Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Dr. Papesca is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Online DNP program. His research interests include pharmacological simulation, nursing education, neuraxial anesthesia, and opioid free pain management.
In addition to his life in academia, Dr. Papesca is a practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist (CRNA) and serves as the Chief of Anesthesia at Reeves Regional Medical Center.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Regis College
Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia (MSNA), Texas Christian University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN), The Catholic University of America
Courses Taught
- Advanced Clinical Pharmacology
- Advanced Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- DNP Scholarly Project I, II, III
- The Scientific Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice
Awards Honors
1997-1998 Critical Care & Trauma Nurse Fellow, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Publications
The circle of life-A senior summative simulation. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 42(1): 12-14.
Why out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 care may skyrocket in 2021. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-out-of-pocket-costs-for- covid-19-care-may-skyrocket-in-2021
Lindsay, Julie & Pautler, Mary & Papesca, James. (2023). The Circle of Life: A Senior Nursing Student Summative Capstone Simulation. Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN. 42. 12-14. 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000558.
Book Review
Scholarly Publication for the DNP: An Evidence-Based Approach to Achieving Publication (First Edition), Cognella
Presentations
Rapid Recovery in Total Knee Arthroplasty, (April 2019 Peterson Regional Medial Center & Hill Country Orthopedic Associates; Kerrville, TX)
Poster: The Mega Code-Encompassing the Curriculum Across the Lifespan [Poster] (June 2019 Sigma's 30th International Nursing Research Congress; Calgary, Alberta, CA)
Poster: Effects of Neuraxial Anesthesia on the Readiness for Ambulation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty [Poster] (August 2020 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Annual Congress; San Diego, CA)
From student to faculty chat: Online MSN to DNP in nurse education. [Video]. (February 2020 Regis College; https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/msn-to-dnp- faculty-video/)
It’s Getting Hot in Here: Management of Malignant Hyperthermia in the Operating Room (September 2023 Reeves Regional Medical Center; Pecos, TX)