Sandra Staveski, PhD, RN, PNP

Title(s)Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address490 Illinois Street, #91F
San Francisco CA 94158
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    Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CTBSN1982Nursing
    UCSF, San Francisco, CAMS2002Nursing (CNS/PNP)
    UCSF, San Francisco, CAPhD2014Nursing

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    Sandra L. Staveski PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, is an assistant professor in Family Health Care Nursing Department. She has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience in cardiac critical care. Dr. Staveski’s research is aimed at improving outcomes of children after cardiac surgery through preventing harm they may experience during hospitalization and at home. Her doctoral work focused on facilitating safe transition from hospital to home care for post-operative pediatric cardiac patients. Specially, it examined the effect of implementing a structured nurse-parent discharge education program in Southern India. Her current work also includes explicating delirium in postoperative pediatric cardiac surgery patients.

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    1. Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services: An Innovative and Empowering Approach to Global Training and Equitable Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003. Lai WW, Vervoort D, Bradley D, Cabrera AG, Culbertson C, Floh A, Gupta SK, Hasan BS, Holloway A, Jacobs JP, Jenkins KJ, Kumar RK, Larrazabal LA, McMahon CJ, Penny DJ, Phillips A, Quezada E, Sable CA, Srivastava S, Staveski SL, Suntharos P, Teitel DF, Tirado B, Tran BC, Zheleva B, Zuhkle L, Chang AC. PMID: 40194977; PMCID: PMC12132876.
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    2. Wake-up call: paediatric cardiac intensive care nurse and advanced practice provider well-being and intent to vacate. Cardiol Young. 2025 Apr; 35(4):661-667. Bor CN, Moscou-Jackson G, Mastropietro CW, Staveski SL. PMID: 40059530.
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    3. Overcoming patient safety concerns and integrating early mobility into pediatric intensive care unit nursing practice. J Pediatr Nurs. 2023 Nov-Dec; 73:e107-e115. Noone CE, Franck LS, Staveski SL, Rehm RS. PMID: 37544857.
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    4. Consenting in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Jan-Feb; 74:129-131. Phillips H, Deshpandey M, Staveski S. PMID: 37739861; PMCID: PMC10201309.
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    5. Barriers and facilitators to early mobilisation programmes in the paediatric intensive care unit: A scoping literature review. Nursing in Critical Care. 2023 Feb 7; 28(4):526-544. Noone NC, Franck FL, Staveski SS, Rehm RR. .
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    6. A survey of current practices in sedation, analgesia, withdrawal, and delirium management in paediatric cardiac ICUs. Cardiol Young. 2023 Nov; 33(11):2209-2214. Valentine K, Cisco MJ, Lasa JJ, Achuff BJ, Kudchadkar SR, Staveski SL. PMID: 36624726.
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    7. Theory of Symptom Management. . 2023 Jan 1. Weiss WS, Franck FL, Leutwyler LH, Dawson-Rose DC, Wallhagen WM, Staveski SS, Kober KK, Miaskowski MC. .
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    8. Variability in qualifications for principal investigator status in research studies by nurses: A call for clarification. J Pediatr Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb; 68:18-23. Nasr AS, McCarthy AM, Manworren RCB, Sorce LR, Ersig AL, Hinderer KA, Calamaro C, Gettis MA, Hanrahan K, Hayakawa J, Heitschmidt M, Middour-Oxler B, Staveski SL, Mandrell BN, LaFond CM, Hernandez TL. PMID: 36328915.
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    9. Prevalence of ICU Delirium in Postoperative Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 01 01; 22(1):68-78. Staveski SL, Pickler RH, Khoury PR, Ollberding NJ, Donnellan AL, Mauney JA, Lincoln PA, Baird JD, Gilliland FL, Merritt AD, Presnell LB, Lanese AR, Lisanti AJ, Large BJ, Fineman LD, Gibson KH, Mohler LA, Callow L, Barnes SS, Whalen RL, Grant MJC, Sheppard C, Kline-Tilford AM, Steadman PW, Shafland HC, Corlett KM, Kelly SP, Ortman LA, Peyton CE, Hagstrom SK, Shields AM, Nye T, Alvarez TCE, Justice LB, Kidwell ST, Redington AN, Curley MAQ. PMID: 33065733.
