Lisa Sparacino
Title: Associate Professor;
Dept Chair
Department: Nursing
Campus: Long Island
Area(s) of Expertise: Nursing Education, Simulation in Education
Education Credentials: Ph.D.
Industry Credentials: RN, CNE, CHSE
Joined New York Tech: 2009
Dr. Sparacino is a Certified Nurse Educator with expertise in simulation, critical care, and physical assessment. She earned her doctorate in Education from Capella University and her master’s in Nursing Education from Molloy College. Currently, she is pursuing a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
Dr. Sparacino is published in the field of simulation and nursing education. Sparacino’s research interests include simulation, role transition, educational technology, and mental health. She has several podium presentations on nursing education, patient safety, and simulation. She also has presented numerous posters on simulation in nursing education, quality and safety, and role transition.
Recent Projects/Research
- Decreasing stress regarding infectious diseases in the elderly
- Stress management and the effect of an orientation program for beginning nursing students
- Simulation and safe medication administration
- Simulation and quality and safety in nursing education using the situation background assessment and response communication tool
Publications
- Sparacino, L. & Diggle-Fox, S. (2021, Summer). An allergy to exercise: Know the facts. CompassPoint 31(1). 15-17 Association of Camp Nursing
- Diggle-Fox, S. & Sparacino, L. (2021). Self-management = A balanced life. American Nurse Today (Web exclusive). May 16, 2021).
- Diggle-Fox, S. & Sparacino, L. (2019). Nurse health coaches: Who, what and why. American Nurse Today online exclusive 14(6).
- Sparacino, L. & Diggle-Fox, B (2017) Reducing Perceived Stress through an Orientation Program for Nursing Students Entering Their First Nursing Course. International Journal of Nursing.
- Sparacino, L., (2016). Faculty’s Role in Assisting New Graduate Nurses’ Adjustment to Practice. SAGE Open Nursing. doi: 10.1177/2377960816635182.
- Della Vecchia, E. & Sparacino, L. (2015). High Fidelity Simulator Experience for Enhancing Communication Effectiveness: Applications to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. doi: 10.5430/jnep.v5n9p78.
- Sparacino, L., (2014). Dissertation. A Beginning Theory of Faculty’s Role in Assisting New Graduate Nurses’ Adjustment to Practice.
- Sparacino, L. & DellaVecchia, E. (February 2013). Using High Fidelity Simulation to Close the Teaching and Learning Gap. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI). 17(1).
Honors and Awards
- Award for outstanding teaching 2014–2015 presented by Dean Chute School of Health Professions
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- NURS 102: Introduction to Nursing
- NURS 301: Nursing Therapeutics I
- NURS 305: Health Assessment
- NURS 310: Transcultural Nursing I
- NURS 311: Foundations of Nursing
- NURS 351: Nursing Therapeutics II
- NURS 430: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- NURS 451: Nursing Therapeutics IV
- NURS 461: Transcultural Nursing IV
- NURS 480: Capstone