Shu Fen Wung

Shu Fen Wung , PhD, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN

Associate Professor, Nursing

Shu Fen Wung

Education

  • Ph.D., Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 1999
  • M.S., Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 1995

Licensure & Certifications

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2004
  • Advanced nurse practice, Arizona Board of Nursing, 2003

Work Experience

  • University of Illinois Chicago (1999 - 2001)

Awards

  • Excellence in Research Award, Beta Mu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Spring 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Academy of Nursing, Fall 2006
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Asian American Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association, The University of Arizona, Fall 2005
  • Fellow, American Heart Association, Fall 2001
  • Martha N. Hill New Investigator, American Heart Association, Fall 2000

Teaching Interests

(1) Cardiac ischemia and arrhythmia; (2) Advanced Cardiovascular Management; (3) Acute and multiple chronic illness management; (4) Advanced practice; (5) Clinical genetics/genomics;(6) Statistics

Courses

  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2019)
  • Cardiac Rhythm Analysis
    NURS 682 (Spring 2019)
  • Diag+Mgmt Chrn+Acute Ill
    NURS 615 (Spring 2019)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2018)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Fall 2018)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2018)
  • Diag+Mgmt Chrn+Acute Ill
    NURS 616 (Summer 2018)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 799 (Spring 2018)
  • Cardiac Rhythm Analysis
    NURS 682 (Spring 2018)
  • Molecular+Clin Gene/Geno
    NURS 644 (Spring 2018)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2017)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Fall 2017)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2017)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2017)
  • Cardiac Rhythm Analysis
    NURS 682 (Spring 2017)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2016)
  • Emerg Disease+Pop Hlth
    NURS 753 (Fall 2016)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2016)

Research Interests

(1) Cardiac Ischemia and Arrhythmias & Electrocardiography (2) Precision Patient-Centered Monitoring Across Different Healthcare Settings(3) Alarm Fatigue and Evidence-Based Interventions (4) Appropriate and Safe Use of Medical Technology/Human-Technology Interface (5) Cardiovascular Genetics & Genomics

Chapters

  • Wung, S. F. (2017). Extra Electrocardiographic Leads: Right Precordial and Left Posterior Leads. In AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care(pp 494-500). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.
  • Wung, S. F. (2017). Twelve-Lead Electrocardiogram. In AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care, 7e (Aacn Procedure Manual for Critical Care) 7th Edition. Elsevier.
  • Wung, S. F. (2017). Twelve-Lead Electrocardiogram. In American Association of Critical Care Nurses: Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care(pp 494-500). St. Louis, Missouri.: Elsevier.

