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Biography
I am a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a focus in specialty care, chronicity care, disability, hospice, and palliative care.Research Interests
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Clinically, my research is focused on quality of life indicators and shared decision making; central line associated blood stream infection identification and prevention in clinically neutropenic children; and family education.
Other topics of interest include the nursing cohort model, and somatic pain responses later in life.
Teaching Interests
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I feel impelled to assist students realize their potential within the nursing profession. As such, I truly enjoy teaching all aspect of theoretical and experiential nursing education, including: Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Medical/Surgical Nursing, Research, Lab, Health Assessment, Clinical, and Leadership/Management.
Education
Other in Nursing
University of Colorado, Anschutz
MS in Nursing, Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Colorado, Anschutz
BS in Nursing
Regis University
Published Works
- Brunel, K. M. (2025). Ima Small. EHR Go library / Archetype Innovations, LLC, https://web21.ehrgo.com/activity/index/id/97010/#!/step1.
- Brunel, K. M., Allert, J. (2024). Integrating Experiential Informatics and Quality Improvement in Baccalaureate Education. Nursing Education Perspectives, https://doi.org/doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001236.
- Allert, J., Brunel, K. M. (2023). Preparing New Graduate Nurses for Bedside Informatics and Quality Improvement. Nurse Educator https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000001572.
- Brunel, K. M. (2023). Drug Speed Dating: A Novel Approach to Reinforce Pharmacology Concepts. Nurse Educator, https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001514.
- Allert, J., Brunel, K. M. (2021). Developing Skills Labs for Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing Students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 42(4), 255-256. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nep.0000000000000640.