Aimee Lea Burch, DNP, APRN-CNS, CMSRN, SCRN

Associate Professor

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Contact

AimeeBurch@creighton.edu
Faculty - Nursing
College of Nursing
CRISS II - Criss 2 - 218C

Aimee Lea Burch, DNP, APRN-CNS, CMSRN, SCRN

Associate Professor

Dr. Aimee Burch is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at Creighton University. Her research interests encompass palliative care education, undergraduate writing, and evidence-based practice implementation. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Chamberlain University in Advanced Practice Leadership and is certified as an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical-Surgical nurse, and Stroke Certified nurse. Her recent scholarly work includes assisting CHI Health St. Francis with an interprofessional study on opioid-induced respiratory suppression and collaborating on palliative and end-of-life student education. She has been recognized as a top-25 Nebraska Nurse of the Year and the Creighton University College of Nursing Excellence in Teaching Award. Her research aims to increase student understanding of evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes in practice.

Teaching Interests

  • Evidence-Based Practice and Research

Research Focus

Palliative and end-of-life care, nursing knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice, hourly rounding, improvement of student writing ability.

Department

Nursing - Bachelors

Position

Associate Professor

Articles

  • Med-Surg Nurse Life Magazine
    Burch Aimee, Grooming Student Nurses in a New Era.
    2:2, p. 6 - 7 2021

Publications

  • Burch Aimee, The Effect of a Text-To-Speech Application on Nursing Student Writing Submissions 2024
  • Medsurg nursing
    Burch Aimee, Palliative Care
    32:5, p. 337 - 338 2023
  • Medsurg nursing
    Burch Aimee, Disaster Preparedness
    32:3, p. 202 - 203 2023
  • Medsurg nursing
    Burch Aimee, Fracture Care in Older Adults
    31:1, p. 59 - 60 2022
  • Medsurg nursing
    Burch Aimee, Management of the Patient with Spontaneous Pneumothorax
    29:3, p. 209 - 210 2020
  • Medsurg nursing
    Burch Aimee, Pain Management in the Patient with History of Substance Misuse
    27:4, p. 257 - 258 2018
  • Medsurg nursing
    Burch Aimee, Palliative Care
    25:4, p. 279 - 280 2016

Presentations

  • The Impact of the ELNEC Online Curriculum on Undergraduate Nursing Students' Confidence in Providing Palliative Care -0001

Other

  • The Effect of a Text-to-Speech Application on Nursing Student Writing Submissions (1452509-1)- use of an on-line platform to allow students to hear their writing and make improvements as they go.

Awards

  • Faculty Award honoree
    Daisy faculty award honoree.
    Daisy Foundation
  • Excellence in Teaching Award
    Creighton ANC Nursing students from Hastings campus
  • Excellence in Teaching Award
    Creighton ANC Nursing students from Hastings campus
  • Induction
    Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Phi Pi chapter
  • Top 25 Nurse of the Year
    Recognized for my work with the Stroke program and certification.
    March of Dimes, Nebraska and Iowa
  • Non-Clinical Nurse of the Year
    Awarded during Nurses Week, 2014 for recognition of my work in getting the facility Primary Stroke Certified.
    CHI Health St. Francis
  • Induction
    Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Iota Tau chapter
    Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Iota Tau chapter
  • Induction
    Inducted as member in society.
    National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Consulting

  • Magnet document reviewer
    Consult and review Magnet documents prior to submission.
    Work closely with Magnet coordinator and staff nurses to review Magnet documents prior to submission.
    CHI Health St. Francis
    2018 - 2018
  • Research project consultant
    Reviewer, data analysis
    I have consulted on multiple research projects with CHI Health St. Francis, including data analysis and presentations.
    CHI Health St. Francis
    2012 - 2012