Sandra W Citty

Sandra W Citty, PhD, RN, APRN-BC

Clinical Associate Professor

Department: Family, Community and Health Systems Science
Business Phone: (352) 273-9591
Business Email: swolfe@ufl.edu

About Sandra W Citty

Dr. Citty teaches in undergraduate and graduate nursing courses in both the accelerated and traditional BSN programs and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Dr. Citty’s research has focused on methods to improve nursing care and patient outcomes; specifically focusing on patient safety, healthcare quality, infusion of evidence-based practices, and optimization of health for older adults. Areas of interest focus on nutrition care, nursing care, wound care, health promotion, disease prevention, end of life and palliative care, and clinical innovation. Dr. Citty’s service in the regional community, the UF College of Nursing, the University of Florida, UF Health, and the Veterans Health Administration seeks to positively impact health for individuals and healthcare outcomes for systems.

Additional Positions:
Clinical Nurse Researcher
2019 – Current · North Florida South Georgia veterans health system

Accomplishments

Associate Editor
2024 · Nutrition in Clinical Practice Journal
Fellow, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
2024 · American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing
2024 · Veterans Health Administration
Daisy Award for Exceptional Nursing Faculty
2021 · University of Florida College of Nursing
University of Florida Health Rose Rivers Chrysalis Award for Evolving Nursing Research
2021 · University of Florida Health
Certified Nurse Educator Certification
2016-2024 · National League of Nursing (NLN)

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2019-2020
NUR4768C Clinical Reasoning and Personalized Nursing Care: Adult Chronic Conditions
2020-2021
NUR3219C Clinical Reasoning and Personalized Nursing Care: Adult Acute Conditions
2013,2015-2017,2017-2021
NGR7940L Residency in Adv Nurs
2015,2017-2025
NGR7970L Adv Nursing Project
2020-2023
NUR4766C Clinical Reasoning and Personalized Nursing Care: Adult Complex Conditions
2019-2021
NGR6002C Advanced Health Assessment
2015-2020
NUR4748 Systems of Care 4: Multi-system Care
2019,2021
NUR3737C Principles of Personalized Nursing Care 1
2014,2019-2022,2022-2024
NGR6941 Practicum in Nursing
2019
NGR6612L Prac: Cmplx Fmly Cln
2019
NUR3535C Clinical Reasoning and Personalized Nursing Care: Mental Health
2012-2016,2018
NUR3738C Clinical Practice 2: Restoration of Wellness
2011-2015,2018
NUR4739L Clinical Practice 3: Restoration of Wellness
2017-2018
NUR3129 Pathophysiology and Psychopathology
2011-2014,2017
NUR3738 Systems of Care 2: Restoration of Wellness
2017
NGR7979 Advanced Research
2013-2017
NUR4748L Clinical Practice 4: Multi-system Care
2016-2017
NUR4905 Individual Study
2016
NGR6140 Physiology and Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
2012-2016
NUR3138C Clinical Practice 1: Wellness Promotion and Illness Prevention
2015
NGR6350L Adlt/Wm/Adol/Chld Cln
2012,2015
NUR4944L Transition to Professional Practice
2010,2013
NGR6241L Adlt Hlth Prob:Clinic
2011-2012
NUR3738L Rest of Well Clin 2
2010-2012
NGR6052C Adult Nurs Diagno/Pro
2010-2011
NUR3138L Wellness Pro Clin 1
2010
NGR6944 Indiv Clinic Practice
2006-2010
NUR4256L Pract Adult/Elderly
2010
NGR6244L Adult Nurse Pract 2
2010
NUR3225 Nur Care Manage Adult
2021
NGR6836 Lead Qual Improvement
Teaching Philosophy
My teaching philosophy is grounded in the realization that our students are adult learners, every opportunity is a learning experience, and that learning is a skill and will be a lifelong process (humanism and pragmatism). My responsibility as a nursing faculty is to guide students’ professional and personal growth and development to be lifelong learners and to be inquisitive, empowered, autonomous, and confident.

