Karen Lyon

Name

Karen C. Lyon, PhD, APRN, CNS, NEA

Title

Associate Dean & Professor

Department

Nursing, Houston campus

Email Address

klyon2@twu.edu

Description of Research Activities:

Wound Management:  Creating synergies for healing;

Designing evidence-based practice systems for inpatient and outpatient wound care;

Advanced wound therapies:  growth factors, hyperbaric oxygen, specialty dressings;

Nurse and patient safety:  Assessing institutional challenges and designing therapeutic environments;

Professional role development using the O’Rourke Model;

Using outcomes management to inform curriculum development and program evaluation.

Key Words:  Wound Management; Patient/Nurse Safety; Outcomes Managment; Curriculum/program evaluation