Teaching Area/Interests

Undergraduate Teaching:

Community health nursing, management and leadership, health promotion and disease prevention.

Graduate Teaching:

Advanced community health nursing practice, management/administration, measurement.

Specialty Areas:

Public Health Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Administration

Nursing Practice:

Clinical Specialist in Community/Public Health Nursing, Board Certified, American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Recent Publications

• Ervin, N. E. (in press). Community as client: Clinical specialist role. In J. Fulton, B. Lyon, & K. Goudreau, Essentials of clinical nurse specialist practice.
• Ervin, N.E., Bell, S.E. & Bickes, J.T. (2009). Evidence-based nursing practice in local public health. Michigan Journal of Public Health, 3(1), 33-46
• Ervin, N.E., (2008). Public health nursing education: Looking back while moving forward. (Guest editorial.) Public Health Nursing, 25(6), 502-504.
• Ervin, N. E. (2008). Caseload management skills for improved efficiency. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 39(3), 127-132 
• Ervin, N. E. (2008). Decisional control. In B. Ackley, G. Ladwig, B. A. Swan, & S. Tucker (Eds.), A clinical guide to evidence-based practice in nursing (pp. 204-206). Philadelphia, PA: Mosby.
• Ervin, N. E. (2007). Community health nursing clinical specialist: Advanced practice fit or misfit? Public Health Nursing, 24(5), 458-464
• Ervin, N. E., Chen, S. C., & Upshaw, H. S. (2006). Nursing care quality: Process and outcome relationships. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 38(4), 174-190.
• Ervin, N. E., & Olsan, T. (2006). Editorial: Adapting to complexity. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, Fall/Winter, 3.
• Ervin, N. E., & Berry, M. M. (2006). Readiness for a community computer health information network. Journal of the New York Nurses Association.37(1), 5-11.
• Ervin, N. E. (2006). Does patient satisfaction contribute to nursing care quality? Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(3) 126-130.
• Ervin, N. E., Bickes, J. T., & Schim, S. M. (2006). Environments of care: A curriculum model for preparing a new generation of nurses. Journal of Nursing Education 45(2), 75-80.
• Ervin, N. E. (2005). Clinical coaching: A strategy for enhancing evidence-based nursing practice. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 19(6), 296-301 .
• Lesperance, M. E., Bell, S. E., & Ervin, N. E. (2005). Heart failure and weight gain monitoring. Lippincott's Case Management, 10(6), 287-293.
• Ervin, N. E ., & Chen, S. C. (2005). Development of an instrument measuring family care. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 13(1), 39-50.
• Ervin, N. E., & Spencer, G. A.and (2005). Assessing community hospice needs and preferences. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 7(3), 2-11.
• Ervin, N. E., & Pierangeli, L. (2005). The concept of decisional control: Building the base for evidence-based nursing practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 2(1), 1-9.
• Ervin, N. E. , & Bell, S. E. (2004). Social justice issues related to uneven distribution of resources. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 35(1), 8-13.
• Ervin, N. E., Scrivener, K., & Simons, T. (2004). Using the linkage model for integrating evidence into nursing practice. Home Healthcare Nurse, 22 (9), 606-611.
• Ervin, N. E ., & Cowell, J. M. (2004). Integrating research into teaching public health nursing. Public Health Nursing, 21(2), 183-190 .
• Ervin, N. E. (2004 ). Assessing interagency collaboration through perceptions of families. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 21(1), 49-60.
• Ervin, N. E. (2002). Evidence-based nursing practice: Are we there yet? Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 33(2), 11-16.
• Ervin, N. E. (2002). Advanced community health nursing practice: Population-focused care. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Simms, L. M., Price, S. A., & Ervin, N. E. (2000). The professional practice of nursing administration (3rd ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers Inc.

