Dr. William Scott Erdley

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St. John Fisher College
Wegmans School of Nursing
Nursing
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

St. John Fisher College
Wegmans School of Nursing
Room 321
3690 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14618
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (585) 385-8468
werdley@sjfc.edu

Qualifications

Certificate, Medical Informatics, 2002.
D.N.S., University at Buffalo, Nursing, 2000.
C.N.S., University at Buffalo, Nursing (Adult Health), 1993.
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, History, 1980.

Expertise and Research Interests

My interests lie in the areas of nursing information, information seeking, use of high-fidelity simulation in education and health care informatics. My dissertation research, which utilized a 'concept development focus', was funded by Gamma Kappa chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. Currently, I am focusing on health informatics, patient safety and disclosure along with use of high fidelity patient simulation in nursing education.

Other Expertise

HIPAA as it relates to higher education, specifically nursing education.

Future Research

I am currently expanding into high fidelity patient simulation in nursing education.

Industrial Relevance

The direction of future research will impact health informatics utilization as well as functional use by providers.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Computer Simulation Or Modeling, Computer Technology (medical), Data Management or Analysis (Medical), Education Or Instruction (Health Or Safety Or Medical), Health Facilities Studies, Health Records, Medical Informatics, Nursing, Pharmacy, Safety, Social Medicine, Vital Statistics.

Additional Terms:

Disclosure, Patient Safety.

Memberships

American Medical Informatics Association
CARING
Sigma Theta Tau International

Previous Positions

2005-2007, Adjunct Faculty, University at Buffalo, Informatics
2005-2007, Co-Director, University at Buffalo, Informatics, Advanced Studies Certificate in Medical/Health Informatics
2003-2008, Co-Director, University at Buffalo, Nursing, Patient Simulation Center
2000-2008, Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, Nursing

Funding Received

  • Interdisciplinary Research and Creative Activities Fund (IRCAF) - University at Buffalo Internal Funding: WNY Planning Group for Patient Safety Research (Co-investigator), $9,900, Mar 1, 2004 to Feb 28, 2005.
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): Human factors approach to geriatric medication safety (Co-PI), $40,000, 2004 to 2006.

Publications

  • Erdley, WS (2006) Personal digital assistants, wireless computing, smart cards, and biometrics: a hardware update for clinical practice, J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs, 35 (1), 157-163
  • Saba, VK, Erdley, WS (2005) History of Nursing Informatics In Saba, V, McCormick, KA (eds), Essentials of Nursing Informatics, 4th Edition, New York, New York, McGraw-Hill Medical, 9-28 pages, ISBN=0071441972 (bookchapter)
  • Sackett K, Jones J, Erdley WS (Spring 2005) Incorporating healthcare informatics into the strategic planning process in nursing education., Nursing Leadership Forum, 9 (3), 98-104 Abstract
  • Erdley WS (Mar-Apr 2005) Concept development of nursing information: a study of nurses working in critical care., Computers, Informatics, Nursing : Cin, 23 (2), 93-9 Abstract
  • Sackett K, Pope RK, Erdley WS (Apr-Jun 2004) Demonstrating a positive return on investment for a prenatal program at a managed care organization. An economic analysis., The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 18 (2), 117-27 Abstract
  • Scherer YK, Bruce SA, Graves BT, Erdley WS (Aug 2003) Acute care nurse practitioner education: enhancing performance through the use of clinical simulation., Aacn Clinical Issues, 14 (3), 331-41 Abstract
  • Sackett, K.S. & Erdley, W.S., Nelson, R. & Englebardt, S., History of Health Care Informatics, Information Technology in Health Care: An Interdisciplineary Approach, Spring 2002
  • Erdley, WS, A concept analysis of nursing information in a critical care unit using the Hybrid Model of Concept Development, Dissertation, June 2000
  • Crosby F, Finnick M, Ventura MR, Erdley WS (Oct 1995) Readiness of nurses for electronic networking for quality assessment and improvement., Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 10 (1), 40-5 Abstract

Profile Details

Last Updated: 12/30/2008

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