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Patricia Wills Bagnato, DNP Profile and Contact Information

Linda R. Dunham School of Nursing
Nursing
  • Director, Master of Science in Nursing-Nurse Practitioner Program
  • Assistant Professor of Nursing

Education

  • DNP, Cizik School of Nursing, UT Houston
  • MSN, PNP, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  • BSN, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Courses Taught

  • Health Assessment Didactic
  • Health Assessment Lab
  • Professional Issues Clinical

Teaching Focus

  • Health assessment
  • Leadership
  • Quality improvement
  • Program development

Publications

Book chapters:

  • “Treatment of Infections” Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: A Core Curriculum, 5th Edition.  Wills Bagnato, P.A. & Grim, A.  Ed. Herring, R. A., Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Glenview, IL, 2022.
  • “Histiocytic Disorders”, Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: A Core Curriculum, 5th Edition. Wills Bagnato, P.A.  Ed. Herring, R. A., Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Glenview, IL, 2022.
  • “Hematopoiesis and Immune Response ”, The Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Curriculum, 4th Edition.  Wills Bagnato, P.   (Ed. Herring, R.), Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Glenview, IL.  2019.

Committee Service/Offices Held

  • HCU Institutional Review Board, 2022-2023

Awards & Honors

  • Sigma Theta Tau International Society, Zeta Pi Chapter, May 9, 2019

Previous Academic/Professional Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Oncology 1995- 2022
  • Director, Advanced Practice Providers 2011 – 2020

Additional Information

  • National Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses (APHON) Member 2000 – current
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Society, Zeta Pi Chapter, May 9, 2019 – current
  • Pastoral Council Secretary – St. Anne de Beaupre Catholic Church 2017 – current
  • Lector – St. Anne de Beaupre Catholic Church – 2021 – current
  • Eucharistic minister/homebound – 2013 – current