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Katreena Merrill

Professor
Nursing

474 KMBL
Provo, UT 84602

Biography

I was originally born and raised in Southern California but moved here to attend Brigham Young Unviersity. I graduated from BYU with my B.S. in nursing in 1985 and worked at Primary Childrens Medical Center for 10 years. After than I moved to Utah County where I worked in quality improvement, infection control and nursing administration. In the fall of 2011, I started full time at BYU teaching research and capstone courses in the College of Nursing undergraduate program

Research Interests

My interest is in improving the safety and quality of healthcare. I am particularly interested in nurse sensitive outcomes such as health care acquired infections, patient falls, medication errors and nursing related patient safety measures as they relate to improving the quality of healthcare outcomes.

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests include research and evidence based practice. I also love teaching interprofessional students leadership principles and ethics to new nurses.

Education

  • PhD, Nursing , University of Utah (2011)

Licenses and Certifications

  • Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Certified in Infection Control (2020 - 2025)

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (2021 - Present)
  • Mary Ellen Edmunds Learning the Healers Art Fellowship, BYU College of Nursing (2019 - 2021)

Administrative Assignments

  • Nursing: Associate Dean (2017 - 2020)

Memberships

  • Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2019 - Present)
  • Association for Practitioners in Infection Control (2012 - Present)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International (2007 - Present)
  • Western Institute of Nursing (2007 - Present)
  • American Nurses Association (1983 - Present)
  • Utah Nurses Association (1983 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Committee/Council Chair, Association for Practitioners in Infection Control (2022 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2020 - Present)
  • Board Member, Association for Practitioners in Infection Control - Utah Chapter (2015 - Present)

Courses Taught

Publications

Lona Mody Katreena C Merrill Emily Graham Katreena C Merrill Robert M Hamilton Katreena C Merrill Karlen E Luthy Craig Nuttall Amy Christensen Korby Miller Jason Neff Rusty Moore Sheri Hirschi Katreena C Merrill Katreena C Merrill Valynn C Haslam Karlen E Luthy Craig Nuttall Katreena C Merrill Katreena C Merrill Sandra F Hanson Sharon Sumner Todd Vento John Veillette Brandon Webb Robert Hamilton Katreena C Merrill Craig Nuttall Karlen E Luthy Katreena C Merrill S. Sumner S. Forsyth Katreena C Merrill Eva Livingston Katreena C Merrill Katreena C Merrill Donna Pauline Williams Jonathan Jacobs Aubrey Burton Aubrey Burton Riley Ahmad Muetaz Karout Katreena C Merrill Maria Lelinneth Lagman Beloy Novilla William B Zundel Donna Pauline Williams S. Sumner S. Forsyth Katreena C Merrill C. Taylor T. Vento J. Veillette B. Webb Barrett H Raymond Katreena C Merrill Roger Harrison Sabrina Jarvis Ryan Rasmussen Janelle LaNae Bassett Macintosh Leslie Huggins Lacey Miller Eden Katreena C Merrill Karlen E Luthy Katreena C Merrill

Presentations

Janelle LaNae Bassett Macintosh Katreena C Merrill Daphne Thomas Cynthia Terry Johnson Carly Lynne Peterson
Petr Ruda Sheri Lee P Tesseyman Katreena C Merrill Julie Lyn Valentine
Daphne Thomas Matthew Thomas Anderson Marie M Prothero Katreena C Merrill Sheri Lee P Tesseyman
Katreena C Merrill
Sharon Sumner Sandra Hanson Katreena C Merrill
Sandra Hanson Sharon Sumner Katreena C Merrill
David Allen Kaiser Aubrey B Riley S G Bellini Katreena C Merrill Len Novilla William B Zundel Donna Pauline Williams
Katreena C Merrill Graham Emily
Debra K Wing Gaye L Ray Katreena Collette-Merrill Kirie Schiel
Katreena C Merrill Annette Nasr
Kirie Schiel Debra K Wing Gaye L Ray Katreena Collette-Merrill
Karen Whitt Katreena C Merrill Lacey Miller Eden Madilyn Hughes L Perlie
Karen J Whitt Lacey Miller Eden Katreena C Merrill McKenna Hughes
Pauline Williams Katreena Merrill Len Novilla
Janelle LaNae Bassett Macintosh Katreena C Merrill
Janelle LaNae Bassett Macintosh Barbara L Mandleco Katreena C Merrill
Katreena C Merrill Lorraine Linford Sharon Sumner Carrie Taylor
Katreena C Merrill Stricklin Mary Helen
Katreena C Merrill Brown Kelleen
Katreena C Merrill
Katreena C Merrill sharon sumner lorraine linford Aubrey Atkins
Katreena C Merrill Barbara L Mandleco Anna C Birkhead Janelle LaNae Bassett Macintosh Debra M Edmunds
Katreena C Merrill Tina Kruscamp
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