Katrina Cudal

Dr. Katrina Cudal is a family nurse practitioner in Illinois. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. She completed her Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioner from Walden University and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice at The University of Alabama. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center.
During her nursing years, she provided direct patient care and served as a mentor for new nurses. She started her nursing practice in 2001 and has been practicing as a nurse practitioner since 2016. She has a diverse clinical background ranging from primary care, urgent care, women’s health, acute care rehab, subacute care, long-term care, and nephrology. The combination of extensive clinical and medical skills has prepared her to provide compassionate, quality, individualized patient care.
Dr. Cudal taught family nurse practitioner students at a local university from 2019-2020 and has been teaching nursing students since 2022. She is a contributing faculty at Walden University and will teach nurse practitioner students enrolled in the family nurse practitioner track.

Education

DNP, The University of Alabama

MSN, Walden University

BSN, The University of Santo Tomas

Public Service

Philippine Nurses Association of Illinois, Committee Member -

Awards / Honors

Capstone College of Nursing Graduate Student Award, , 2022

Nurse Researcher of the Year, Philippine Nurses Association of Illinois, 2023

Outstanding Faculty, , 2023

Publications

Cudal, K. (2024). Implementing and Evaluating an Evidence-based Antibiotic Stewardship Policy/Protocol in a Long Term Care Facility. Journal of Nursing Practice Applications & Reviews of Research

Presentations

Cudal, K. (2022). Implementing and Evaluating an Evidence-based Antibiotic Stewardship Policy/Protocol in a Long Term Care Facility. Philippine Nurses Association of America