Karla G Rodriguez

Faculty

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Karla G Rodriguez

DNP RN CNE DipACLM

Clinical Associate Professor

1 212 998 5215

433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States

Prof. Rodriguez networks with other healthcare professionals who are also interested in lifestyle medicine. She mentors students and colleagues in the nursing profession such as the ANA Career Mentoring Program, Sigma Theta Tau Mentoring Program, as well as the mentoring program with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses - New York Chapter. She is the founding faculty advisor for the student group, Plant-Based Lifestyle for Nurses.

DNP, Quinnipiac University
MSN in Nursing Education, Phoenix University
BSN, Long Island University

Adult Health
Complementary/integrative health
Holistic care
Nursing education
Nursing workforce
Obesity
Oral-systemic health
Pediatric
Underserved populations

American College of Lifestyle Medicine
American Holistic Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
National Health Association
National League of Nursing
New York Academy of Medicine
Sigma Theta Tau
Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine

Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine (2022)
Diplomate, American College of Lifestyle Medicine (2021)

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of baccalaureate nursing students regarding oral health assessment

Clemmens, D., Rodriguez, K. G., & Leef, B. (2012). (Vols. 51, Issues 9, pp. 532-535). 10.3928/01484834-20120820-01
Abstract
Abstract
Good oral health is important to overall health. Oral and pharyngeal cancers account for 2% of all cancers, yet no signify cant improvement in mortality has been demonstrated over the past 30 years. Nurses are in a unique position to integrate and conduct oral health assessments across a wide range of practice settings. Although nursing programs include health assessment and promotion in their curricula, there is poor integration of oral health as a focus. This study aimed to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of baccalaureate nursing students about oral health assessment. A convenience sample of 163 students in two undergraduate courses within a baccalaureate nursing education program was surveyed. Findings indicated that these nursing students felt that oral health was essential to their nursing practice; however, they did not have a full understanding of the key components of an oral health examination or about effective smoking cessation strategies.