Raquel Alvarado, DNP, RN, NE-BC

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2016 - Doctor in Nursing Practice - Nursing - Chatham University
  • 2012 - Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Administration - University of Texas at Arlington
  • 2003 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of the Incarnate Word
  • Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing - San Antonio College School of Professional Nursing

  Highlights

  Licensures and Certifications

  • Registered Nurse (Texas)
  • Nurse Executive NE-BC
  • CPR/BLS

  Honors and Awards

  • 2015, Induction to the Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau 

  Appointments

  • 2021 - present - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2017 - present - Adjunct Nursing Faculty - Southern New Hampshire University
  • 2020 - Adjunct Nursing Faculty - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2018 - 2020 - Chief Nursing Officer - Frio Regional Hospital, Pearsall, TX
  • 2014 - 2016 - Adjunct Nursing Instructor - Pioneer Pacific College, Springfield,

• Instruction & Training

  • 2021 - present, NURS 4533 Disease Mgmt. III: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2021 - present, NURS 4320 Leadership Mgmt.: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2020 - present, NURS 4314 Care of the Adult I: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2020 - present, NURS 4316 Care of Adult II: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

• Research & Grants

  2013, Experience writing successful initial and sustainment grant proposals for Office of Rural Health (ORH) which resulted in the expansion of HBPC to two sites and three teams, with an increase of the catchment area from 25 to 50 miles fulfilling the Director’s strategic initiative of increasing healthcare access for rural Veterans. 

• Service

  School

  Student Mentees/Trainees

  • 2018, Lisa Franks, Doctorate student, Leadership Mentor 

  Institutional

  • 2022, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Search Committee, Chair
  • 2021, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, Search Committee, Chair-Elect
  • 2018, Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR HBPC Program Director, Mentor 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Nursing Service Quality Council, Chair 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Interdisciplinary Care Committee, Co-Chair 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Evidence-Based Practice Committee, Member 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Preventative Ethics Committee, Member 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR ICU Committee, Member 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Quality, Service, and Value Committee, Member 
  • 2018, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Wound Care Committee, Member 

  Service to the Profession

  • 2016 to present,  American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), Member 
  • 2015 to present,  American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)- Member 
  • 2005 to present,  American Nurses Association (ANA), Member 
  • 2016 to present, Texas Nurses Association, Member 
  • 2015 to present, Sigma Theta Tau- National Nursing Honor Society (STTI), Member 
  • 2017-2018,  Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Theta Chapter, Vice President of the Board 

   

  Community

  • 2020, Member, Rotary Club of San Antonio South 

• Publications

  Peer-reviewed Articles (*indicates data-based) 

  • Alvarado, R. (2016). Pain in the elderly dementia patient: increasing nurses’ knowledge. Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. URL: http://library.chatham.edu:80/record=b1271916~S0 

  Abstracts 

  • Abstract submission to the Arkansas Nursing Research Alliance (ANRA) accepted for poster presentation at the Evidence-Base Practice Forum 2018: Translating Research to Practice. Nov. 2018 
  • Abstract submission to the 29th International Nursing Research Congress and accepted for poster presentation. July 2018 
  • Abstract submission to the Arkansas Nursing Research Alliance (ANRA) accepted for poster presentation at the Evidence-Base Practice Forum 2016: Translating Research to Practice. Nov. 2016 

  Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)  

  • 2018, “Nightingale on Nursing, Past, Present and Future: Challenges Nurses Continue to Face”, at the 27th Annual Pi Theta Nursing Excellence in Research and Practice in Fayetteville, AR. Podium Presentation/Keynote Speaker 
  • 2018, The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, University of Arkansas, White Coat Ceremony. Keynote Speaker 

  Podcasts

  • Alvarado, R. (Dec. 1, 2021). Strategy for providing 1:1 feedback in a traditional clinical model [Audio podcast]. Nurse Educator. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nurse-educator-tips-for-teaching/id1467432231

  Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations  

  • 2016, “Pain in the Elderly Dementia Patient: Increasing Nurses’ Knowledge” for EBP Change Project, Chatham University Spring Residency.  Poster Presentation 
  • 2018, “Nursing Retreat to Promote Wellness” at the Arkansas Nursing Research Alliance (ANRA) Evidence-Base Practice Forum 2018: Translating Research to Practice in Little Rock, AR.  Poster Presentation 
  • 2018, “Inculcating EBP in a Healthcare Facility” at the Sigma Theta Tau 29th International Nursing Research Congress in Melbourne, Australia.  Poster Presentation