
Phone: (602) 496-0830
Fax: (602) 496-0986
E-mail: Kimberly.Horns@asu.edu
Address:
College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
Arizona State University
500 N 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698
Education
- PhD -
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Physiological Nursing - 1995 - Post-Master's Certification -
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - 1990 - MSN -
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Maternal-Newborn Nursing - 1979 - BSN - Montana State University, Bozeman, MT - 1975
Recent Publications
- Horns, K. M. (2004). Immunity and infectious disease. In AWHONN: Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care nursing (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
- Bryant, K. G., Horns, K. M., Longo, N., & Schiefelbein, J. (2004). A primer on newborn screening. Advances in Neonatal Care: The Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nursing, 4(5), 306-317.
- Prince, W., Horns, K. M., Latta, T. M., & Gertsmann, D. R. (2004). Treatment of neonatal pain without a gold standard: the case for caregiving interventions and sucrose administration. Neonatal Network, Jul-Aug; 23(4), 33-45.
- Horns, K. M. (2002). Comparison of two microenvironments and nurse caregiving on thermal stability of ELBW infants. Advances in Neonatal Care: The Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nursing, 2(3), 149-160.
- Horns, K. M., & Loper, D. (2002). Medication error: Analysis not blame. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological, and Neonatal Nursing, 31, 347-354.
Current/Recent Grants and Projects
- Clinical Study to Evaluate the Accuracy of SpaceLabs MedicalsTM Pulse Oximetry (SpO2) Technology on Neonates, (Principal Investigator). SpaceLabs Medical, Redmond, WA. 2000, $15,000.
- Innovative Non-invasive Measures of Neonatal Temperature Assessment, (Prinicipal Investigator). Incentive Seed Grant, Funded by the University of Utah Research Committee and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Utah Medical School. 1999-2001; $36,600.
- Physiological and Behavioral Responses: Impact of Bathing in the First 25 Hours of Life in VLBW Infants, (Prinicpal Investigartor). Faculty Grant, University of Utah Research Committee and Wayne State University; 1999-2000, $16,500.
Honors/Awards
- Top 10 Articles of the Decade, for “Being in-tune Caregiving,” Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 2006
- Mentor of the Year Award, Critical Care Nurse, AACN, 2002
- Service Appreciation Award, Member 2001 Program Planning Committee, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2001
- Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 1998
- Excellence in Advanced Clinical Practice Award, Advanced Practice SIG Award, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 1992

