Fidelindo Lim

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Fidelindo Lim

DNP CCRN FAAN

Clinical Associate Professor
Program Director, Nursing Education

1 212 992 9078

433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States

Fidelindo Lim's additional information

Fidelindo Lim, DNP, RN, FAAN, is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. His teaching and scholarly interests include nursing education, LGBTQ+ health, reflective practice, men in nursing, and the nursing humanities. He is widely recognized for his work integrating inclusive health content into nursing curricula. Lim currently serves as a member of the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Center for Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board and was appointed to the ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses 2025 Re’Vision National Expert Panel. He also contributes monthly to the ANA’s American Nurse Journal as a designated “Nurse Influencer.” 

Lim led a national study examining faculty readiness to teach LGBTQ+ health content in prelicensure nursing programs, a first-of-its-kind investigation cited in numerous white papers and national policy statements. His scholarship has advanced faculty development in inclusive education and informed best practices in curriculum design across the country.

Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Meyers, Lim worked as a critical care nurse for 18 years while concurrently serving as a nursing educator since 1996. He has authored more than 250 publications on a range of topics, including active learning, nursing pedagogy, clinical practice, preceptorship, Florence Nightingale’s legacy, and student engagement. He has served as a long-standing faculty advisor to various student groups and has curated impactful extracurricular programming to enrich nursing education for three decades.

Among his many honors, Lim was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. In 2021, he was featured in the ANA-sponsored documentary American Nurse Heroes, a nationally televised tribute to frontline nurses during the Year of the Nurse. He is also a board member of the NYU Meyers Alumni Association.

Lim earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines, a Master of Arts in Nursing Education from New York University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Northeastern University in Boston.

DNP - Northeastern University
MA - New York University
BSN - Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines

Critical care
Nursing education
LGBTQ
Acute care

American Nurses Association New York
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Association for Men in Nursing
Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
Philippine Nurses Association of New York
American Association of Critical Care Nurses' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Network
National League for Nursing

Faculty Honors Awards

Distinguished Teaching Award - New York University Meyers College of Nursing (2025)
Mentorship Award - American Nurse Association New York (2024)
Expert Panelist - American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses 2025 Re’Vision (2023)
Faculty Trailblazer - New York University (2023)
Nurse Faculty Scholars Mentored Writing Award - American Journal of Nursing (2022)
Inducted as a Fellow - American Academy of Nursing (AAN) (2022)
Fellow - New York University Aging Incubator (2021)
Nursing Education Award - American Nurses Association New York (2021)
DAISY Foundation Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty – NYU Meyers (2020)
Nurse Influencer - American Nurses Association (2020)
National League of Nursing (NLN) Innovation Center, Honorable Mention for article "Nursing Humanities: Teaching for a Sense of Salience" (2019)
Fellow - New York Academy of Medicine (2019)
Member of the Year - American Association for Men in Nursing (2018)
Rose and George Doval Teaching Award - NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2017)
Distinguished Clinical Nursing Faculty Award - NYU, College of Nursing - Undergraduate Nursing Students Association (2015)
Baccalaureate Faculty Excellence Award - NYU, College of Nursing Students Association (2014)
Nursing Education Foundation Scholarship Award - National League for Nursing (2013)
Nurse Educator of the Year, Philippine Nurses Association of New York, Inc. (2013)

Publications

When a patient refuses a nurse assignment

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CE: The Effects of Smoking on Bone Health and Healing

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General surgical care of the older adult

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The Impact of Geriatric-Specific Triage Tools among Older Adults in the Emergency Department

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Lifestyle Risk Factors in Esophageal Cancer: An Integrative Review

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Perioperative care of the older adult

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Transitional care

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A guide to fostering an LGBTQ-inclusive workplace

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Hepatorenal syndrome and large-volume paracentesis

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Lifestyle modifications in adults and older adults with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)

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