Journals/Publications

  • Ruppel, H., Funk, M., Kennedy, H. P., Bonafide, C., Wung, S. F., & Robin, W. (2019). Critical care nurses' clinical reasoning about physiologic monitor alarm customization: An interpretive descriptive study. Journal of clinical Nursing, 28(15-16), 3033-3041. doi:10.1111/jocn.14866
  • Lin, P., Chou, P., & Wung, S. F. (2018). Geographic Diversity in Genotype Frequencies and Meta-Analysis of the Association between rs1801282 Polymorphisms and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 143, 15-23. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.050
  • Ruppel, H., Funk, M., Whittermore, R., Wung, S. F., Bonafide, C., & Kennedy, H. P. (2018). Challenges of Customizing Electrocardiography Alarms in Intensive Care Units: A Mixed Methods Study. Heart and Lungs, 47(5), 502-508. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.06.010
  • Wung, S. F., Malone, D. C., & Szalacha, L. (2018). Sensory overload and technology in critical care. Critical Care Nursing Clinics North America, 30(2), 179-190. doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2018.02.001
  • Wung, S. F., & Schatz, M. R. (2018). Critical care nurses’ cognitive ergonomics related to medical device alarms.. Critical Care Nursing Clinics North America, 30(2), 191-202. doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2018.02.002
  • Wung, S. F. (2018). Human Factors and Technology in the ICU. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am, 30(2), 179-190. doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2018.02.001
  • Lin, P. C., Lin, W. T., Yeh, Y. H., & Wung, S. F. (2016). Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 (TCF7L2) rs7903146 Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. PloS One, 11(4), e0153044. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153044
  • Wung, S. F. (2016). Bradyarrhythmias: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 28(3), 297-308. doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2016.04.003
  • Wung, S. F., Hepworth, J. T., Sparenga, D., & Merkle, C. J. (2015). Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Pilot Study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(5), E330-8. doi:10.1188/15.ONF.E330-E338
  • Stoodley, L., & Wung, S. (2014). Hyperglycemia after cardiac surgery: improving a quality measure. AACN advanced critical care, 25(3), 221-7.
  • Wung, S. F. (2014). Atrial fibrillation in the elderly: management strategies to achieve performance measures. AACN advanced critical care, 25(3), 205-12.
  • Merkle, C. J., Hom, S., & Wung, S. (2013). Flipping the Classroom: A Model to Improve Understanding and Applications of Concepts in Cell Biology and Physiology. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 24.
  • Wung, S., Hickey, K. T., Taylor, J. Y., & Gallek, M. J. (2013). Cardiovascular Genomics. JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP, 45(1), 60-68.
  • Goodson, B. L., Wung, S. F., & Archbold, K. H. (2012). Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and metabolic syndrome: a synergistic cardiovascular risk factor. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 24(12), 695-703.
  • Kozik, T. M., & Wung, S. (2012). Acquired long QT syndrome: Frequency, onset, and risk factors in intensive care patients. Critical Care Nurse, 32(5), 32-41.
  • Wung, S., & Lin, P. (2011). Shared genomics of type 2 and gestational diabetes mellitus.. Annual review of nursing research, 29, 227-260.
  • Calzone, K. A., Cashion, A., Feetham, S., Jenkins, J., Prows, C. A., Williams, J. K., & Wung, S. (2010). Nurses transforming health care using genetics and genomics. Nursing outlook, 58(1), 26-35.
  • Edmonds, C. R., Wung, S. F., Pemberton, B., & Surrett, S. (2009). Comparison of anterior chamber depth of normal and keratoconus eyes using Scheimpflug photography. Eye & contact lens, 35(3), 120-2.
  • Frazier, L., Wung, S., Sparks, E., & Eastwood, C. (2009). Cardiovascular nursing on human genomics: What do cardiovascular nurses need to know about congestive heart failure?. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(3), 80-85.
  • Kozik, T. M., & Wung, S. (2009). Cardiac arrest from acquired long QT syndrome: A case report. Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 38(3), 238-242.
  • Chang, S., Wung, S., & Crogan, N. L. (2008). Improving activities of daily living for nursing home elder persons in Taiwan. Nursing Research, 57(3), 191-198.
  • Wung, S., & Aouizerat, B. E. (2008). Candidate genes of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway in acute coronary syndrome: A pilot study. Biological Research for Nursing, 9(4), 280-292.
  • Wung, S., & Kozik, T. (2008). Electrocardiographic evaluation of cardiovascular status.. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 23(2), 169-174.
  • Chang, S., Crogan, N. L., & Wung, S. (2007). The self-care self-efficacy enhancement program for chinese nursing home elders. Geriatric Nursing, 28(1), 31-36.
  • Wung, S., & Wung, S. -. (2007). Discriminating between right coronary artery and circumflex artery occlusion by using a noninvasive 18-lead electrocardiogram. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 16(1).
  • Wung, S., & Kahn, D. Y. (2006). A quantitative evaluation of ST-segment changes on the 18-lead electrocardiogram during acute coronary occlusions. Journal of Electrocardiology, 39(3), 275-281.