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    10. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care: Nursing Education and Leadership. . 2020 Oct 21; 1-15. Staveski SS, Lincoln LP, Justice JL, Sorensen SA, Freeman FH, Morrow MD, Peyton PC. .
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    11. Introduction to Nursing Care of the Cardiac Patient. . 2020 Mar 26; 1-2. Staveski SS, Lincoln LP. .
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    12. Is adequate sleep enough, or is it time to add lipid-lowering medication to prenatal vitamin recommendations to improve infant outcomes? Sleep Med. 2021 01; 77:374-375. Lee KA, Staveski SL. PMID: 32029364.
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    13. Chronically Critically Ill Pediatric Cardiac Patient: Nursing Considerations. . 2020 Jan 1; 1-12. Staveski SS, Price PE, Liu LE, Smith SE, Murray MJ, Ogawa OM. .
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    14. Development of a clinician-parent home care education intervention. Cardiol Young. 2019 Oct; 29(10):1230-1235. Lane B, Hanke SP, Giambra B, Madsen NL, Staveski SL. PMID: 31469062.
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    15. Reducing Exposure to Opioid and Benzodiazepine Medications for Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Patients: A Quality Improvement Project. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 04; 20(4):340-349. Donnellan A, Sawyer J, Peach A, Staveski S, Nelson DP, Pratap JN. PMID: 30672840.
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    16. A process for academic societies to develop scientific statements and white papers: experience of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society. Cardiol Young. 2019 Feb; 29(2):174-177. Reddy S, Polito A, Staveski S, Dalton H. PMID: 30511598; PMCID: PMC7433703.
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    17. The Impact of Massage and Reading on Children's Pain and Anxiety After Cardiovascular Surgery: A Pilot Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 08; 19(8):725-732. Staveski SL, Boulanger K, Erman L, Lin L, Almgren C, Journel C, Roth SJ, Golianu B. PMID: 29912070; PMCID: PMC6086725.
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    18. Management of Pediatric Delirium in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Patients: An International Survey of Current Practices. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 06; 19(6):538-543. Staveski SL, Pickler RH, Lin L, Shaw RJ, Meinzen-Derr J, Redington A, Curley MAQ. PMID: 29863637.
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    19. The global burden of paediatric heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2017 Dec; 27(S6):S3-S8. Musa NL, Hjortdal V, Zheleva B, Murni IK, Sano S, Schwartz S, Staveski SL. PMID: 29198256.
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    20. Partnership models for the establishment of sustainable paediatric cardiac surgical and cardiac intensive care programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiol Young. 2017 Dec; 27(S6):S55-S60. Bastero P, Staveski SL, Zheleva B, Scanlan E, Cabrera AG, Araujo A, Reyes G, Mery CM, Palacios-Macedo A, Brizard CP. PMID: 29198263.
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    21. Interprofessional Team's Perception of Care Delivery After Implementation of a Pediatric Pain and Sedation Protocol. Crit Care Nurse. 2017 Jun; 37(3):66-76. Staveski SL, Wu M, Tesoro TM, Roth SJ, Cisco MJ. PMID: 28572103.
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    22. Silver-Impregnated Dressings for Sternotomy Incisions to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Children. Am J Crit Care. 2016 09; 25(5):402-8. Staveski S, Abrajano C, Casazza M, Bair E, Quan H, Dong E, Petty A, Felix K, Roth SJ. PMID: 27587419.
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    23. International pediatric cardiac efforts. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. 2016 Sep 1; 42:31-33. Raylman RR, Staveski SS. .
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    24. Establishment of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Advanced Practice Provider Services. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2016 Jan; 7(1):72-80. Gilliland J, Donnellan A, Justice L, Moake L, Mauney J, Steadman P, Drajpuch D, Tucker D, Storey J, Roth SJ, Koch J, Checchia P, Cooper DS, Staveski SL. PMID: 26714997.
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    25. Parent education discharge instruction program for care of children at home after cardiac surgery in Southern India. Cardiol Young. 2016 Aug; 26(6):1213-20. Staveski SL, Parveen VP, Madathil SB, Kools S, Franck LS. PMID: 26894411.
