Jeannine Blake

Jeannine Blake

she/her
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Focusing on medical device innovation, specifically intravenous smart pump safety.

Location

Skinner Hall

651 N Pleasant St
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Room 302

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Jeannine Blake is a PhD-prepared nurse-scientist with a clinical background in surgical intensive care nursing, now serving as an assistant professor affiliated with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

After receiving her PhD in nursing science from EMCON in 2022, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. In her position at EMCON, she continues her program of research studying intravenous smart pump safety and flow.

Blake is on a mission to improve patient outcomes and nursing workflow by disrupting the status quo through a combination of nursing and engineering approaches to employ innovative research methods and device development strategies.

Education

  • Ph.D., Nursing Science, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2022)
  • MSN, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • BSN, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing
  • B.S., Biology, St. Lawrence University

Awards & Recognition

Awarded

  • Distinguished Teaching Award – Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2021-2022 Academic Year, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Excellence in Publishing Award, 2021-2022 Academic Year, University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
  • Best Research Paper, 2021 AAMI Publications Editorial Board
  • Class of 1959: Faculty of the Future, spring 2021, University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Nominated

  • Distinguished Teaching Award – Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2020-2021 Academic Year, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • PhD Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2021, University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Selected Publications

  • Giuliano, K.K., Blake, J.W.C., Bittner, N.P., Gamez, V., & Butterfield, R. (2022) Intravenous Smart Pumps at the Point of Care: A Descriptive, Observational Study. Journal of Patient Safety.
  • Blake, J.W.C., Fiske, S. & Giuliano, K.K. (2022) IV smart pump usability: A qualitative descriptive analysis of IV smart pump technology. Nursing Open. DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1227
  • Giuliano, K.K., Blake, J.W.C. & Butterfield, R. (2021). Secondary medication administration and IV smart pump setup: what every nurse needs to know. American Journal of Nursing.
  • Blake, J.W.C., Giuliano, K.K., Butterfield, R., Vanderveen, T. & Sims, N. (2021). Extending tubing to place intravenous smart pumps outside of patient rooms during COVID-19: an innovation that increases medication dead volume and risk to patients. BMJ Innovations: 7: 379-386. 
  • Giuliano, K.K. & Blake, J.W.C. (2021). Nurse and Pharmacist Knowledge of Intravenous Smart Pump System Setup Requirements. Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, 55(1): 51-58. DOI: 10.43/aacnacc2020241.
  • Blake, J.W.C. & Giuliano, K.K. (2020). Flow accuracy of IV smart pumps outside of patient rooms during COVID-19. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 31(4): 357-363. DOI:104037/aacnacc2020241
  • Golden, S.L., Blake, J.W.C. & Giuliano, K.K. (2020). Parental decision-making: infant engagement with smartphones. Infant Behavior & Development, 61. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101497

Professional Organization Membership

  • Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
  • American Nurses Association
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  • American Medical Surgical Association
  • Eastern Nursing Research Society
  • Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing: Beta Zeta Chapter