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Biography

Dr. Patricia Dittman is currently the Quality Improvement Coordinator and Nationally Certified Diabetes Educator at the FAU/NCHA Community Health Clinics. She is a well-known national speaker, researcher and author on topics that include nursing diabetes, administration and leadership, nursing research, policy and nursing image. She has been an active member of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives serving on the Board of Directors, Co-chairperson FONE Research /EBP Committee, and the FONE Strategic Planning.

Dr. Dittman was appointed to the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Nursing from 2002 – 2008 and elected as the Chairperson from 2004-2007. Dr. Dittman (2021 to present) serves on the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Nursing Probable Cause Panel which is responsible for the determination of infraction of the State of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Nurse Practice Act. She is very involved in nursing policy on a state level and is a member of many professional nursing organizations. In 2007 Patricia was appointed to the National Council for State Boards of Nursing’s Institute of Regulatory Excellence Committee. Dr. Dittman is currently a Magnet Appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialing Center which is responsible for reviewing hospitals for Magnet status.

Dr. Dittman is also a recipient of the FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award, American Diabetes Association’s Valor Award and in 2018 received the Nurse Researcher Excellence Award from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives. Dr. Dittman is the President of the Iota Xi Chapter-at-Large Sigma International Nursing Honor Society. Dr. Dittman is a Magnet Appraiser with the Magnet Recognition Program under the direction of The American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Nurses Association.

Education

• Ph.D, ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2007)
• MSN, ³Ô¹ÏÍø (1995)
• BSN Salve Regina University (1981)
• RN Joseph Lawrence School of Nursing (1976)

Teaching

• NUR 3115 Foundations of Caring in Nursing Situations
• NUR 4165 Nursing Research
• NGR 6812 Nursing Research & Evidence Based Practice
• DNP Faculty Lead
• Diabetes Education for staff, students and Patients
• FAU Telehealth Course - Quality Improvement

Grants Awarded

Title	Agency	Duration	Amount
Dittman, P. & Kleier, J. Attitudes and Perceived Behavioral Control as Predictors of Diabetes Self-management Among African-Americans.	Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division Research Grant	One year	$5,000
Dittman, P. & Kleier, J. A Community-Based, Inter-Professional Diabetes Self-Management Education Project.	Nova Southeastern Quality of Life Faculty Community-Based Applied Research Grant	Two years	$10,000
Dittman, P. & Schmidt, L. Registered Nurse’s Decision Making in Intentions to Pursue an Advanced Nursing Degree.	2015 ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives Research Award	Two Years	$5,000

Recent Publications

Book

• Whitehead, D., Dittman, P.W. & McNulty, D. (2017). Leadership and the Advanced Practice Nurse: The Future of a Changing Health-Care Environment. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis

Journal Articles

• Dittman, P.W. (2015). Chemical dependency and nursing students: A complicated process calling for nurse educator involvement. Journal of Addiction Nursing. 26(2), 58-61.
• Kleier, J and Dittman, P.W. (2014). Attitude and empowerment as predictors of diabetes self-management among African -Americans. Nephrology Nursing Journal. 41(5), 487-494.
• Dittman, P.W. (2012). Mountains to climb: Male nurses and their perspective on professional impairment. International Journal of Human Caring. 16(1), 34-41.
• Dittman, P.W. (2008) Male nurses and chemical dependency: Masterminding the nursing environment. Nursing Administrative Quarterly. 32(4), 324-330.

Honors/Awards

• Nationally Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), American Association of Diabetes Educators (1990 - present)
• Appointed by the State of ³Ô¹ÏÍø Governor Jeb Bush to the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Nursing (2002-2008)
• Elected to the position of Chairperson to the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Nursing (2004-2007)
• Appointed to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing's Institute of Regulatory Excellence (2006-2008)
• FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award (2004)
• FAU's Parliament of Owls Honor Society (2004-present)
• American Diabetes Association’s Valor Award (2005)
• ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives Board of Directors (1990-present)
• Chairperson Government Relations Committee ³Ô¹ÏÍø organization of Nurse Executives (2008-2005)
• ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives Nursing Leadership Award "³Ô¹ÏÍø Nurse of the Year (2009)
• Nurse Researcher Excellence Award from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives. (2018)
• President Iota Xi Chapter-at-Large Sigma International Nursing Honor Society. (2019-2021)
• Past President Iota Xi Chapter-at-Large Sigma International Nursing Honor Society. (2021- present)
• Co-Chairperson Research and Evidence Based Practice Committee ³Ô¹ÏÍø Organization of Nurse Executives (2006-present)
• Magnet Appraiser with the Magnet Recognition Program under the direction of the American Nurses Credentialing Center and American Nurses Association.(2006- present)
• Journal of the International Association of Human Caring - Editorial Board (2009-present)
• Journal of Holistic Nursing Practice - Editorial Board of Directors (2009-present)