Mona Stecker, DNP NP-BC, CNRN, SCRN
Notable Recent Activities
Elected President-Elect of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Editor-Epilepsy Certificate Program-American Association of Neuroscience Nurses-June 2019-Present.President-California Association of Nurse Practitioners (Fresno Chapter) June 2018-July 2019President- Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation, March,2016-March,2018.American Nurses Association Advisory Board Member on Workplace Violence and Incivility.Secretary/Treasurer, Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation July 2013-March 2016, Founding board member.•Director-at-Large American Association of Neuroscience Nurses-April, 2012 to March, 2015. (Board Liaison to Educational Products Committee).
Recipient Nurse of Excellence Evidence Based Practice and Research Award, Winthrop University Hospital (2013)
Recipient New Author Award, The Effect of Education on Nurses’ Assessments in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nursing Annual Scientific Meeting, (2013).
Papers
•Epilepsy in a Rural Elderly Population, Baran, M and Stecker, M. M., Epileptic Disorders, Sep 2007, 9 (3): 256-70.•Well Being in Neurologic Illness, Staton, M.,Freeman, L., Stecker, M., & Stecker, M.M., (2012). Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology, doi:10.4172/2155-9582, 1000131.•The Effect of Education on Nurses’ Assessments in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Stecker, M & Stecker, M. M. (2012) Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 34(2), 23-32.•Analysis of Inter-Provider Conflicts Among Health Care Providers, Stecker, M., Epstein, N., & Stecker, M.M., (2013). Spine Supplement, Surgical Neurology International, 4, S375-82.•Disruptive Staff Interactions: A Serious Source of Inter-Provider Conflict and Stress in Healthcare Setting, Stecker, M & Stecker, M.M., (2014). Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Jul;35(7):533-41. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2014.891678.•The Lost Art of Inter-Provider Communication. Stecker, M., (2014), Surgical Neurology International Neuroscience Nursing Supplement, S6:289-90.•Quality improvement in neurology: Epilepsy Update Quality Measurement Set, Fountain, N.B., VanNess, P.C., Bennett, A., Absher, J., Patel, A.D., Sheth, K.N., Gloss,….& Stecker, M., (2015) Neurology, 84(14), 1483-87. Doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001448. •Inter/Intra-Professional Respect: A Dying Concept? Stecker, M., (2015). Surgical Neurology International Neuroscience Nursing Supplement, S6, Doi:10.4103/2152-7806.157614.•Evaluating The Patient With Loss of Consciousness, Khan, T., Stecker, M.M., Stecker, M., (2015). Surgical Neurology International Neuroscience Nursing Supplement, S6, Doi:10.4103/2152-7806.157615•Using Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Continuing Professional Education, Tranquillo, J. & Stecker, M., (2016). Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Mar 22;7(Suppl 7):S197-9. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.179231. •Exhibiting Pride in the Profession: Making the Case for Continued Professional Development, Stecker, M., (2016). Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Mar 22;7(Suppl 7):S196. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.179230. •Ozuna, J, Stecker, M., Mascaro, S, Maytum, J, Kraus, A. (2016). AANN Clinical Practice Guidelines Series: Care of Adults and children with Seizures and Epilepsy, 3-45. http://apps.aann.org/Default.aspx?TabID=251&productId=153058648 •Stecker, M., Stecker, M.M., & Falotico, J., (2017). Predictive Model of Length of Stay and Discharge Destinations in Neuroscience Admissions. Surgical Neurology International, 8:17.
Invited Lectures
Overview of Epilepsy and Seizures-Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, December 2004.Stroke: Recognize, React, Recover-Senior Centers and Libraries throughout North Central Pennsylvania April through July 2005 and Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, April 2005 Neurological Assessment-Sunbury Hospital, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, March 2005. Stroke: Signs and Symptoms Across the Ages, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, May 2005.
Alzheimer’s Disease: Overview, Safety and Caregivers Issues, Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, April 2006. Stroke Syndromes:-Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, September and December, 2006. Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, September 2006. Acute Stroke Management/NIH Stroke Scale-Department of Emergency Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, May 2007Women and Stroke: A Comprehensive Approach, Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Getting to the Heart of the Matter, Geisigner Medical Center, May 2007.Geisinger Medical Center Acute Stroke Program-Women’s Health Group, Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, June 2007. ● Stroke Syndromes-Misericordia University, September 2007 ● Nursing Management of Stroke-Lessons from the Heart, Wilkes-Barre, PA April 2008. ● The Nurse’s Role in Identifying and Managing Acute Stroke-Inaugural Neuroscience Nursing Symposium, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA May 2008. ● Nursing Care of the Acute Stroke Patient-Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg PA October 2008. ● What You See is Not Always What You Get: Recognition and Management of Non- Convulsive Status Epileptics, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses 41st Annual Educational Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2009 and May 11, 2009 Neuroscience Nursing Symposium, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA ● Stroke Syndromes: An overview-17th Program of Collaborative Nursing Network of Northeastern Pennsylvania, April, 2009, Pittston, PA ● Quality in Long Term Monitoring, American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technicians (ASET) 2010 Annual Conference, August, 2010, Louisville, KY. Status Live, European Association of Neuroscience Nurses, May, 2011, Blankenberge,Belgium. Anti-Epileptic Drugs, A Quick Review, Invited Discussant. West Virginia School Nurse Conference, June, 2011, Charleston WV. Neuro Essentials in the ICU, July, 2011 Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV The Effect of Education on Nurses’ Assessments in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Annual Meeting, April, 2012, Seattle, WA and Geisinger Medical Center Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Danville, PA.Epilepsy and Antiepleptic Drug Use in the Traumatic Brain Injured Patient, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Annual Meeting, April, 2013, Charlotte, NC.Nursing Considerations in the Treatment of Status Epilepticus, Spring Nursing Symposium, May 2013, North Hills, NY Nursing Management of Seizures in Inpatient/Outpatient Settings-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, November 2013.EEG Essentials for the Neuroscience Nurse, 46th Annual American Association of Neuroscience Nursing Educational Meeting, March, 2014, Anaheim, CA.Nursing Considerations in the Treatment of Status Epilepticus, Spring Neurosurgery Nursing Symposium, May 2014, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY.Inter-Professional Collaboration in the ICU, American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists, July, 2015, Weston, FL.Creating a Customized LTM Admission Plan Based on Patient History, American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists course at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, December, 2015, Philadelphia, PA.Interprofessional Communication- American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting, July 2015, Weston, FLThe Road to Leadership, 49th Annual American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Annual Meeting, March, 2017, Boston, MA.