Patrick Kennedy, DNP, RN, ACNPC-AG

Special Instructor 
Human Health Building, Room 2032
(248) 364-8313
[email protected] 

Dr. Patrick Kennedy is a Special Instructor at Oakland University School of Nursing in Rochester, Michigan. He earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Wayne State University and his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Detroit Mercy. He teaches across undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, including the BSN, accelerated second-degree BSN, and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner tracks.

Dr. Kennedy is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who maintains clinical practice in critical care and trauma with Henry Ford Health System. His clinical and scholarly interests include ICU delirium prevention and assessment, respiratory distress assessment, quality improvement, and symptom management at the end of life. He also mentors undergraduate honors and doctoral nursing students on projects aimed at improving nursing practice and patient outcomes.

Education

• Doctor of Nursing Practice / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Wayne State University

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing – University of Detroit Mercy

Practice / Research Area Interests

• Critical care medicine and trauma

• Prevention, recognition, and assessment of ICU delirium

• Respiratory distress assessment, including virtual assessment using the Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS)

• Quality improvement and nursing education to improve patient outcomes

• Symptom assessment and management at the end of life

• Nurses’ working conditions and psychological well-being

Research / Publications

• Tuomisto, A., & Kennedy, P. (2024). Improving the recognition and assessment of ICU delirium. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240829-03

• Kennedy, E., Kennedy, P., Hernandez, J., Shakoor, K., & Munyan, K. (2022). Understanding redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of nurse-reported experiences. SAGE Open Nursing, 8. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608221114985

• Kennedy, P., Cameron, P., & Munyan, K. (2022). Advancing nursing science and practice in unison. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice. https://doi.org/10.1891/JDNP-2021-0014

• Hernandez, J. M., Munyan, K., Kennedy, E., Kennedy, P., Shakoor, K., & Wisser, J. (2021). Traumatic stress among frontline American nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey study. Traumatology, 27(4), 413–418. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000320

Funded Grant Activities

• Munyan, K., Kennedy, P., & Noack, D. (2021). Enhancing Laboratory Infrastructure to Support At-Risk and ESL Students. Foundation for Academic Nursing Faculty Scholars Grant. Funding: $24,364.

• Cameron, P., Munyan, K., & Kennedy, P. (2021). Accuracy of Respiratory Distress Assessment in the Virtual Realm. Oakland University Research Office. Funding: $2,000.

Selected Scholarly Presentations

• Faculty mentor, poster: Improving Sepsis Outcomes Through Registered Nurse Education and Sepsis Bundle Adherence. Sigma Theta Tau Spring Research Day, Oakland University. (2026)

• Faculty mentor, poster: Mitigation of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia through Education. Sigma Theta Tau Spring Research Day, Oakland University. (2026)

• Poster: Improving the Recognition and Assessment of ICU Delirium: A Literature Synthesis. Sigma Theta Tau Spring Research Day, Oakland University. (2024)

• Poster: Implementing Early Mobilization Protocols for the Reduction of ICU Delirium: A Literature Synthesis. Sigma Theta Tau Spring Research Day, Oakland University. (2024)

• Oral presentation: Advancing Nursing Science Alongside Nursing Practice: A Call to Action for PhD and DNP Collaboration. Sigma Theta Tau Theta Psi At-Large Chapter Spring Research Day. (2022)

• Oral presentation: Screening for Traumatic Stress: Addressing Mental Health Needs in Post-Pandemic Primary Care. Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, Traverse City, Michigan. (2021)

• Poster: Implementation of the RDOS. Sigma Theta Tau Fall Research Day, Oakland University. (2018)