Wesley F. Richardson, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL
Assistant Professor/Clinical
South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital, in partnership with the Office for Faculty Excellence, School of Nursing UT-Health SA. I serve our nation’s veteran population with my primary professional focus on teaching graduate and undergraduate nursing students. In the graduate program, I teach in the Doctor in Nursing Practice (DNP) program as well as chair and mentor DNP students as they develop their DNP projects. Also, I am the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Track Coordinator for the School of Nursing. I teach didactic content in both the Traditional and Accelerated Tracks in the undergraduate program. Specifically, I am the Lead Teacher for NURS 4319 Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations in the Traditional Track. I am a teaching team member for NURS 4315 Adult II: Theoretical Foundations. I am also the Lead Teacher for the teaching team for NURS 4329 Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations in the Accelerate Track. My second professional focus is to continue my scholarship to develop and disseminate my research in patient safety that encourages and empowers nurses to identify and report near-misses. My clinical specialty is acute care, specifically post-anesthesia care nursing.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2011 - Doctor of Philosophy - Nursing - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 2004 - Master of Science in Nursing - Admin-Comm & Healthcare Systems - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 1997 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Texas at El Paso
Highlights
Licensures and Certification
- Clinical Nurse Leader Certification
- Registered Nurse
Honors and Awards
- 2013, Texas Association for Peri Anesthesia Nurses (TAPAN) Star Award
- 2011, Texas Association for Peri Anesthesia Nurses (TAPAN) Star Award
Appointments
- 2009 - Present - Clinical Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2009 - Present - Nursing Clinical Faculty Instructor, RN III - Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, Nursing Education, San Antonio
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Instruction & Training
- 2022, NURS 4315: Care of Adult II: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2022, NURS 7312: ONLI DNP Project Seminar, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2022, NURS 7306: DNP Project – Project Implementation Course, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2022, NURS 7304: Science of Knowledge Translation & Implementation II , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2022, NURS 4320: Leadership & Management: Clinical Applications , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2022, NURS 4319: Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 4315: Care of Adult II: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 6320: Theoretical Foundations-Advanced Nursing Practice, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 7306: Project – Project Implementation Course, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 7305: DNP Seminar – Project Proposal Writing Course, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 4230: Leadership and Management: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 4329: Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 7111 Advanced Nursing Seminar, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021 , NURS 7511 Advanced Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 4315 Care of Adult II: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 7313-ONLI DNP Prac Inquiry Clinical App, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 7312-ONLI DNP Project Seminar, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 7304 Science of Knowledge Translation & Implementation II, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 4320 Leadership & Management: Clinical Applications, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2021, NURS 4319 Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4320 Leadership & Management: Clinical Applications, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4319 Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4316 Care of Adult II: Clinical Applications, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4315 Care of Adult II: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 6320 Theoretical Foundations-Advanced Nursing Practice , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 7111-ONLI Advanced Nursing Seminar, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 7314-ONLI Nursing and Health Systems Administration, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4230 Leadership and Management: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4329 Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 6320 Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice , UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 7304 Science of Knowledge Translation & Implementation II, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4315 Care of Adult II: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2020, NURS 4319 Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2022, NURS 7313: ONLI DNP Prac Inquiry Clinical App, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
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Research & Grants
Grants
Currently Funded:
- 2022 - 2023, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: 57,109. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities. Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #5 (5 Nursing Student Participants. Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator.
- 2020 - 2022, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: 55,880. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities. Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #5 (5 Nursing Student Participants. Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator.
Completed Research/Projects:
- 2020 - 2022, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: 55,880. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities. Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #5 (5 Nursing Student Participants. Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator.
- 2019 - 2021, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: $52,000. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #4 (5 Nursing Student Participants). Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator.