  • Wung, S., Kulkarni, M. V., Pullinger, C. R., Malloy, M. J., Kane, J. P., & Aouizerat, B. E. (2006). The lipoprotein lipase gene in combined hyperlipidemia: Evidence of a protective allele depletion. Lipids in Health and Disease, 5.
  • Brunsvold, A. N., Wung, S. F., & Merkle, C. J. (2005). BRCA1 genetic mutation and its link to ovarian cancer: implications for advanced practice nurses. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 17(12), 518-26.
  • Edmonds, C. R., Wung, S., Husz, M. J., & Pemberton, B. (2004). Corneal endothelial cell count in keratoconus patients after contact lens wear. Eye and Contact Lens, 30(1), 54-58.
  • Wung, S., & Aouizerat, B. E. (2004). Newly mapped gene for thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection.. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 19(6), 409-416.
  • Wung, S., & Aouizerat, B. E. (2003). Gender and ethnic differences in a case-control study of dyslipidemia: using the apolipoprotein A-V gene as an exemplar in cardiovascular genetics.. Research and theory for nursing practice, 17(4), 281-299; discussion 335.
  • Zerwic, J. J., Sherry, D. C., Simmons, B., & Wung, S. F. (2003). Noncompliance in heart transplantation: a role for the advanced practice nurse.. Progress in cardiovascular nursing, 18(3), 141-146.
  • Wung, S., & Wung, S. -. (2002). Genetic advances in coronary artery disease. Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 11(6).
  • Wung, S., & Drew, B. J. (2001). New electrocardiographic criteria for posterior wall acute myocardial ischemia validated by a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty model of acute myocardial infarction. American Journal of Cardiology, 87(8), 970-974.
  • Wung, S. F. (2001). Computer-assisted continuous ST-segment analysis for clinical research: methodological issues.. Biological research for nursing, 3(2), 65-77.
  • Wung, S. -., Lux, R. L., & Drew, B. J. (2000). Thoracic location of the lead with maximal ST-segment deviation during posterior and right ventricular ischemia: Comparison of 18-lead ECG with 192 estimated body surface leads. Journal of Electrocardiology, 33(SUPPL.), 167-174.
  • Adams, M. G., Pelter, M. M., Wung, S., Taylor, C. A., & Drew, B. J. (1999). Frequency of silent myocardial ischemia with 12-lead ST segment monitoring in the coronary care unit: Are there sex-related differences?. Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 28(2), 81-86.
  • Drew, B. J., Pelter, M. M., Wung, S., Adams, M. G., Taylor, C., Evans Jr., G. T., & Foster, E. (1999). Accuracy of the EASI 12-lead electrocardiogram compared to the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing multiple cardiac abnormalities. Journal of Electrocardiology, 32(SUPPL.), 38-47.
  • Lau, K. Y., Wung, S. F., Adams, M. G., Zellner, C., & Drew, B. J. (1999). Frequency of ischemia during intracoronary ultrasound in women with and without coronary artery disease.. Critical care nurse, 19(5), 48-56.
  • Wung, S., & Drew, B. (1999). Comparison of 18-lead ECG and selected body surface potential mapping leads in determining maximally deviated ST lead and efficacy in detecting acute myocardial ischemia during coronary occlusion. Journal of Electrocardiology, 32(SUPPL.), 30-37.
  • Drew, B. J., Wung, S. -., Adams, M. G., & Pelter, M. M. (1998). Bedside diagnosis of myocardial ischemia with ST-segment monitoring technology: Measurement issues for real-time clinical decision making and trial designs. Journal of Electrocardiology, 30(SUPPL.), 157-165.
  • Drew, B. J., Pelter, M. M., Adams, M. G., Wung, S. F., Chou, T. M., & Wolfe, C. L. (1998). 12-lead ST-segment monitoring vs single-lead maximum ST-segment monitoring for detecting ongoing ischemia in patients with unstable coronary syndromes. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 7(5), 355-63.
  • Pelter, M. M., Adams, M. G., Wung, S. F., Paul, S. M., & Drew, B. J. (1998). Peak time of occurrence of myocardial ischemia in the coronary care unit. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 7(6), 411-7.
  • Drew, B. J., Adams, M. G., McEldowney, D. K., Lau, K. Y., Wung, S. F., Wolfe, C. L., Ports, T. A., & Chou, T. M. (1997). Frequency, duration, magnitude, and consequences of myocardial ischemia during intracoronary ultrasonography. American heart journal, 134(3), 474-8.
  • Drew, B. J., Adams, M. G., Pelter, M. M., Wung, S., & Caldwell, M. A. (1997). Comparison of standard and derived 12-lead electrocardiograms for diagnosis of coronary angioplasty-induced myocardial ischemia. American Journal of Cardiology, 79(5), 639-644.
  • Drew, B. J., Adams, M. G., Pelter, M. M., & Wung, S. F. (1996). ST segment monitoring with a derived 12-lead electrocardiogram is superior to routine cardiac care unit monitoring. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 5(3), 198-206.
  • Drew, B. J., Adams, M. G., Wung, S. F., & Dower, G. E. (1995). Value of a derived 12-lead ECG for detecting transient myocardial ischemia. Journal of electrocardiology, 28 Suppl, 211.

Poster Presentations

  • Wung, S. F., & Piar, D. (2019, September). . Impact of Technology on Critical Care Nurses. AzNA Centennial Celebration: Legacy of Pride, Future of Purpose. Chandler, AZ: Arizona Nurses Association.