Steve Risch | CC

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Email: steve.risch@nih.gov

Biography

Dr. Risch, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN, has extensive experience as an advanced practice nurse. He brings 23 years of diverse nursing experience, 16 years as a CNS in critical care.

Dr. Risch completed his Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Health Care Quality from the George Washington University and his MSN as a Critical Care CNS at Marymount University, and BSN from SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse.

He has served as the project lead for multiple patient safety and quality initiatives focused on pain control, prevention of delirium, improving patient's mobility and prevention of hospital acquired infections. Dr. Risch has further demonstrated his leadership ability through the publication of multiple scholarly activities ranging from publications, podium and poster presentations. He is a faculty associate at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing.

Clinical Focus:

• Oncology
• Oncology Emergencies
• Acute and Critical Care
• Quality Improvement Science
• Implementation Science

Certifications:

• Adult Certified Critical Care Nurse
• Adult Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Service (Internal & External):

• Fall Prevention Program
• NIH CC Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Secretariat
• Various Shared Governance Committees
• Past- President, Greater Washington Area Chapter of Critical Care Nurses

Teaching Focus:

• EBP
• Acute/Critical Care Emergencies

Current Program Interest/Research/ Evidence Based Initiatives:

• Fall prevention
• Oncology Emergencies
• Management of Arrythmias in Oncologic patient

Selected Presentations and Publications:

Risch S. (2020) The effects of non-pharmacological interventions consisting of earplugs and eye masks, reducing environmental factor to improve self-reported sleep quality in ICU patients. Medstar Washington Hospital Center; Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C. (Poster)

Risch S. (2020) The effects of non-pharmacological interventions consisting of earplugs and eye masks, reducing environmental factor to improve self-reported sleep quality in ICU patients. The George Washington University; Research Showcase Conference, Washington, D.C. (Poster)

Risch S. Rodriguez, N. & Jackson, MK. (2019) The effects of a standardized patient safety check list on reducing fall rates (2019). The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses Annual Convention, Chicago, IL (Poster)

Bergvall, E & Risch, S. (2018) Implementation of the sleep order set to decrease the prevalence of intensive care unit delirium. Poster Presentation at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) 2018 Annual convention, Austin Texas

Warren, J. McLauphlin, M. Bardsely, J. Eich, J, Esche, C., Krokowski,L. S. Risch. (2016) Strengths and Challenges of Implementing EBP in HealthCare Systems. Worldviews on Evidence Based-Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International (13)-1 15-24

Risch, S. “Taking a Walk through the Brain Neuro-assessment for the Non-neuro Nurse,” (Invited Speaker) National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition, American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Orlando Florida. May 2012.