Theresa Drucker

Diplomas/Degrees

Diplomas/Degrees

PhD Nursing, Molloy University (2025)

MSN Adult Acute Care - CNS Track, Liberty University (2012)

BSN, University of Delaware (2008)

Licenses and Certifications

Licenses and Certifications

Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS-BC)                                                                                                    

Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCRN)          

Personal Statement

Personal Statement

Theresa Drucker, PhD, RN, is an experienced registered nurse with a strong foundation in critical care nursing. She spent several years delivering expert care in critical care settings at Saint Francis Hospital before transitioning her passion for teaching and advanced practice into academia. Her scholarly focus centers on the integration of telehealth in critical care, also known as the teleICU, where remote support enhances bedside care and patient outcomes. Her dissertation examined nurses’ attitudes toward the teleICU, and she plans to advance research on this evolving yet underutilized resource. Through her work, Dr. Drucker strives to bridge clinical practice, technology, and nursing education to prepare the next generation of nurses for the future of healthcare.

Recent Courses

Recent Courses

Community Health Nursing

Fundamentals Of Patient Centered Nursing Care

Informatics In Health Care

Nutrition In Nursing

Pharmacology I

Transition To Professional Practice

Chapters

Chapters

Nickitas, D., Middaugh, D. & Feeg, D. (2024). Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action: Advocacy and Action.

Drummond, M., Drucker, T. & Eckardt, P. Chapter Spotlight 6-3: The Opioid National Crisis: More Than a Mental Health Issue

Articles

Articles

Bagdonas, R., Caronia,C., West, M., Rothburd, L., Makehei, S., Bagdonas, B., Bubaris, D., Fitzgerald, K., Qandeel, F., Drucker, T., Reens, H., Eckardt, S. & Eckardt, P. (January 6, 2025). Variation in Outcomes Associated with Blunt Splenic Injury Management. doi: 10.7759/cureus.76997

Cunningham, E., O’Rourke, D., Fitzgerald, K., Azab, N., Rothburd, L., Awgul, B., Raio, C., Klein, L., Caronia, C., Reens, H., Drucker, T., Qandeel, F., Mahia, A., Kaur, A., Eckardt, S. & Eckardt, P. (December 17, 2024). Outcomes Associated with Airway Management of Adult Trauma Patients Admitted to Surgical Intensive Care.   Cureus 16(12): e75875. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75875

Frederick, A., Winslow, J., Jones, V., Rothburd, L., Florez, B., Van Auken, E., Reens, H., Drucker, T., Melendez Vassall, I., Kaur, A., Mahia, A., Eckardt, S., Caronia, C. & Eckardt, P. (September 24, 2024). Limitations of Blood Pressure Measurements in Pediatric Trauma Patients During Field Triage.  Cureus 16(9): e70084. doi:10.7759/cureus.70084

Ragione B, Rothburd L, Drucker T, et al. (June 26, 2024) Screening for Risk of Fall-Related Inpatient Trauma in a US Acute Care Setting. Cureus 16(6): e63199. doi:10.7759/cureus.631

Trejo, G., Zia, A. Caronia, C., Arrillaga, A., Cuellar, J., Pujol, T., Reens, H., LeFevre, F., Drucker, T., Eckardt, S., Jawa, R. & Eckardt, P. (May 24, 2024). Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients Predictive of Surgical ICU Admission. Cureus 16(5): e60993. doi:10.7759/cureus.60993

Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations

Drucker, T., Mannino, J., Eckardt, P. & Reens, H. (2025). An Exploration of Bedside Critical Care Nurses Attitudes towards TeleICU. Poster Presentation at Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Kappa Nursing Research & EBP Conference. April 26, 2025 – Rockville Centre, NY.

Gelen, D., Campbell, H., Drucker, T. & Halpin, B. (2024). The Impact of Virtual ICU in the Neuroscience ICU: Enhancing RN Satisfaction and Patient Safety. Podium Presentation at National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) May 20-22, 2024 - Denver, CO.