition
- “Management of Congestive Heart Failure” article in Physicians Quarterly -- Tallahassee
Memorial Regional Medical Center-- Fall 1997 edition
Prior/Present Certifications
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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Critical Care Registered Nurse- by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor- by the American Heart Association
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support -by the American Heart Association
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Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator -- by the American Board of Transplant Coordinators
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Awarded the Tallahassee Council of Advanced Practice Nurses (CAPN)- Nurse of Excellence
for 2016/2017. This is an award sponsored by Capital Regional Medical Center and voted
upon by members of CAPN.
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NUR 3126 Pathophysiology for Nursing
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NUR 3064 Health Assessment
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NUR 3064L Health Assessment Lab
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NUR 3326 Nursing Care of the Adult Client
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NUR 3326 Nursing Care of the Adult Client- Clinical
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NUR 4267-Advanced Nursing Care of the Adult Client
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NUR 4267L-Advanced Nursing Care of the Adult Client- Clinical
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NGR 5003- Advanced Health Assessment
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NGR 5003L- Advanced Health Assessment- Clinical