Shana Harlan, DNP, RN

Shana Harlan, DNP, RN

Assistant Professor
Adult Health Department

Education

  • DNP, University of South Alabama, 2011
  • MSN, University of South Alabama, 2006
  • BSN, University of south Alabama, 1997

Research Interests

  • CAUTIs
  • Surgical/Neuro Trauma
  • Culinary Medicine

Referred Publications

  • Gonzalez, R., Harlan, S., Meyers, D., Michon, E., Baker, J., Brevard, S., Cummings, G., Frotan, A., Simmons, J., & Rodning, C. (2013). Prehospital clinical clearance of the cervical spine: a prospective study. The American Surgeon, 79(11): 1213-1217.

  • Gonzalez, R., Cummings, G., Harlan, S., Mulekar, M., & Rodning, C. (2011). EMS relocation in a rural area using a geographic information system can improve response time to motor vehicle crashes. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 71(4): 1023-1026.

  • Gonzalez, R., Cummings, G., Mulekar, M., Harlan, S., & Rodning, C. (2009) Improving rural emergency medical service response time with global positioning system navigation. The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 67(5), 899-902.

  • Gonzalez, R., Cummings, G., Phelan, H., Harlan, S., Mulekar, M., & Rodning, C. (2007). Increased Rural Vehicular Mortality Rates: Roadways With Higher Speed Limits or Excessive Vehicular Speed? The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 63: 1360-1363.


Teaching

Graduate Courses Taught

  • Advanced Health Assessment
  • Advanced Family Primary Care Nursing I for the Dual Role Nurse
  • Practitioner
  • Physio-pathological Bases of Advanced Nursing

Undergraduate Courses Taught

  • Clinical Nursing Skills
  • Nursing Health Assessment
  • Foundations of Professional Nursing
  • Foundations of Professional Nursing Clinical
  • Adult/Geron Nursing Clinical
  • Accelerated Nursing Program (Current)
  • Advanced Health Assessment (Graduate level)
  • Clinical Nursing Skills
  • Foundations of Professional Nursing Clinical
  • Adult/Geron Nursing Clinical

Areas of Specialization

  • Adult Health Nursing
  • Critical Care Nursing