Patrice Alsaden, DHSc, MSN, RN, CNE

Title:	Clinical Assistant Professor
Division:	Nursing
Office Location:	Wellness/Literacy, Room 2132
Office Phone:	815-753-1018
Email:	palsaden1@niu.edu

Courses Taught

• NURS 303: Foundations of Nursing Clinical
• NURS 308: Alterations in Biological Systems
• NURS 315: Adult Health I
• NURS 317: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Education

• B.S., Northern Illinois University, Nursing
• M.S., Aurora University, Nursing Education
• Doctor of Health Science, Pacific University

Research Interests

• Student-centric learning
• Collaborative Learning
• Inclusive Classrooms
• Hepatology
• Liver Transplantation

Publications

Book Chapters

Alsaden, P. C. (2016). Hepatic Failure. In Baird, Swearingen and Kean (Eds.), Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative Management, (pp. 854-879). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.

Alsaden, P. C. (2005). Gastroesophageal Varices. In Baird, Swearingen and Kean (Eds.), Manual of Critical Care Nursing, (pp. 417-426). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, Inc.

Refereed Articles

Fleming, F. F., Smith, M. J., Oslakovic, E., Lucey, M. R., Vue, J. X., Al-Saden, P., & Levitsky, J. (2017). Phosphatidylethanol detects moderate-to-heavy alcohol use in liver transplant recipients. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(4), 857-862.

Levitsky, J., Mathew, J. M., Abecassis, M., Tambur, A., Leventhal, J., Chandrasekaran, D., Herrera, N., Al-Saden, P., Gallon, L., Abdul-Nabi, A., Yang, G., Kurian, S., Salomon, D. R., & Miller, J. (2013). Systemic immunoregulatory and proteogenomic effects of Tacrolimus to Sirolimus conversion in liver transplant recipients. Hepatology, 57(1), 239-248.

Memberships/Certifications

• Member of the Sigma Theta Tau the Nursing Honor Society
• CITI certified- (research, ethics, compliance and safety certified for research trials)
• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

Other Background

Former member of the NIU Women’s Tennis Team