Recent Presentations

• Ervin, N.E., (2008, June). Nursing education: Looking back while moving forward. Keynote address presented at the 30th Annual Institute, Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, Atlanta, GA.
• Ervin, N. E., Bell , S. E., & Bickes, J. T. (2006, March). Proposed model for evidence-based public health nursing. Poster presentation session at the 30 th Annual MNRS Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI.
• Ervin, N. E., Bell, S. E., & Bickes, J. T. (2005, December). Evidence-based nursing services in local health departments. Paper presented at the 133 rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Ervin, N. E., Bell, S. E., & Bickes, J. T. (2005, September). Use of evidence in public health nursing services. Paper presented at the 3 rd International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research, Tokyo, Japan.
• Ervin, N. E., Bell, S.E., & Bickes, J. (2004, March). Evidence-based public health nursing practice in Michigan. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, Hartford, CT.
• Ervin, N. E. (2005, May). The global environment: A nursing obligation. Paper presented at the 23 rd Quadrennial Congress of the International Council of Nurses, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Ervin, N. E., & Bell, S. E. (2004, November). Ethical issues related to an unclean environment. Paper presented at the 132 nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
• Ervin, N. E. (2004, October). Developing leadership skills for evidence-based practice. Eighth Distinguished Lecture in Nursing presented at Millersville University for the Department of Nursing and Xi Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Millersville, PA.
• Ervin, N. E. (2001, June). Testing a model of evidence-based practice. Paper presented at the 22nd Quadrennial Congress, International Council of Nurses, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Ervin, N. E., McCumber, S., &Smolenski, M. (2004, June). Certification in community/public health nursing: Education and practice meet. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators and the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing, Bloomington, MN.
• Ervin, N. E. (2004, March). Evidence-based nursing practice for quality care. Keynote address presented at the clinical conference Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL.
• Bickes, J., Ervin, N. E., & Schim, S. (2003, May). Introducing students to environments of care. Paper presented at the Spring Institute of the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, Colorado Springs, CO.
• Ervin, N. E. (2002, April). Nursing leadership to improve the health of the public. Keynote address presented at 22 nd Anniversary Induction Ceremony, Epsilon Eta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Southern Illinois University,2014 Edwardsville, Collinsville, IL.
• Ervin, N. E. (2002, April). Leadership for evidence-based practice. Keynote address presented at Community Relations Luncheon, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, 2014Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.

Selected Funded Research and Projects:

• Project Director, Accelerated nurse education training grant. Department of Community Health, State of Michigan, May-December 2007.
• Principal Investigator, Evidence-based public health nursing practice. Funded by Michigan Nurses Association, September 2003-2005.
• Co-Principal Investigator, Nursing sensitive outcomes in high utilization heart failure patients. Sue Ellen Bell, Co-principal Investigator. Funded by DMC/CON Scholars Program, March 2003-2005.
• Principal Investigator, Assessing outcomes of a model of evidence-based nursing practice. Project with Twin Tier Home Health. Funded by the Decker Chair, Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, 8/99-11/00.
• Co-Principal Investigator, Hospice care in the Southern Tier: An assessment. Funded by Lourdes Hospice, January-May, 1999.
• Principal Investigator, Assessing interagency collaboration through perceptions of families. Funded by Guthrie Healthcare System, August 1998-July 2002.

Awards

• Ruth B. Freeman Award for contributions to public health nursing, Public Health Nursing Section, American Public Health Association. November 6, 2007
• Distinguished Practitioner, National Academies of Practice-Nursing. Elected 2006
• Distinguished Lecturer, Millersville University Department of Nursing and Xi Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Millersville, PA, 2004.
• Pearl McIver Public Health Nurse Award, American Nurses Association. Presented June 28, 2004 at the ANA Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004.
• CURN (Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing) Scholar, Michigan Nurses Association. Award presented at the Michigan Nurses Association Convention, Kalamazoo, MI, 2003.
• Distinguished Lecturer for 2002-2003, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, 2001.
• Award for Outstanding Contributions to Community/Public Health Nursing Education. Presented by the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators at the Spring Institute, Charlottesville, VA, May 31, 2001.
• American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award for Simms, L. M., Price, S. A., and Ervin, N. E. The professional practice of nursing administration (3rd ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar, 2001.
• Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Nursing, University of New Hampshire, 2000.