Annette McDonough, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor & Coordinator RN-BS Completion Program

Expertise: Adult/Pediatrics Critical Care and Trauma

Phone: 978-934-4422

Fax: 978-934-2015

Office: O'Leary 540D

2007 Ph.D. Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA; Doctor of Philosophy; May 2007
Area of research: Young Adults/Cardiac Electrophysiology

1999   Master of Science Nursing - Adult/Pediatric Trauma/Critical Care
Educator/Specialist – University of Massachusetts, Boston. Clinical       fellowship under supervision of Dr. Irwin Hirsch-Chief of Trauma Surgery, Boston Medical Center. Responsibilities during this fellowship included quality improvement initiatives, code review committee, compliance of policy mandates, trauma follow-up, and critical care consultant. 1997-1999; Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

1995   Bachelor of Science Nursing - Atlantic Union College, Lancaster, MA

Critical care and trauma in adult and pediatrics, sudden cardiac arrest, cardiac electrophysiology sudden cardiac arrest. Methodology: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.

Dr. McDonough’s doctoral studies were partially supported by a grant from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Her doctoral research utilized a qualitative descriptive approach to examine the perceptions of young adults living with an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) due to sudden cardiac arrest or cardiac abnormalities (congenital or electrophysiological).

She has been employed as an educator and visiting faculty for greater than 10 years at various universities and most recently at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. While completing her Master’s Degree, Dr McDonough received the Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant (1998) for excellence in teaching in underserved communities. Currently she is an assistant professor and coordinator of RN-BS completion program at UMass Lowell.

Dr. McDonough lectures in areas related to critical care and trauma in adult and pediatrics and offers NCLEX review classes in many universities in Massachusetts, as well as tutoring in health sciences and nursing. She is a subject expert in pathophysiology for Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, and recently completed an online pathophysiology course.

Dr. McDonough is currently pursuing her research interests as an external faculty nurse scientist with the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. She is an active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Heart Association, and Heart Rhythm Association. She plans to begin working with the sudden cardiac arrest awareness campaign and to focus her efforts on educating high school and college students on signs of sudden cardiac arrest.



Annette McDonough, Ph.D., RN Assistant Professor & Coordinator RN-BS Completion Program Expertise: Adult/Pediatrics Critical Care and Trauma Phone: 978-934-4422 Fax: 978-934-2015 Office: O'Leary 540D Email: Annette_McDonough@uml.edu Educational Background 2007 Ph.D. Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA; Doctor of Philosophy; May 2007 Area of research: Young Adults/Cardiac Electrophysiology 1999 Master of Science Nursing - Adult/Pediatric Trauma/Critical Care Educator/Specialist – University of Massachusetts, Boston. Clinical fellowship under supervision of Dr. Irwin Hirsch-Chief of Trauma Surgery, Boston Medical Center. Responsibilities during this fellowship included quality improvement initiatives, code review committee, compliance of policy mandates, trauma follow-up, and critical care consultant. 1997-1999; Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 1995 Bachelor of Science Nursing - Atlantic Union College, Lancaster, MA Scholarly Interests Critical care and trauma in adult and pediatrics, sudden cardiac arrest, cardiac electrophysiology sudden cardiac arrest. Methodology: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Bio Sketch Dr. McDonough’s doctoral studies were partially supported by a grant from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Her doctoral research utilized a qualitative descriptive approach to examine the perceptions of young adults living with an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) due to sudden cardiac arrest or cardiac abnormalities (congenital or electrophysiological). She has been employed as an educator and visiting faculty for greater than 10 years at various universities and most recently at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. While completing her Master’s Degree, Dr McDonough received the Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant (1998) for excellence in teaching in underserved communities. Currently she is an assistant professor and coordinator of RN-BS completion program at UMass Lowell. Dr. McDonough lectures in areas related to critical care and trauma in adult and pediatrics and offers NCLEX review classes in many universities in Massachusetts, as well as tutoring in health sciences and nursing. She is a subject expert in pathophysiology for Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, and recently completed an online pathophysiology course. Dr. McDonough is currently pursuing her research interests as an external faculty nurse scientist with the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. She is an active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Heart Association, and Heart Rhythm Association. She plans to begin working with the sudden cardiac arrest awareness campaign and to focus her efforts on educating high school and college students on signs of sudden cardiac arrest.

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