Carolyn Sun, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN

Associate Professor and Director, Nursing Honors Scholar program

Carolyn Sun is an associate professor and director of the Nursing Honors Scholar Program at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing.

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My nursing research focuses on evidence-based practice in nursing. In order to provide the best care and promote improved patient outcomes, nurses must base their practice on current research; I am especially interested in the intersection of technology and healthcare and the use of informatics to improve practice. I work with nurses both locally and globally to identify clinical nursing and midwifery research priorities that will address gaps in the evidence. I also help nurses translate existing evidence into practice and test national and international practice guidelines to ensure that they truly are best practice. I have been fortunate to work toward this in both Africa and the Middle East, and have plans to conduct research in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Educational Background

PhD, Nursing, Columbia University, 2015
MS, Nursing (Adult Primary Care), New York University, 2012
ADN, Nursing, Bellevue College, 2004
BA, Art, Seattle Pacific University, 2000

Research

Dr. Sun’s research focuses reducing health disparities, both globally and locally using technology and informatics to improve evidence-based practice in nursing. Projects have included technology to reduce nurse burnout; artificial intelligence (AI) to increase nursing adherence to hospital protocols; use of an AI-based search engine to review evidence-based practice for low-income countries; the use of AI to detect sepsis in developing countries; and machine learning to reduce bias in health-care AI. Dr. Sun has worked with nurses both locally and globally to identify clinical nursing and midwifery research priorities to address gaps in the evidence, and translate existing evidence into practice. Dr. Sun maintains collaborations with partners in African countries, the Eastern Mediterranean region, Canada, and Brazil.

Grants and Publications

Sun, C., & Cato, K. (In press). Patient care And tracking increasing electronics in nurses’ use of time (PATIENT). Journal of Nursing Management.
Sun, C., Kulage, K., Al-Touby, S., Nyamakura, R., & Larson, E. (In press). Promoting nursing research globally: The writing to improve nursing science (WINS) program. International Nursing Review.
Cato, K., Sun, C., Klopper, H., Dohrn, J., & Larson, E. (2019). Nurse and midwife researcher collaboration in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: A social network analysis. International Nursing Review 00, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12542
McMenamin, A., Sun, C., Prufeta, P., & Raso, R. (2019). The evolution of evidence-based practice. Nursing Management, 50(9), 14–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000579000.09987.b0
Sun, C., Fu, C. J., Altaweli, R., Al Touby, S., Ghazi, C., & Guimei, M. (2019). Research priorities of clinical nurses and midwives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A mixed methods study. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 9(1), 36–43. https://doi.org/10.2991/jegh.k.190314.001
Sun, C., & Prufeta, P. (2019). Using a Delphi survey to develop clinical nursing research priorities among nursing management. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(3), 150–155.
Cato, K., Sun, C., Liu, J., Rivera, R., Carter, E., & Larson, E. (2019). Linking to improve nursing care and knowledge (LINK): Evaluation of an initiative to provide research support to clinical nurses. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(1), 48–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000707
Khalaf, I., & Sun, C. (2018). Trends in nursing research in Jordan 2013–2016: A scoping review. Reports on Global Health Research, RGHR-103. https://doi/org/10.29011/RGHR-103.100003
Sun, C., Dohrn, J., Oweis, A., Huijer, H. A.-S., Abu-Moghli, F., Dawani, H., Ghazi, C., & Larson, E. (2017). Delphi survey of clinical nursing and midwifery research priorities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 49(2), 223–235. https://doi/org/10.1111/jnu.12280
Sun, C., Seboni, N. M., Maimbolwa, M. C., Mukonka, C. C. L., Nyamakura, R., Dlamini, P. S., & Larson, E. (2017). Success stories: Overcoming barriers to research in southern and eastern African countries. Clinical Nursing Research, 26(4), 399–418. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773817718935
Ekong, E., & Sun, C. (2017). Impact of mentoring on nursing and midwifery educators and students: An integrative review. Texila International Journal, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.21522/TIJNR.2015.03.02.Art007
Sun, C., Ferng, Y.-H., Gombachika, B., Wakasiaka, S., Misore, J., Cato, K., … Larson, E. (2017). Increasing human resource capacity in African countries: A nursing and midwifery Research Summit. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 6, 8–13. https://doi/org/10.1016/j.ijans.2016.12.001
Alhusaini, M., Sun, C., & Larson, E. (2016). Clinical nursing and midwifery research in Middle Eastern and North African countries: A scoping review. Journal of Health Specialties, 4(4), 238. https://doi/org/10.4103/2468-6360.191904
Sun, C., Jia, H., & Larson, E. (2016). Factors associated with clinical nursing and midwifery research topics published in southern and eastern African countries. Evidence-Based Medicine & Public Health, 2, e1270. https://doi/org/10.14800/emph.1270
Sun, C., Dohrn, J., Omoni, G., Malata, G., Klopper, H., & Larson, E (2016). Clinical nursing and midwifery research in southern and eastern African countries: A grey literature review. International Nursing Review, 63(1), 104–10.
Sun, C., Dohrn, J., Klopper, H., Malata, A., Omoni, G., & Larson, E. (2015). Clinical nursing and midwifery research priorities in southern and eastern African countries: Results from a Delphi survey. Nursing Research, 64(6), 466–475.
Sun, C., & Larson, E (2015). Clinical nursing and midwifery research in African countries: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(5), 1011–1016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.01.012
Gabriel, A., Cohen, C., & Sun, C. (2014). Consent to specimen storage and continuing studies by race and ethnicity: A large data set analysis using the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/120891
Bashlian, R., Sun, C.J., & Dorsen, C.G. (2012). Short vs. long course antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 8(7), 534–539.

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Articles

Sun, C. (2017). Clinical nursing research. In J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (4th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

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Carolyn Sun

School of Nursing
Brookdale West 408
212-481-3412
cs4906@hunter.cuny.edu