- 2018 - 2020, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: $27,924. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities.Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #3 (3 Nursing Student Participants). Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator
- 2017 - 2019, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: $27,000. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities. Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #2 (2 Nursing Student Participants). Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator
- 2017 - 2019, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: $4,500. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: VA Diffusion of Excellence Grant: Unit Metric Tracking Boards, STVHCS Unit Metric Tracking Boards (UTB). Role: Co-Coordinator
- 2016 - 2018, Funder: Veterans Health Administration, Dollars: $18,866. Department of Veterans Affairs. Title: South Texas Veterans Healthcare System VA Learning Opportunities. Residency (VALOR) Program, Cohort #1 (2 Nursing Student Participants). Role: Administrator & Co-Coordinator
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Service
School
Student Mentees/Trainees
- 2021-Present Karlene Wright, DNP Candidate, Chair of DNP project, UTHSC-San Antonio, Nursing
- 2020-2021 Micheline Hamilton, DNP Candidate, Chair of DNP project, UTHSC-San Antonio, Nursing
- 2019 - 2021, Ruben Mata, DNP Candidate, Chair of DNP project, UTHSC-San Antonio, Nursing
- 2018 - 2020, Carliss Ramos, DNP Candidate, Chair of DNP project, UTHSC-San Antonio, Nursing
- 2018 - 2019, Shirley Maisonet, DNP Candidate, Committee Member, DNP project, UTHSC-San Antonio, Nursing
- 2018 - 2020, Isabell Martinez, PhD Candidate, Committee Member for research study, UTHSC-San Antonio, Nursing
Institutional
- 2020-2021, Didactic Interprofessional (IPE) Initiative Workgroup, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) – UTHSC University Level, Member
- 2019-Present, Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS), UTHSC- San Antonio, Nursing Voting Member
- 2017-Present, BSN-DNP Curriculum Committee, UTHSC- San Antonio, Nursing, Member
- 2018-Present, MSN Direct-Entry Curriculum Taskforce, UTHSC- San Antonio, Nursing, Member
- 2012-Present, Undergraduate Curriculum Workgroup, UTHSC- San Antonio, Nursing, Member
- 2012-2020, Faculty Search Committee, UTHSC- San Antonio, Nursing, Member
Service to the Profession
- 2020-2021, Member 2021 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Research Symposium Planning Committee
- 2019-2020, Member 2020 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Summit Planning Committee
- 2019-2020, Member 2020 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Research Symposium Planning Committee
- 2019-Present, Faculty Advisor Black Student Nurses Association, UTHSC- San Antonio, Nursing
Professional Affiliations
- 2014-Present, American Organization of Nurse Executives/Leaders (AONE/AONL)
- 2013-Present Clinical Nurse Leader Association
- 1997-Present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Delta-Alpha at Large Chapter
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Publications
Peer-reviewed Articles
- Velasquez, S. T., Ferguson, D., Lemke, K. C., Bland, L., Ajtai, R. Amezaga, B., Cleveland, J. Ford, L. A., Lopez, E., Richardson, W., Saenz, D., Zorek, J. A. Interprofessional communication in medical simulation: findings from a scoping review and implications for academic medicine. BMC Medical Education 22(204) 2022
- Lemke KC, Velasquez ST, Bland L, Lopez E, Ajtai R, Ford LA, Amezaga B, Cleveland JA, Ferguson D, Richardson W, Saenz D,Zorek JA.Simulation interprofessional education in health professions education: A scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth.[In Press]
- Richardson WF. Innovations in patient safety management: Bedside nurses' assessment of near misses Topics in Emergency Medicine 28(2):154-160 2006
- Richardson WF. Clinical Alarm Systems Testing: A Program Assessment Model AORN Journal 2004 Aug
Presentations
- 2021 Creating a Health Workplace – Become An Amazing Preceptor, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Dept of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8, San Antonio, TX (Sole Presenter)
- 2021 Creating a Health Workplace – Become An Amazing Preceptor, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Dept of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8, San Antonio, TX (Sole Presenter)
- 2021, Synthesis of the Literature for Quality Improvement Projects, South Texas Veterans Healthcare Evidence-Based Practice Workshop
- 2020, Closing Remarks, 2020 Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Research Symposium Planning Committee, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- 2014, Creating a Health Workplace - Nurse Managers, Seminar - VA Nurse Managers Academy, Nurse Managers Academy, Dept of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8, San Antonio, TX (Sole Presenter)
- 2011, The Modification, Development, and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument Measuring Post-Anesthesia Care: Registered Nurses’ Perception of a Near-Miss Patient Safety Climate, Dissertation Defense, UTHSCSA School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX, (Sole Presenter)
Peer Reviewed Podium Presentations
- 2020, Transforming Faculty Development for Simulation-based Interprofessional Education, Nexus Summit 2020 Lightning Talk, Nexus Summit 2020, Virtual Event (Team Presenter)
Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations
- 2021, Dental Participation in Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education: A Scoping Review, 2021 American Dental Education Association Annual Session Exhibition, Virtual Event (Team Presenter)
- 2021, Decreasing the Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Lung Transplant Patients: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project (Poster Presentation), Houston Methodist’s 2021 Back to Science Symposium (Co-Presenter)
- 2019, Pilot Comparison of Hand Hygiene Compliance Rate Between Blinded External Reviewers and Blinded Peer Reviews (Poster Presentation), 2019 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Poster Presentation, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Boston, MA (Co-Presenter)
- 2018, Seeing the Big Picture: Development and Implementation of an Impaired Nurse Simulation Scenario (Podium Presentation), 2018 The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation (INACSL) Conference, Toronto, Canada Co-Presenter)
- 2017, Decreasing Incidence of Clostridium difficile on Medical and Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Units An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project. (Poster Presentation), Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta-at-Large Chapter Induction Ceremony, Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta-at-Large Chapter, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter)
- 2016, Fall Prevention on a Medicine Unit: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project (Poster Presentation), Sigma Theta Tau, Delta-Alpha at Large Chapter, 2016 Induction Ceremony, Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta-at-Large Chapter, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter)
- 2017, Development of Car Seat Challenge Guideline For A Pediatric Cardiac Unit: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project. (Poster Presentation), Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta-at-Large Chapter Induction Ceremony, Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta-at-Large Chapter, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter)
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Clinical
Hospital and Health Care Organization Service Responsibilities
2016-Present, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Co-Coordinator, VA Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) Program
2021, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Co-Coordinator, Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Program
2021, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Co-Coordinator, Student Nurse Technician (SNT) Program
2020-Present, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Member, STVHCS Evidence-Based Practice Committee,
2017-2019, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System Co-Coordinator, STVHCS Unit Metric Tracking Board Committee