Board Certifications

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
    ACLS
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
    APRN Florida
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
    ANCC
  • Nurse Educator
    NLN

Clinical Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Malnutrition
  • Nurse practitioner (NP)

Research Profile

My research focuses on methods to improve nursing care and patient outcomes; specifically focusing on patient safety, healthcare quality, infusion of evidence-based practices, and optimization of health for older adults. Current projects include 1.) analyzing factors associated with ECMO cannula site/wound deterioration and 2.) analysis of enteral nutrition safety events submitted to the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) Joint Patient Safety Report (JPSR) database. Areas of additional interest focus on nutrition care, nursing care, wound care, health promotion, disease prevention, end of life and palliative care, and clinical innovation.

Publications

Academic Articles
2025
How to educate patients and caregivers on end‐of‐life nutrition care and support
Nutrition in Clinical Practice. [DOI] 10.1002/ncp.11272.
2024
Enteral nutrition: An underappreciated source of patient safety events.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 39(4):784-799 [DOI] 10.1002/ncp.11153. [PMID] 38667904.
2023
Guiding Post-Hospital Recovery by ‘What Matters:’ Implementation of Patient Priorities Identification in a VA Community Living Center.
Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland). 8(4) [DOI] 10.3390/geriatrics8040074. [PMID] 37489322.
2023
Improving Administration and Documentation of Enteral Nutrition Support Therapy in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System: Use of Medication Administration Record and Bar Code Scanning Technology.
Journal of patient safety. 19(1):23-28 [DOI] 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001076. [PMID] 36538338.
2022
Impact of a Transformed Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes Using EOL Simulation
Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 70:28-36 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ecns.2022.06.005.
2021
Enteral Nutrition Administration Record Prescribing Process Using Computerized Order Entry: A New Paradigm and Opportunities to Improve Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients.
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition. 45(3):507-517 [DOI] 10.1002/jpen.1870. [PMID] 32384191.
2021
Importance of public-private partnerships for nutrition support research: An ASPEN Position Paper.
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition. 45(8):1619-1626 [DOI] 10.1002/jpen.2239. [PMID] 34669195.
2021
Nutrition Support Therapies on the Medication Administration Record: Impacts on Staff Perception of Nutrition Care.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 36(3):629-638 [DOI] 10.1002/ncp.10590. [PMID] 33095472.
2020
ASPEN Consensus Recommendations for Refeeding Syndrome
Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 35(2):178-195 [DOI] 10.1002/ncp.10474.
2020
Impact of Telephone Follow-Up on Patient Satisfaction in a Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic.
Journal of patient experience. 7(6):1255-1259 [DOI] 10.1177/2374373520919210. [PMID] 33457573.
2020
Towards implementing SNOMED CT in nursing practice: A scoping review.
International journal of medical informatics. 134 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.104035. [PMID] 31862610.
2019
Optimizing Nutrition Care for Pressure Injuries in Hospitalized Patients.
Advances in wound care. 8(7):309-322 [DOI] 10.1089/wound.2018.0925. [PMID] 31832278.
2018
The Use of Simulation to Teach Nursing Students and Clinicians Palliative Care and End-of-Life Communication: A Systematic Review.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 35(8):1140-1154 [DOI] 10.1177/1049909118761386. [PMID] 29514480.
2017
Improving End-of-Life Care Knowledge Among Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 34(10):938-945 [DOI] 10.1177/1049909117693214. [PMID] 28193106.
2017
Improving Insulin Administration Through Redesigning Processes of Care: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach.
Journal of patient safety. 13(3):122-128 [DOI] 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000128. [PMID] 25119787.
2017
Optimizing the electronic health record to standardize administration and documentation of nutritional supplements.
BMJ quality improvement reports. 6(1) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjquality.u212176.w4867. [PMID] 28243439.
2011
Empowering nurses to improve patient nutrition.
Nursing. 41(11):51-3 [DOI] 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000403375.35767.9d. [PMID] 22005814.
2010
The VA nursing academy embedded clinical education model.
Nurse educator. 35(4):167-71 [DOI] 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181e33998. [PMID] 20548187.
2002
Research support by doctoral-granting colleges/schools of nursing
Journal Professional Nursing . [DOI] 10.1053/jpnu.2002.30897.

Education

PhD in Nursing
2003 · University of Florida
Master of Science in Nursing
1998 · University of Miami
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1995 · University of Miami

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-9591
Emails:
Business:
swolfe@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100187
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
3214 HPNP
101 SOUTH NEWELL DRIVE
GAINESVILLE FL 32611