School of Nursing | Advancing Nursing Science, Promoting Global Health

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5936
Fax: (626) 815-5414
Email: mdicken@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Building 1, Room 338
Office Hours: T/Th 1:30-4 p.m.
Personal Home Page: http://home.apu.edu/~mdicken

Melinda Dicken, MSN, RN, CNS, is a strong clinician with nearly 20 years of experience in the nursing care of the adult patient across the lifespan in the acute care setting. She utilizes evidence-based practice guidelines, strong interpersonal skills, and a well-developed knowledge base in order to model excellent nursing care. Her strong clinical background facilitates the integration of knowledge for students between the theoretical and practical settings. Dicken is committed to student learning that creates nursing excellence. Her teaching approach not only lays the foundation for future learning, but can be utilized in real-life patient encounters that will serve to further increase knowledge and the application of learning.

Master of Science in Nursing, Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, Azusa Pacific University, 2007
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, 1988

Credentials/Certifications
Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist

Presentations
Ethical Implications of Restraints

Congestive Heart Failure Disease Management Project

Industry Experience
Review of best practices for Ventilator Assisted Pneumonia

Nurse Practice Council at acute care facility

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - Iota Sigma Chapter