Prasuna Thomas, DNP, APRN, ACNPc-AG, RN-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
I find three approaches as my teaching principle: good preparation, adequate instructional technique, and interaction with my students. Ultimately my goal of teaching is to pass on the knowledge I have acquired to my students and to facilitate them to adapt a learning style that is unique to them and to be a great resource to my students in their process of becoming great citizens with caring hearts.
Biography
Prasuna Thomas is a doctorly prepared advanced practice registered nurse, with 2 years and 6 months of experience working as a nurse practitioner and 17 years of experience working as a registered nurse. Dr. Thomas received her Doctor of Nursing Practice Advanced Practice Degree from the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Thomas is a nationally certified acute care nurse practitioner. She earned her BSN from College of Nursing Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Dr. Thomas has a great passion for educating the future generation of nurses. In the clinical setting, the focus of care she has provided has been in the areas of Pediatrics, Medical-Surgical nursing/Telemetry, Cardiology and Same Day Surgery. Dr. Thomas has served as a clinical nurse, preceptor, and Ward In- charge, and a Hospitalist. Dr. Thomas was a part-time faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and University of Maryland School of Nursing before she moved to Lakeland, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú in 2024. Dr. Thomas’s DNP project was on sepsis survivorship.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2007, College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Doctor of Nursing Practice in Adult- Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 2021, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Interests
She enjoys listening to Christian devotional messages, reading bible, going out for a walk.
Awards
- 2019 - Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- 2012 - Certified Nurse Preceptor by the Methodist Health System
- 2010 - Certified Internal Quality Assessor by the National Accreditation Board of Hospitals- India
Publications
- Thomas, P. (2022). A quality improvement project to improve sepsis survivorship through nurse education in a Medical Surgical Unit. Austin Journal of Nursing & Health Care, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.26420/austinjnurshealthcare.2022.1066
- Thomas, P. (2023). Discharge education and sepsis re-admission: An integrative review. Journal of Clinical & Medical Images Case Report, 3(4) :1517
Projects
DNP Project:Decreasing the 30-day sepsis readmission through nurse education in a medical surgical unit.