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Amanda Nicklas

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Amanda Nicklas

RN, M.S.N., CHSE

Clinical Education Instructor

Contact:

Office Phone: 571-553-0081
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Innovation Hall (School of Nursing) 45085 University Drive, #201AE Ashburn VA 20147

Since graduating from nursing school, Amanda Nicklas has worked in a variety of healthcare fields: labor and delivery, telemetry, NICU, home health care and nursing education. Throughout her career, she has proven to be a problem solver, finding solutions to systems issues. She loves collaborating on strategies from implementing best practices to care for patients across the spectrum of healthcare. She is also passionate about caring and educating our future healthcare professionals, leading the way to develop compassionate and caring healthcare workers across the spectrum of health needs from birth, to chronic illnesses to end-of-life care. Her professional and research ambitions fulfill this entire spectrum.

  • The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences – Doctor of Philosophy, Health Sciences (currently attending)
  • Gonzaga University – Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing Education (2016)
  • Seattle Pacific University – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing (2005)
  • Holdsworth LM, Stedman M, Gustafsson ES, Han J, Asch SM, Harbert G, Lorenz KA, Lupu DE, Malcolm E, Moss AH, Nicklas A, Kurella Tamura M. "Diving in the deep-end and swimming": a mixed methods study using normalization process theory to evaluate a learning collaborative approach for the implementation of palliative care practices in hemodialysis centers. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 11;23(1):1384. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10360-7. PMID: 38082293; PMCID: PMC10712060.
  • Lupu DE, Aldous A, Harbert G, Kurella Tamura M, Holdsworth LM, Nicklas A, Vinson B, Moss AH. Pathways Project: Development of a Multimodal Innovation To Improve Kidney Supportive Care in Dialysis Centers. Kidney360. 2020 Nov 23;2(1):114-128. doi: 10.34067/KID.0005892020. PMID: 35368811; PMCID: PMC8785737.
  • Kurella Tamura M, Holdsworth L, Stedman M, Aldous A, Asch SM, Han J, Harbert G, Lorenz KA, Malcolm E, Nicklas A, Moss AH, Lupu DE. Implementation and Effectiveness of a Learning Collaborative to Improve Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Hemodialysis Patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Oct;17(10):1495-1505. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00090122. Epub 2022 Sep 14. PMID: 36104084; PMCID: PMC9528276.
  • Moss AH, Harbert G, Aldous A, Anderson E, Nicklas A, Lupu DE. Pathways Project Pragmatic Lessons Learned: Integrating Supportive Care Best Practices into Real-World Kidney Care. Kidney360. 2023 Dec 1;4(12):1738-1751. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000277. Epub 2023 Oct 27. PMID: 37889550; PMCID: PMC10758509.