caitlin matzke

Caitlin Matzke, D.N.P., RN, AG-ACNP-BC, CEN

Clinical Assistant Professor

(804) 828-7960

Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298-0567

Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems

Education

  • D.N.P. (Nursing Practice), University of Virginia
  • M.S. (Nursing), University of Virginia
  • B.S. (Nursing), Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Registered Nurse Diploma, Riverside School of Professional Nursing

Research/Scholarship Interests

My research interests lie in both academic and clinical settings. I am interested in interdisciplinary collaboration, nursing education reform, and nursing burnout. I continue to build on my clinical capstone project by further investigating how to improve interdisciplinary team collaboration by utilizing multimodal communication and simulation. Second, I am interested in investigating nursing burnout and incorporating a practice of mindfulness and resilience in the novice phase; thus, arming the student with the tools needed to protect themselves prior to entering the workforce. Finally, after serving populations with acute respiratory distress associated with COIVD19, I have become interested in the long-term pulmonary effects of this disease.

Teaching

I currently teach in the graduate program in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentration.  I have experience teaching in both clinical practicum courses and didactic courses with specialty in critical care. I translate foundational knowledge in the classroom to the bedside by maintaining my clinical practice as a critical care nurse practitioner in the Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital.  I dedicate myself to being a lifelong learner inspiring my students by example. 

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Professional Service

I continue to serve my community through my practice as a critical care nurse practitioner in the MRICU at VCU Health. I maintain professional membership in organizations including ENA, ANA, AANP, VCNP, and Sigma Theta Tau. In clinical practice, I have served on various committees including organ donation committee, educational committee, and sepsis committee.