Patrick McMurray
Patrick McMurray is a registered nurse with over 11 years of nursing experience with a primary background in cardiovascular care. He is a part of the faculty at North Carolina Central University in the Department of Nursing. Patrick is an ardent supporter of community college nursing education programs. He started his career as an ADN-prepared nurse in 2013, working in cardiovascular critical care. Patrick completed a master of science in nursing, focusing on nursing education from Western Governors University in 2022.
Patrick's research interests include the following:
- Cardiovascular care
- Medication adherence
- Citizen science
- Participatory and public science
- Equity in nursing education
- Nursing education
Patrick's clinical areas of expertise include the following:
- Adult health
- Cardiovascular nursing
- Critical care nursing
- Acute care
- Community health
- Medical-surgical nursing
Courses
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Valdez, A., Fontenot, J., Millan, A., & McMurray, P. (2023). Do we care? Nursing faculty experiences with ethnocultural empathy. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-022-01803-5
Valdez, A., Fontenot, J., Millan, A., & McMurray, P. (2022). Knowledge, skills, and attitudes about diversity, equity, and inclusion among nurse educators. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2022.11.011
Lett, E., Adekunle, D., McMurray, P., Asabor, E. N., Irie, W., Simon, M., Hardman, R., & McLemore, M. (2022). Equity tourism: Ravaging the justice landscape. Journal of Medical Systems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-022-01803-5
Fontenot, J., & McMurray, P. (2020). Decolonizing entry to practice: Reconceptualizing methods to facilitate diversity in nursing programs. Teaching & Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2020.07.002
Book Chapters
McMurray, P. (2023). Open nursing science: Using citizen science to break nursing knowledge wide-open. In J. Dillard-Wright, J. Hopkins-Walsh, & B. Brown (Eds.), Nursing a Radical Imagination: Moving from Theory and History to Action and Alternate Futures. Routledge Publishing. https://www.routledge.com/Nursing-a-Radical-Imagination-Moving-from-Theory-and-History-to-Action/Dillard-Wright-Hopkins-Walsh-Brown/p/book/9781032158532
Littzen, C. O. R., Dillard-Wright, J., Gazaway, S., & McMurray, P. (2023). Authentically restructuring the workplace to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion: Building capacity for a more just healthcare future. In J. E. Davidson & M. Richardson (Eds.), Workplace Wellness: From Resiliency to Suicide Prevention and Grief Management: A Practical Guide to Supporting Healthcare Professionals. Springer Link Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16983-0_15
Book Forewords
McMurray, P. (2022). The little blue book of nursing wisdom. In N. Riccaboni (Ed.), The Little Blue Book of Nursing Wisdom. Skyhorse Publishing. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Little-Blue-Book-of-Nurses-Wisdom/Nacole-T-Riccaboni/Little-Books/9781510767416
Scholarly Posters
McMurray, P. (2021). Embracing citizen science in nursing: Imagining new frontiers in nursing science and practice. CitSci Virtual Conference 2021 - Citizen Science Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30378.13768
Periodicals
McMurray, P. (2021, September 8). Nurses must take the lead on mandatory COVID vaccines for health care workers. Ms. Magazine. https://msmagazine.com/2021/09/08/nurses-mandatory-covid-vaccine-mandate-health-care-hospital-icu/
Blog Posts
McMurray, P. (2021, March 2). Patient-centeredness in the hospital. CLOSLER - John Hopkins Medicine. https://closler.org/connecting-with-patients/patient-centeredness-in-the-hospital
McMurray, P. (2021, July 21). A day in the life of a float pool nurse during COVID-19. GoodRx. https://www.goodrx.com/hcp/providers/day-in-the-life-float-pool-nurse
McMurray, P. (2020, December 1). Let’s talk theory – Perspectives from the associate degree nursing world. Nursology - Nursing Theory Collective. https://nursology.net/2020/12/01/guest-post-lets-not-talk-theory-perspectives-from-the-associate-degree-nursing-world/
McMurray, P. (2020, May 20). Has COVID-19 inspired you to explore graduate nursing degrees? Here are your options. GoodRx. https://www.goodrx.com/hcp/providers/nursing-graduate-degree-options
Podcasts and Media
McMurray, P. (2022, April). Communicating science in a pandemic: Part 2. The CODA Project - CODA. https://codachange.org/communicating-science-in-a-pandemic-part-2
McMurray, P. (2022, April). Communicating science in a pandemic: Part 1. The CODA Project - CODA. https://codachange.org/communicating-science-in-a-pandemic-part-1
McMurray, P. (2021, September 21). Acts of justice. The Shift Nursing Podcast - Shift Nursing. https://www.shiftnursing.com/podcasts/season-2/acts-of-justice/
McMurray, P. (2020, December). Season 2 Episode 7. Amplify Nursing Podcast - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/details/profiles.php?id=16703
McMurray, P. (2020, March 20). Trauma (& death) in the ER with Patrick McMurray. The Lamp Podcast. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelamppodcast/episodes/S1-Episode-3-Trauma–Death-in-the-ER-with-Patrick-e13vph4