Shu-Fen Wung

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

Director, Nursing-Engineering Initiatives

Professor

Professor, BIO5 Institute

Dr. Wung is a Professor at the College of Nursing and BIO5 Institute, Director of Translational Health Sciences for the Center to Stream Health in Place (C2SHIP), and an acute care nurse practitioner.  She has more than 25  years of clinical research experience in the effective and safe use of health technologies and big data to provide precision monitoring strategies for cardiovascular and acute illnesses.  Dr. Wung received her M.S. (Cardiovascular Clinical Specialist), Post-M.S. (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner), and Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Wung is a fellow of the Summer Genetic Institute at the National Institutes of Health.  Dr. Wung has received funding as the principal investigator from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and professional associations, including the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Emergency Nurses Association Foundation, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Oncology Nursing Society Foundation. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts in nursing and inter-disciplinary journals, 4 book chapters, and over 160 local/regional, national, and international presentations.

For more biography and research profile, please visit https://wung.faculty.arizona.edu/

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

Awards

  • Fabulous 50 Nurse, Tucson Nurses Week Foundation, Spring 2023
  • Distinguished Alumna Award, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, Spring 2022
  • Sigma Super Hero Award, Beta Mu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, Spring 2021
  • 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

  • Dissertation
    NURS 920 (Spring 2024)
  • Evidence Based Practice
    NURS 751 (Spring 2024)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Spring 2024)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2023)
  • Research Preceptorship
    NURS 791A (Fall 2023)
  • Practicum
    NURS 694 (Fall 2023)
  • Hum Fac in Hlth Info Tech
    NURS 647 (Fall 2023)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2023)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2023)
  • Research Preceptorship
    NURS 791A (Spring 2023)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Spring 2023)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2022)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Fall 2022)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2022)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 699 (Summer 2022)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2022)
  • Pharmacol In Acute Care
    NURS 574 (Spring 2022)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2021)
  • Independent Study
    NURS 699 (Fall 2021)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2021)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2021)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2020)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Fall 2020)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2020)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2020)
  • Cardiac Rhythm Analysis
    NURS 682 (Spring 2020)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Fall 2019)
  • Statistic Infer Evid-Bas Pract
    NURS 629 (Fall 2019)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Summer 2019)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2019)
  • Cardiac Rhythm Analysis
    NURS 682 (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)
  • DNP Project
    NURS 922 (Spring 2016)
  • Cardiac Rhythm Analysis
    NURS 682 (Spring 2016)

Research Impact

I conduct research to help clinicians and caregivers effectively and safely use of health technologies when caring for patients who are acutely ill or with multiple chronic illness. Currently, I focus on improving interactions between nurses and medical devices to lower medical device alarms and associated sensory overload among critical care nurses to improve critical care working environment.

Research Interests

My program of research is focused on the timely detection of health changes using technology to support “precision health monitoring” to achieve quality and safety of care. The context of my program of research is health technology across care settings and the subject is older adults with complex and acute care needs. My research line of inquiry is integrating technology to support “precision health monitoring” involving four primary areas: Area 1: Timely and Accurate Detection of Acute Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction and ArrhythmiasArea 2: Integrate Human Factors Principles to Improve the Human-Technology Interface and Safe Use of Precision Monitoring TechnologyArea 3. Sensor-Based Precision Health MonitoringArea 4: Leverage Genetic Technologies for Precision Health Monitoring

Chapters

  • 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). 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.
  • Schwertz, D., Aouizerat, B. E., & Wung, S. F. (2007). Gene-environmental interaction in cardiovascular disease. In Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease(pp 171-187). St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier.
  • Wung, S. F. (2005). Electrocardiography in Heart Disease. In AACVPR Resource Manual in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation(pp 89-106).

Journals/Publications

  • Fu, M. R., Kurnat-Thoma, E., Starkweather, A., Henderson, W. A., Cashion, A. K., Williams, J. K., Katapodi, M. C., Reuter-Rice, K., Hickey, K. T., Barcelona de Mendoza, V., Calzone, K., Conley, Y. P., Anderson, C. M., Lyon, D. E., Weaver, M. T., Shiao, P. K., Constantino, R. E., Wung, S. F., Hammer, M. J., , Voss, J. G., et al. (2020). Precision health: A nursing perspective. International journal of nursing sciences, 7(1), 5-12.
  • 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. (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
  • 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
  • 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., 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. F. (2001). Computer-assisted continuous ST-segment analysis for clinical research: methodological issues.. Biological research for nursing, 3(2), 65-77.
  • 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. -., 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. F. (1999). Multi-Lead ST segment monitoring in patients with acute coronary syndromes suggested clinical practice guidelines for healthcare professionals. American Journal of Critical Care, 8(6), 372-386.
  • Wung, S. F., & 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, 30-7.
  • 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.