Melissa Schneider, D.N.P., R.N.-B.C., O.N.C., C.N.R.N.

Education

• Diploma, York Hospital School of Nursing (1978) 
  B.S. in Nursing, York College of PA (1998)
• M.S. in Nursing, York College of PA (2006)
• D.N.P., Chatham University (2011)

Credentials

• Registered Nurse
• Certified in Orthopedic Nursing
• Certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Certified in Neuroscience Nursing

Courses

• Basic Principles in Nursing Practice
• Health Assessment for Registered Nurses
• Leadership Concepts for Registered Nurses

Research Interests

• Music as an adjunct to pain therapy
• Predictors of success in beginning nursing students
• Improving outcomes for stroke patients

Honors

• Inducted into Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International

Recent Publications

• Schneider, M., Smith, C., & Pomidor, M. (2015) Compassionate care for patients with complex regional pain syndrome. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.
• Schneider, M. & Pomidor, M. (2013). The value of a progressive care environment for neurosurgical patients. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.
• Sahd, L. & Schneider, M. (2013). Faculty & student perceptions toward attendance policies in Baccalaureate Nursing programs. Nursing Education Perspectives.
• Schneider, M. A. & Schneider, M. D. (2011) Post-stroke depression: Important information for nurses. Nursing2011.
• Schneider, M. (2011) Nurse-physician collaboration: A cornerstone to positive patient outcomes. Nursing2011.

Recent Presentations

• Using technology to improve discharge readiness, retention of discharge teaching, and coping for patients with stroke (poster). Annual Nursing Research Day, Gettysburg, PA, 2015.
• The value of a progressive care environment for neurosurgical patients (poster). Annual Nursing Research Day - EBP and Nursing Research: Hardwiring Excellence from the Bedside to the Boardroom, Gettysburg, PA, 2014.
• Implementing a relationship-based care model on a large orthopaedic/neurosurgical hospital unit. Poster presentation at National Association of Orthopedic Nurses Annual Conference, 2011.
• Listening to music as an adjunct to pain management in adult orthopedic patients. Poster presentation at the National EBP Conference, University of Maryland, 2012.
• Women and stroke, Gettysburg College, 2013.

Experience

• Wrote and received Great-to-Greater York College grant (with Dr. Lisa Ruth-Sahd) to provide a continuing education program on gerontological nursing in 2015.