Patricia O'malley PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN

Dr. Patricia Anne O'Malley is a Nurse Researcher at Premier Health Partners. She received her Ph.D. in Nursing from the Ohio State University College of Nursing. O'Malley is an exemplary model for volunteer service, having made many contributions to the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) community. Most notably, she has been serving as editor for the Pharmacology Column in Clinical Nurse Specialist International Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice since 2002, capturing the attention of NACNS members, other healthcare providers, and the media. Her columns probe the use of pharmacologic agents as therapy along with unintended consequences in the ethical, economic, and civic impact realms. For example, columns on bath salts and caffeinated energy drinks brought comments from readers who looked anew at agents considered unimportant and insignificant. A recent column reviewed the emerging practice of using intravenous acetaminophen, whereas another addressed the question "Why do patients fail to take prescribed medications?" Dr O'Malley's column has become a highlight of each journal issue and a reflection of her scholarship.