Leadership
Dr. Gates is known as a confident, capable, patient-centered and highly engaged nurse leader who is adept at multi-tasking and problem-solving in fast-paced, high-pressure settings. In the constantly changing healthcare environment, she is a visionary and is admired for her innovative and tenacious leadership. Dr. Gates is an effective communicator and outstanding collaborator who places great importance in building relationships with her colleagues throughout all levels of the organization.
Clinical Practice & Teaching
Clinical Practice
Dr. Gates’ clinical expertise lies primarily within the areas of emergency/trauma nursing and outpatient/ambulatory nursing.
Teaching
Dr. Gates is a long-time educator of undergraduate and graduate nursing students, and often works with doctoral students as a dissertation mentor. She has taught courses on leadership, management, healthcare trends/issues, nursing administration roles, financial resource management and more. She developed curriculum for critical-care and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and led an initiative to redesign program coursework for MSN students.
Her respective teaching history includes three years as assistant professor, faculty senate and co-chair for the Department of Family Health at Ashland University, Dwight Schar College of Nursing in Ashland, Ohio. Since 2014, she has served as associate professor in the MSN nursing administration and education program at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Research & Publications
From published articles and manuscripts to poster and podium presentations, Dr. Gates actively shares her clinical and leadership expertise throughout the healthcare community. Her shared knowledge includes topics such as using telehealth to improve patient ‘no-show’ rates, the role of the discharge nurse in the emergency department, pediatric ambulatory falls prevention, the impact of pre-injury anticoagulation in older patients who have experienced traumatic brain injuries, and more.
Professional Involvement
- President and Member, Greater Cleveland Chapter of Organization for Nursing Leadership
- Board Member, Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership
- Member, American Organization for Nursing Leadership
- Member, National League of Nurses
- Member, American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
- Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society
- Former President, Greater Cleveland Association (044) ENA Chapter
- Past Member, National Committee of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Emergency Nurses Association
- Past Team Captain, Annual Greater Cleveland American Heart Association Heart Walk
Honors & Awards
- Director Fellowship, American Organization for Nurse Leaders, 2021/2022
- 2013 Student Outstanding Systematic Review Award, Texas Christian University, Harris College of Nursing, 2013
