Lara Wahlberg, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN

Lara Wahlberg, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, is a clinical professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. She returns to Hunter College after being a member of the first graduating DNP class in 2015. Prior to her career in nursing, she was an artist at both DreamWorks and Disney Feature Animation Studios. Her first nursing role was in oncology, which sparked her interest palliative care. Once becoming an NP, she worked in palliative care at Bellevue Hospital, and at NYP-Weill Cornell Medicine as well as in leadership positions in the local Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Dr. Wahlberg is interested in helping patients, families and care providers cope with serious illnesses. She has published on topics including provider distress, pain and symptom management, and other palliative care issues.

• DNP, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Hunter College, CUNY, 2015
• BS, Nursing, New York University, 2008
• BA, Applied Art, Whittier College, 1995
• BFA, Illustration and Communication Design, Otis College of Art and Design, 1995

• Certificate of Commendation, NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue, 2017
• Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, 2015
• Best Practice Award, State of the Science, Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel Beatrice Renfield Division of Nursing Education and Research Second Annual Nursing Research Day, 2015
• Jonas-Blaustein Nurse Leader DNP Scholar, Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, 2011-2015

• Capezuti, E., Davis, M. E., Wahlberg, L., Lundy, T., & McEvoy, L. K. (2020). Perceptions of older adult care among ambulatory oncology nurses. Cancer Nursing, 45(1), E107–E115. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000867
• Wahlberg, L., Nirenberg, A., & Capezuti, E. (2016). Distress and coping self-efficacy in inpatient oncology nurses. Oncology Nursing Forum, 43(6), 738–746. https://doi.org/10.1188/16.ONF.738-746

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Articles

• Wahlberg, L., & Singh, N. (In preparation). Ketamine: Toxic Adjunct. In M. L. McPherson, M. Davis, A. L. McPherson, R. Constantino, & E. Bruera (Eds.), 50 pharmacotherapy studies every palliative practitioner should know. Oxford University Press.
• Smeltz, R., & Wahlberg, L. (2020). Neurology. In C. Dahlin, & M. Lynch (Eds.), Core curriculum for the advanced practice hospice and palliative Registered Nurse (3^rd ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association.
• Wahlberg, L. (2017). Acute pain. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
• Wahlberg, L. (2017). Autonomy. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
• Wahlberg, L. (2017). Chronic pain. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
• Wahlberg, L., & David, I. (2017). Creativity. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
• Wahlberg, L., & Rugova, A. (2017). Ethics consultation. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
• Wahlberg, L. (2017). Hospice. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
• Wahlberg, L., & Sollom, N. (2017). Patient-provider relationships. In E. Capezuti, M. L. Malone, D. S. Gardner, A. Khan, & S. L. Baumann (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care (4^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.