Brenda Kulhanek

Contributing Faculty
College of Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Dr. Brenda Kulhanek has been an adjunct professor at Walden University since 2011. In addition to her senior contributing professor role at Walden, she was previously the AVP of Clinical Education for one of the largest health care systems in the United States, where she created a nurse residency program implemented in over 180 hospitals. Dr. Kulhanek was the 2017 president of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA), and a co-found and past president of ANPD of Middle Tennessee. She is a frequent presenter at nursing informatics conferences and recently co-authored a textbook for training health information technology, has contributed to several nursing informatics textbooks, and designed curriculum for the Office of the National Coordinator (ONS) Workforce Development Program.

Courses Taught

NURS 6051 - Transforming Nursing and Healthcare

Education

PhD, Capella University

MSN, Metropolitan State University

MS, Walden University

Publications

Kulhanek, B. J. (2018). Workforce Development.

Kulhanek, B. J. (2018). Electronic Resources for Health Care Professionals.

Kulhanek, B. (2016). Component 25, Unit 4: Patient Centered Care.

Kulhanek, B. (2014). Delivering healthcare informatics training.

Kulhanek, B. (2011). Creating effective electronic medical record change management processes.. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN

Kulhanek, B. J. (2010). Enablers, barriers, and the influence of organizational environmental factors on computerized clinical documentation training developed and delivered by nursing informaticists.

Presentations

Kulhanek, B. J. (2009). A New Approach to Education: Creating Education Efficiencies While Implementing an Electronic CPMRC Documentation Framework in a Pediatric Hospital.

Kulhanek, B. J. (2011). Designing Effective Training for HIT Implementations. ANIA

Kulhanek, B. J. (2016). Impacting Population Health through Innovation. ANIA

Kulhanek, B. J. (2009). Implementing Electronic Knowledge‑based Charting in a Pediatric Hospital . Eclypsis

Kulhanek, B. J. (2007). Keys to Optimizing Staff Use of the EMR. MINING

Kulhanek, B. J. (2007). Keys to Optimizing Staff Use of the EMR. ANIA

Kulhanek, B. J. (2014). Research Study Results: Changing Clinician Behavior Through the Use of EHR-Delivered Positive Reinforcement. ANIA

Kulhanek, B. J. (2011). Successful EMR Training: Using Research to Decrease Costs and Increase Nursing Adoption. ANIA-Caring

Kulhanek, B. J. (2010). Successful EMR Training: Using Research to Decrease Costs and Increase Nursing Adoption. ANIA-Caring

Kulhanek, B. J. (2017). Supporting the Profession of Nursing Informatics: Certification, Collaboration, and Networking. ANIA

Kulhanek, B. J. (2016). The Smart Hospital Experience . ANIA

Kulhanek, B. J. (2007). Tips for a Smooth EMR Implementation‑ Lessons Learned and Shared. Cerner

Kulhanek, B. J. (2009). Using a Blended‑Learning Approach for Cost-Effective Educational Efficiencies. Eclipsys

Kulhanek, B. J. (2012). Using Data to Improve Training. ANIA