Linda Cook, DNP, MPH, APRN, NNP-BC, CNL

Degrees & Certifications

• DNP, University of Connecticut
• MPH, Health Care Policy and Management, New York Medical College
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Georgetown University
• BSN, Ohio State University
• Certified Clinical Nurse Leader
• Sloan Consortium (Online Learning Consortium) Certified Online Teaching
• Certificate in Nursing Education - University of Connecticut
• Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• Certified Neonatal Nurse
• Certified Instructor Neonatal Resuscitation Program - American Academy of Pediatrics
• Certified in Baby Friendly Initiative
• NIDCAP Certification
  • Certified in Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program

Research Interests

• Faculty and Student Caring and Compassion in Online Teaching
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Heparin versus Saline in Neonatal Intravenous and Central Lines

Awards & Fellowships

• Nominated in Final 4 for Outstanding Faculty Award (2022)
• Nominated in Final 4 for Dr. Marian Calabrese Outstanding Faculty Award (2017)
• CAP 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award (2015)
• Outstanding Doctoral Student DNP Award from the Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (2010)
• Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing (2009)
• Nurse Exemplar Award (2003)

Presentations

• 2023 CNL Summit - Co-authored Poster Presentation with Michelle Martin, “Highlighting the CNL Role While Addressing the Quadruple Aim in a Cardiac Stress Testing Unit”
• 2021 CNL Summit - Co-authored Poster Presentation with Dr. Leasca "The Entrepreneurial Clinical Nurse Leader”

Book Reviews

• Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession (5th edition)
• Initiating and Sustaining the Clinical Nurse Leader Role: A Practical Guide (3rd edition)