Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
Nursing Suite, 109
Penn State Scranton
120 Ridge View Drive
Dunmore, PA 18512
120 Ridge View Drive
Dunmore, PA 18512
Biography
NURSING LICENSURE
- Registered Nurse 2013-present
- RN648817
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner 2023-present
- SP028158
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support Trainer
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association Suicide Prevention Trainer
PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Publications
- Worozbyt, K. (2021). The lived experiences of registered nurses who encounter a workplace violence event and return to work afterwards (Publication No. 28713959) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilkes University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
- Evans, M., Worozbyt, K., Riley, K., & Kowalchik, K. (September/October 2018). Caring for a mentally ill patient in a medical-surgical setting. MedSurg Matters, 27(5), 4-6.
- Riley, K., Evans, M., Worozbyt, K., Kowalchik, K. (March/April 2019). Caring for an opioid addicted patient in a medical surgical setting: Best practice recommendations. MedSurg Matters, 28(2), 4-7.
Education
DEGREES
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Post graduate certificate, Wilkes University - PhD in Nursing, Wilkes University
- Master of Science in Nursing, Penn State University
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Penn State University
- Associate of Science in Nursing, Penn State University
CERTIFICATIONS
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Mental Health First Aid
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support
Papers and Presentations
- Worozbyt, K., Chard, R., Evans, M. M., & Lucas, E. (September 24, 2021). The lived experiences of registered nurses who encounter a workplace violence event and return to work afterwards. Poster presentation at the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Safety in Nursing Summit, virtual.
- Riley, K., Evans, M., Worozbyt, K., & Kowalchik, K. (May 9, 2019). Caring for an opioid addicted patient in a medical-surgical setting: Best practice recommendations. Poster presentation at the 2019 Beta Sigma Research Day: Moving the Art and Science of Nursing forward in State College, PA.
- Kowalchik, K. Evans, M., Riley, K., & Worozbyt, K. (September 27, 2019). Caring for opioid addicted patient in a medical-surgical setting: Best practice recommendations. Poster presentation at Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Safety in Nursing Summit, Tannersville, PA.
- Worozbyt, K. (October 4, 2019). Training of prelicensure Bachelor of Science in nursing students in non-psychiatric areas of nursing and the effect on patient care: What the evidence shows. Poster presentation at APNA 33rd Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Course Schedule
Nursing 200W Principles of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Nursing 250 Introduction to Professional Issues in Nursing Practice and Informatics
Nursing 251 Health Assessment
Nursing 305 Introduction to Pharmacological Concepts
Nursing 357 Introduction to Nursing Informatics
Nursing 401 Concepts of Health
Nursing 407 Drugs of Abuse and Mental Health Issues
Nursing 420 Mental Health Nursing