Dr. Duffy has coordinated three graduate nursing programs (critical care, care
management, and nursing administration) and was a former Division Director of
a school of nursing. She has held various administrative positions directing critical
care and transplantation nursing services as well as being the founding director of
a nurse-run Center for Outcomes Analysis. She has published extensively across
nursing literature, but is best known for her work in maximizing patient outcomes.
Dr. Duffy was the fi rst to link nurse caring to patient outcomes and has designed the
Caring Assessment Tool in multiple versions. She is a recipient of several nursing
awards, a frequent guest speaker, and a Magnet Appraiser