Sharon O'Neill

Faculty

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Sharon O'Neill

DNP FNP-BC JD PMHNP-BC PPCNP-BC

Clinical Associate Professor

1 212 998 5319

433 FIRST AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
United States

Prof. O'Neill's clinical work includes developing an adolescent transition clinic for patients with sickle cell anemia from pediatrics to adult hematology at the Johns Hopkins hospital, overseeing the mergers of medical and mental health services at University Health Services at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She plays an active role with the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty on the annual conference planning committee and two special interest groups exploring health policy and social determinants of health. As a member of the Health Policy and Practice Committee of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners, she played an active role in the passage of the full practice nurse practitioner legislation signed into law in October 2020. 

Before joining the faculty at NYU, O’Neill was a clinical associate professor, director of the MSN-FNP program, and vice-chair of the Department of Nursing at the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She also served as program coordinator of the FNP program at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing for seven years.

DNP, Catholic University of America
JD, University of Baltimore
MSN, University of Pennsylvania
BSN, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Diploma in Nursing, Maryland General Hospital School of Nursing

Health Policy
Primary care
Simulation
Nursing education
Chronic disease
Mental health

American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Bar Association & Health Law Section
American Nurses Association
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
National Organization of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
California Association of Nurse Practitioners
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State

Excellence in Leadership and Creativity Award, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (2017)
Health Information and Technology Scholar, Health Services and Research Services (HRSA) Funded Program in Joint Collaboration between the University of Kansas, University of Denver, and Johns Hopkins University in partnership with the National League of N (2011)
Simulation Education Leader (SELs), Maryland Faculty Academy for Simulation Teaching in Nursing (M-FAST), Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (2010)
Turner Service Award, Establishing and Directing the Law School Mentoring Program, University of Baltimore (1995)
Community Member at Large, Sigma Theta Tau, PI Chapter, University of Maryland School of Nursing (1989)

Telemetry discontinuation education for Nurse Practitioners decreases hospital costs - A quality-improvement project

Rodriguez, C., Bianco, N., Bucco, T., Collum, K., O’Neill, S., & David, D. (2024). Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 36(10), 576-585. 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001062
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Despite updated American Heart Association guidelines, interventions designed to reduce telemetry misuse are uncommon. Local problem: There was a systemic failure within the institution to adopt the most recent guidelines, resulting in poor use of resources and downstream costs. Methods: Case-control. Pre-post educational intervention, quality-improvement (QI) project in an urban academic cancer institution. Baseline telemetry usage was observed in 2,984 nonintensive inpatients in 21 hospital services over 6 months. Outcome measures were weekly telemetry usage in total minutes and cost savings based on a costpredicted algorithm. Performance was compared between the intervention group and a control group for 3 months. Measures were compared using QI control charts and inferential statistics. Intervention: Three high-using telemetry services primarily staffed by certified nurse practitioners (CNPs) were provided with a telemetry education intervention. The intervention consisted of four ten-minute educational sessions over 2 weeks delivered to the highest three telemetry using services. Results: Forty-five providers received the educational intervention (78% CNPs and physician assistants [PAs] and 22% medical doctors [MDs]) and 272 did not (57% CNPs and PAs and 43% MDs). Only the educational intervention group showed measurable decreases shown by shifts in QI control charts. Decreased usage in the intervention group produced greater cost savings per patient when compared with the control group ($71.98 vs. $60.68), resulting in an estimated total annual cost savings of $94,740. Conclusions: Educational interventions for inpatient CNPs that reinforce national policies for telemetry discontinuation improve practice efficiency and potentially decrease health care costs.