Cindy Wilk, Ph.D., APRN-CNS, CCRN, CNE

College of Nursing

Professor

Campus:

Kent

Office Location:

386

Office Hours:

Virtual office hours (email me to schedule an appointment)

Contact Information

Email:

cwilk@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-3924

Personal Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-wilk-cns

Biography

I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Professor with over 30 years of acute and critical care experience. My specialty is adult/gerontology critical care/cardiovascular nursing. I coordinate the Adult/Gerontology CNS program and also teach in the program. My research area of interest is family engagement and caregiving in the ICU. For my dissertation, I developed an instrument to measure family willingness for caregiving in the ICU.

Courses

NURS 60110 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist I
NURS 61192 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist I Practicum
NURS 60210 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist II
NURS 62192 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist II Practicum
NURS 63192 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III Practicum
NURS 60592 - Nursing Education Practicum
NURS 70711 - Scientific Writing

Education

Ph.D. in Nursing, Kent State University, 2023
MSN, Kent State University, 2000
BSN, Youngstown State University, 1994

Publications

Wilk, C., Petrinec, A. (2024). Psychometric Evaluation of the Family Willingness for Caregiving Scale. American Journal of Critical Care, 33(3):192-201. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024809. PMID: 38688853.
Boss, K., Wilk, C., Gorsuch, P., & Motter, T. (2024). Development of a Clinical Nurse Specialist Internship to Promote Evidence-Based Practice and Improve Outcomes. Nurse Leader, 22(5): 577-581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2023.12.012
Petrinec, A. B., Wilk, C., Hughes, J. W., Zullo, M. D., & George, R. L. (2023). Self-Care Mental Health App Intervention for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome–Family: A Randomized Pilot Study. American Journal of Critical Care, 32(6), 440–448.
Petrinec, A., Wilk, C., Hughes, J. W., Zullo, M. D., Chen, Y. J., & Palmieri, P. A. (2021). Delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome–Family via a Mobile Health App. American Journal of Critical Care, 30(6), 451–458.
Wilk, C. & Petrinec, A. (2021). Caregiver willingness to provide care in the ICU: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum. 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12563
Wilk, C. & Turkoski, B. (2001). Progressive muscle relaxation in cardiac rehabilitation: A pilot study. Rehabilitation Nursing, 26(6): 238-243.

Affiliations

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
National League for Nursing
Ohio Clinical Nurse Specialists

Awards/Achievements

Nomination & Finalist for Faculty of the Year Award – NACNS 2024
Faculty Recognition Award - Kent State University October 2023 & October 2024
Nomination for Harriet Coeling Award – NEOCNS October 2023
Faculty Excellence (Winebrenner) Provost Award - annually 2015 through 2024
Daisy Faculty Award Honorable Mention - 2016 & 2024
Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award - 2013
Linnea E. Henderson Award - 2000