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Nicole Metzenbacher

Director of Clinical Education/Assistant Professor of Respiratory Therapy

Contact Information

OFFICE: Audrey Hirt Academic Center M201A
PHONE: 814-824-2986

Education

鈥⑻鼴.S., Respiratory Care, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2010

Ms. Metzenbacher has more than 14 years of experience in respiratory therapy and has served in RT education for more than 10 years as both a clinical preceptor and now a professor. She continues to practice clinically in the local hospital acute care setting.听

海角乱伦社区 Nicole Metzenbacher

    Ms. Metzenbacher teaches across the respiratory therapy curriculum at 海角乱伦社区 University. Specifically, she enjoys teaching courses related to respiratory equipment and pathology. She enjoys creating and maintaining exceptional clinical experiences for the Respiratory Therapist program.

    鈥⑻齊ES 111: Respiratory Care & Equipment I
    鈥⑻齊ES 205: Cardiopulmonary Pathology & Diagnostic Procedures
    鈥⑻齊ES 212: Clinical Practicum I
    鈥⑻齊ES 221: Clinical Practicum II
    鈥⑻齊ES 223: Professional Seminar

    • Poster Presentation UPMC Nurses Week Conference 鈥淧reventing Pulmonary Post-operative Complications鈥 (2020)
    • Poster Presentation UPMC Nurses Week Conference 鈥淧reventing CPAP/BiPAP Device Associated Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries鈥 (2020)
    • Fine Award recipient for 鈥淪aving Faces: An Interdisciplinary Effort to Reduce Facial Pressure Ulcers in Orally Intubated Patients鈥 (2016)