Della Mathew
Texas Medical Center, United States
Biography
Dr. Della Mathew currently works at Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center (Houston) USA as Educator of Neuroscience ICU, & Neuro Vascular ICU. Dr. Mathew received PhD in Nursing Science from Texas Woman’s University, Houston. Her master’s in nursing is from an Irish university (RCSI) and bachelor’s is from Bangalore University, India. The academic degrees add diplomas in hospital administration and healthcare informatics.
Dr. Mathew is a nurse for more than two and a half decades with solid Trauma Level-I ICU background. She worked in three different countries, and grown from RN to policy and procedure development, leadership, education, mentorship and research. She regularly presents at national and international conferences. Dissemination roles are broadened to publications, reviewer of journal articles/ manuscripts and conference abstracts, and professional organization memberships. Dr. Mathew is a recipient of many professional awards and research grants. She likes to promote scholarship through education, evidence-based practice, research, nursing excellence, artificial intelligence, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Research Interest
Leadership is required for the implementation process, including evidence-based practice. EBP is considered as prestigious standard for providing safe and high-quality patient care, nursing excellence, and Magnet Recognition. However, implementation of EBP is inconsistent and remains elusive in the US and throughout the world. Research state a huge gap between nursing science and practice but provided evidence that nurse managers (NMs) had a pivotal leadership role in implementing EBP.