Elaine Della Vecchia is a Certified Nursed Educator with over 30 years of clinical practice experience. Her areas of expertise include medical/surgical, critical care, transcultural, leadership nursing, and medical simulation. She has a certification in critical care nursing, advanced cardiac life support, and is basic cardiac life support instructor. Della Vecchia holds a PhD in Education with a specialization in the development, teaching, and administration of distance education programs, and has developed several online courses/programs. Prior to her academic career, she held a variety of positions in clinical practice including clinical nurse specialists, nurse educator, nurse manager, and Assistant Director of Nursing Education. She is a member of the National League of Nursing, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She is volunteers with several organizations including the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation for the prevention of sudden death, and recently has become a one-on-one mentor for the Psoriatic Arthritis Foundation. She is also an active member of the Nassau County Medical Reserves Core. Della Vecchia has presented at both local and national conferences.
Recent Projects/Research
- Principle Developer of the Department of Nursing RN-BS Nursing Completion Program
- Program Development Department of Nursing, Department of Education collaboration for Master's Nursing Education
- Della Vecchia, E (Principle Investigator), & Sparacino, L (Co-Investigator). (November, 2011). New York Institute of Technology
- New York Tech Faculty Learning Committee. Co-Developer of NURS 370: Theoretical and Professional Nursing Development (Blended Course) for RN-Pathway Program
- Primary Developer of the New York Tech Student Orientation to Blackboard and online courses
Publications
- Della Vecchia, E. & Sparacino, L. (June 2015). High fidelity simulator experience for enhancing communication effectiveness: Applications to quality and safety education for nurses. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, vol. 5 (9).
- Sparacino, L. & Della Vecchia, E. (February 2013) Using high-fidelity simulation to close the teaching and learning gap. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), vol. 17 (1).
Honors and Awards
- Who's Who in Collegiate Faculty 2011-2012 Honored Member
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- NURS 301: Therapeutics 1: Adult Health Clinical
- NURS 360: Transcultural Nursing II: Adult Health
- NURS 351: Nursing Therapeutics II: Adult Health Clinical
- NURS 310: Transcultural Nursing I: Adult Health
- NURS 451: Nursing Therapeutics IV: Preceptored Practicum and Mental Health Clinical
- NURS 461: Transcultural Nursing IV: Adult Health/Mental Health and Elder Care
- NURS 102: Introduction to Nursing and Nursing Process