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Margaret Venzke

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Margaret Venzke

D.N.P., RN, FNP-BC, M.S.

Program Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Assistant Professor

Contact:

Office Phone: 202-994-4380
Remote

Margaret (Maggie) Hadro Venzke has taught for 20 + years in graduate adult and family nurse practitioner programs. Dr. Venzke has practiced as a nurse practitioner in different clinical settings, including college health, public health, and adult and geriatric settings. She is a member of the American Gerontological Society of America, International Society for Travel Medicine and is an active champion of adult and geriatric immunizations.

Dr. Venzke’s academic interests are in creating innovative online curriculum, simulation in graduate nursing education and strategies for implementing competency based education.

Her clinical and research interests focus on the topics of adult immunizations, falls prevention for older adults and advancing competency based nurse practitioner education.

  • George Washington University School of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner
  • University of Virginia, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Publications: 

  • Ainslie M, Hebert D, Miller J, Griffith, P, Moore, J,  Luke S, Venzke MH. Scaffolding case studies: advancing competency-based nurse practitioner education. Nurse Educ. 2025;00(0):1-4. doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001825
  • Ainslie M, Collins AF, Hebert D, Moore J, Schriefer SP, Venzke MH. Overcoming Barriers to Healthcare Reform: A Call to Action. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice. 2024;25(4):254-259. doi:10.1177/15271544241268411

 

Presentations: 

  • Pericak, A., Pintz,C, Posey, L.,Venzke, M., Zhou, Qiuping, Social Determinants of Health and Digital Health in NP Education, NONPF The 50th Annual Conference, April 2024
  • Venzke, M., Braungart, C. and Farina, C. “A virtual campus intensive: Building pre-clinical curriculum and competencies for NP students” NONPF 49th Annual conference. April 2023
  • Posey, L., Venzke, M. & Rilko, L., Briggs, L., Pintz, C.  “Teaching with Technology: Strategies & Tools for Learner Engagement.” NONPF Fall Conference, November 2020
  • Dean's Award: Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Spring (2020)
  • Adult immunizations
  • Patient vaccine refusal
  • Fall prevention for older adults in primary care settings
  • Aging
  • Fall Prevention
  • Immunization / Vaccines
  • Infectious Disease
  • Primary Health Care
  • Wellness Initiatives