Gena Bergvall | CC

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Email: eugena.bergvall@nih.gov

Biography

Dr. Eugena (Gena) Bergvall practiced as a clinical neuroscience and neurotrauma bedside nurse for over 16 years. She graduated with her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from University of Maryland Baltimore(UMB) and is tripled board certified as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Care. She earned her BSN from University of Utah in 2003. She has worked in multiple Trauma and Neuro Critical Care Units throughout her career.

She is a preceptor for DNP students for UMB, an Honorary Clinical Preceptor for Walden and Grand Canyon University. She is part of the development team and content expert for the Neuroscience Nursing Education Series 1.0 for the NIH CCND. She also co-designed the development of the new EBP Fellowship program and EBP Research Innovation Council.

She serves on the Board of the Chesapeake Bay Affiliate National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist (NACNS). Dr. Bergvall most recently was a contributor and subject matter expert for the American Association of Neuroscience Nursing (AANN) new Epilepsy Certification course and modules. She also is the lead author for the Epilepsy chapter in the upcoming AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing, 7th edition and contributor for the first NACNS Adult-Gerontology CNS Certification Review book.

Clinical Focus: Neuroscience Nursing

Certifications:

• Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG ACNP-BC)
• Adult Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (AG CNS-BC)
• Clinical Nurse Specialist; Wellness through Acute Care Adult Gerontology (ACCNS-AG)
• Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCRN)
• Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN)

Service:

• Nursing Practice Council
• Clinical Practice Council
• Magnet Core Team
• EBP Research Innovation Council
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Forum
• NINDS Clinical Practice Council
• Standardization Committee
• Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Committee
• Board member of the Chesapeake Bay Affiliate NACNS

Teaching Focus:

• Neuroscience Nursing
• Epilepsy Nursing
• Evidence Based Practice

Current Program Interest/Research/ Evidence Based Initiatives:

• Neuroscience Nursing Education Series
• EBP Fellowship: Co-director with interests in Implementation Science
• Fall Program
• EBP Initiative: Code Lavender
• CNS Student Mentorship
• Technology integration at the bedside

Honors and Awards:

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center 2020 CEO Award: Safety and Quality Award
• Elizabeth Furhimer Gardner Outstanding Women in the Health Sciences Award 2003; University of Utah

Selected Presentations and Publications:

Bergvall, E.; (2021). Contributor Ch. 24. Multisystem (Pathophysiology) Toxic exposures, ingestion and inhalation. In Shay, A. and Powers, J. Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification. Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Bergvall, E., Walter, S.; Von Gaudecker, J.R. Ch. 14. Epilepsy [in press], (2021). In Linda R. Littlejohns, DaiWai M. Olson, and Molly McNett: AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing, 7th Edition. American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, Chicago, IL.

Bergvall, E. Fecske, E.; (October 2020). On behalf of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses 2020 Abstract Consortia, The Epilepsy Toolkit: Developing and Implementing Standardized Clinical Observations Document Tools to Improve Management. Posters of the 2020 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Annual Meeting: The Year There Was No Wall on Which to Hang Them, Journal of Neuroscience Nursing: Volume 52 - Issue 5 - p E11-E12 doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000541

Bergvall, E. and Risch, S.; (2019). “Ensuring evidence-based practice in critical care: Structure, process and outcomes,” Nurse.com Powered by Relias. On Course Learning.

Bergvall, E.; Smith, L.: (August 2020). Roles of the Clinical Research Nurse at the nation's largest research hospital. American Association of Neuroscience Nursing International Neuroscience Nursing Research Symposium (INNRS).

Bergvall, E. (February 2020). Code Lavender: Improving nursing resiliency” Washington Regional Nursing Research Consortium (WRNRC) Educational Offering. Journey into Nursing Research. Bethesda, MD.

Bergvall, E.; Ariguzo, D.; (April 2020). The Epilepsy assessment toolkit: Developing and implementing standardized clinical observation & documentation tools to improve seizure management. American Association of Neuroscience Nursing; 52nd Annual Educational Meeting: Illuminating Opportunities in a Time of Change.