Kimberly J. Twaddell has been a registered nurse since 2007 and worked in a variety clinical practice settings as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner. She earned her Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN) from Burlington County College in 2007, her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN) from Drexel University in 2010 and her Master’s Degree in Nursing from The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in 2012. Currently, she is enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the University of Northern Colorado. She is a certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and practices clinically within the Division of Surgical Critical Care and Traumatology at a level one regional trauma center. Twaddell has experience in teaching both undergraduate and graduate nursing students in online, hybrid and traditional classroom environments. Twaddell joined the Drexel University faculty as an adjunct faculty member in 2018.

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Selected Publications

Dalton, M., Minirich, M., Twaddell, K., Hazelton, J. & Fox, N. (2019). The expedited discharge of patients with multiple traumatic rib fractures is cost-effective. Journal of Injury, 50(1): 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2018.10.014

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (Current), University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• MSN (2012), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ
• BSN (2010), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
• ASN (2007), Burlington County College, Mt. Holly, NJ