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    26. Nurse and parent perceptions associated with the Parent Education Discharge Instruction Programme in southern India. Cardiol Young. 2016 Aug; 26(6):1168-75. Staveski SL, Parveen VP, Madathil SB, Kools S, Franck LS. PMID: 26455596.
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    27. An Overview of Pulmonary Atresia and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Oct; 6(4):630-9. Presnell LB, Blankenship A, Cheatham SL, Owens GE, Staveski SL. PMID: 26467877.
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    28. Pediatric cardiac surgery Parent Education Discharge Instruction (PEDI) program: a pilot study. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Jan; 6(1):18-25. Staveski SL, Zhelva B, Paul R, Conway R, Carlson A, Soma G, Kools S, Franck LS. PMID: 25548339.
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    29. Nurse decision making regarding the use of analgesics and sedatives in the pediatric cardiac ICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct; 15(8):691-7. Staveski SL, Lincoln PA, Fineman LD, Asaro LA, Wypij D, Curley MA. PMID: 25080151.
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    30. Sedative and analgesic use on night and day shifts in a pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2014 Apr-Jun; 25(2):114-8. Staveski SL, Tesoro TM, Cisco MJ, Roth SJ, Shin AY. PMID: 24752023.
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    31. Sedative and Analgesic Use on Night and Day Shifts in a Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. AACN Advanced Critical Care. 2014 Apr 1; 25(2):114-118. Staveski SS, Tesoro TT, Cisco CM, Roth RS, Shin SA. .
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    32. Chronically Critically Ill Pediatric Cardiac Patient: Nursing Considerations. Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. 2014 Jan 1; 1371-1382. Staveski SS, Price PE, Liu LE, Lin LA, Smith SE, Ogawa OM. .
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    33. Introduction to Nursing Issues. Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. 2014 Jan 1; 1307-1308. Staveski SS, Lincoln LP. .
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    34. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care: Nursing Education and Leadership. Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. 2014 Jan 1; 1403-1416. Staveski SS, Lincoln LP, Freeman FH, Morrow MD, Peyton PC. .
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    35. Nursing Mortality and Morbidity and Journal Club Cycles. AACN Advanced Critical Care. 2012 Apr 1; 23(2):133-141. Staveski SS, Leong LK, Graham GK, Pu PL, Roth RS. .
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    36. Nursing mortality and morbidity and journal club cycles: paving the way for nursing autonomy, patient safety, and evidence-based practice. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2012 Apr-Jun; 23(2):133-41. Staveski S, Leong K, Graham K, Pu L, Roth S. PMID: 22543486.
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    37. Interstage feeding and weight gain in infants following the Norwood operation: can we change the outcome? Cardiol Young. 2012 Oct; 22(5):520-7. Uzark K, Wang Y, Rudd N, Elixson EM, Strawn J, Nieves JA, Smith C, Staveski S, O'Brien P, Tong E, Ittenbach R. PMID: 22269036.
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    38. Implementation of a comprehensive interdisciplinary care coordination of infants and young children on Berlin Heart ventricular assist devices. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2011 May-Jun; 26(3):231-8. Staveski SL, Avery S, Rosenthal DN, Roth SJ, Wright GE. PMID: 21099697.
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    39. INTERSTAGE WEIGHT GAIN IN INFANTS FOLLOWING THE NORWOOD OPERATION: CHANGING THE OUTCOME. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011 Apr 1; 57(14):e416. Uzark UK, Rudd RN, Elixson EM, Strawn SJ, Nieves NJ, Smith SC, Staveski SS, O'Brien OP, Tong TE, Wang WY, Ittenbach IR. .
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    40. 28 Delirium. Textbook of Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care. 2011 Jan 1; 251-265. Goldsmith GM, Ortiz-Rubio OP, Staveski SS, Chan CM, Shaw SR. .
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    41. Abstract 2846: Parental Perception of Uncertainty and Stress following the Norwood Operation in Infants with Single Ventricle. Circulation. 2007 Oct 16; 116(suppl_16). Elixson EE, Staveski SS, Nieves NJ, Strawn SJ, Smith SC, Uzark UK. .
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