Online Faculty

Degrees Held:

• DNP – William Paterson University, 2013
• BSN – MSN Bridge, Seton Hall University, 1999
• AAS – County College of Morris, 1993
• BBA – Pace University, 1989

Career Highlights:

Publications:

• Puchalski, S. (2019). Preventing Heart Disease in Women through Physical Activity, Can we do better? International Journal of Nursing and Healthcare Research.

• Puchalski, S. (2019). Contributed the foreword to Chapter 7 "The DNP Prepared Nurse as Educator" in Menonna-Quinn, D., and Tortorella-Genova, T. (2019). Fast Facts for DNP Role Development, A Career Navigation Guide.
• Puchalski, S. (2018). Effect of an Education Intervention on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pregnant Women toward Influenza Immunization. SF Nurs Health J 2:2.
• Puchalski, S. (2017). Physical activity: Utilizing guidelines to promote health among pregnant women. The Journal of Pregnancy and Reproduction. DOI: 10.15761/JPR.1000107
• Puchalski S., Tortorella T. (2016). Strategies to Improve Identification of Postpartum Depression, Follow up and Continuity of Care among Women. Journal of Women's Health. Issues Care 5:4. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000239
• Puchalski S., Hollema C., Marshall B. (2015). Current Attitudes and Practices among Pregnant Women toward Influenza Immunization. Journal Pregnancy Child Health 2: 184. Doi:10.4172/2376-127X. 10000184
  
  Academic appointments:
  
  William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey
  Assistant Professor in Nursing, Tenure (9/20) 2014-present
  
  Bergen Community College Paramus, New Jersey
  Assistant Professor in Nursing, Tenured 2007-2014
  
  County College of Morris Randolph, New Jersey
  Adjunct Professor in Nursing 2005-2008
  Clinical instructor, Maternal-Child
  
  Clinical experience:
  
  Women’s Care Source Morristown, New Jersey
  APN-C, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified 2001-present
  Perform direct patient care including comprehensive gynecologic, preconception, prenatal, and post-partum services across the lifespan for women.
  
  Bloomfield OB-GYN Bloomfield, New Jersey
  APN, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified 1999-2001
  Perform direct patient care including comprehensive gynecologic, preconception, prenatal, and post-partum services across the lifespan for women.
  
  Columbus Hospital Newark, New Jersey
  Staff RN, Labor and Delivery 1993-2001
  Responsible for all facets of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care. Cross-trained to newborn nursery and postpartum unit.

In which online degree program do you teach?

RN to BSN