Anne Kowalczyk

​Specialization and Interests

• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN --- PNCB); Board Certified Ambulatory Nurse (RN-BC -ANCC)
• Timely diagnosis and treatment of Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting
• Improvement of pediatric sepsis outcomes (IPSO)
• Quality Improvement of interoffice communication related to patient outcomes in the pediatric ambulatory setting
• Antibiotic stewardship of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the inpatient pediatric setting
• Glucose Gel utilization for prevention of NICU admission of full-term, hypoglycemic infants
• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) Certification Didactic Instruction - Appointed Pediatric Nurse Certification Board (PNCB) Education Champion

Education

• Doctor of Nursing Practice DePaul University (2017 — 2021)
• Master of Science (M.S.) DePaul University (2013 — 2014)
• BA Columbia College Chicago (2001 — 2004)

Professional Affiliations

• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• National League for Nursing (NLN)
• National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN)
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
• Society of Pediatric Nursing (SPN)

Poster Presentations

• Kowalczyk, A. (2018). Improving Patient-Centered Care and Interoffice Communication. Poster presented at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's Quality Improvement 2018 Council Summit.