Allen Prettyman
- Clinical Professor
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-1995
- Nursing, Rm. 439
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- apretty@arizona.edu
Awards
- Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Nursing
- National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Nursing, Fall 2019
Licensure & Certification
- National Certified Medical Examiner, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) (2013)
- Arizona RN License, Arizona State Board of Nursing (2015)
- Certification - Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC (2015)
- Arizona Cetificate - Family Nurse Practitioner, Arizona State Board of Nursing (2015)
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Adv Hlth and Phys Assessment
NURS 609A (Fall 2024) -
Clinical Residency: FNP
NURS 620C (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Adv Pharmacotherap/Nurs
NURS 572 (Summer I 2024) -
Adv Physio+Pathphysio
NURS 501 (Spring 2024) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2024) -
Introduction to Primary Care
NURS 620A (Spring 2024) -
Clinical Residency: FNP
NURS 620C (Fall 2023) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2023) -
Health Assessment
NURS 609A (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Adv Pharmacotherap/Nurs
NURS 572 (Summer I 2023) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2023) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2023) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
NURS 699 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Adv Pharmacotherap/Nurs
NURS 572 (Summer I 2022) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2022) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Summer I 2022) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2022) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2021) -
InterprofessionalCollaboration
NURS 695C (Summer I 2021) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2021) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Spring 2021) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2020) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2020) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Summer I 2020) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2020) -
Clinical Residency
NURS 693A (Fall 2019) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2019) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2019) -
Clinical Residency
NURS 693A (Fall 2018) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2018) -
Health Assessment
NURS 609A (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2018) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2018) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2017) -
Health Assessment
NURS 609A (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
NURS 699 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2017) -
Independent Study
NURS 699 (Summer I 2017) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2017)
2015-16 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Shurson, L., Godfrey, T. M., Flamm, K. L., Bertsch, M., Broughton, E., & Prettyman, A. (2021). Utilizing Academic Service Partnerships to Advance the Care of Veterans. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
- Knight, E. P., & Prettyman, A. V. (2020). Rural Telehealth Team Education for Baccalaureate and Nurse Practitioner Students. The Journal of nursing education, 59(5), 274-277.More infoRural areas face health care workforce shortages. Nursing students seeking rural employment require instruction and clinical experience in using telehealth to work in health care teams.
- Prettyman, A., Greco, K., Alexander, N., Padden, D., & Van Duyn, K. (2020). Sleep Disorder Management: Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines Summary. Clinical Practice Brief. American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
- Prettyman, A., Greco, K., Bowers, M., Walsh-Irwin, C., Padden, D., & Van Duyn, K. (2020). American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical Practice Brief. American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
- Prettyman, A., Greco, K., Cook, C., Padden, D., & Van Duyn, K. (2020). Guideline for Primary Care Management of Headaches in Adults. Clinical Practice Brief. American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
- Prettyman, A., Greco, K., Moriarty, M., Padden, D., & Van Duyn, K. (2020). Acute Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Practice Brief. American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
- Prettyman, A., Greco, K., Padden, D., & Van Duyn, K. (2020). Preventive Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Practice Brief. American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
- Allison, T. E., Knight, E. P., & Prettyman, A. (2018). OSCEs from Virtually Anywhere!. Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 14(8), e157-e163. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2018.05.007More infoThe Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is used in Nurse Practitioner (NP) education programs to evaluate students’ clinical competency. The OSCE was developed to be done with students on campus in a simulation lab, but for online NP programs, an on-campus environment is a barrier to the use of OSCEs. The Virtual OSCE eliminates this barrier and provides an effective method of implementing OSCEs and evaluating student competencies in online NP education.
- Wheeler, E., Prettyman, A., Lenhard, M. J., & Tran, K. (2017). Adherence to outpatient program postoperative appointments after bariatric surgery. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 4(4), 515-20.More infoSurgery is the only treatment that has been proved to have beneficial long-term effects for the morbidly obese (body mass index >40 kg/m(2)). One of the requirements for the Centers for Excellence program instituted by American Society for Bariatric Surgery is to have a system in place to provide comprehensive follow-up care. A recent study showed that the complication rate after bariatric surgery is 39.6% during the 180 days after discharge. Inadequate adherence to follow-up care has been recognized as contributory to the development of complications after bariatric surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine the variables that relate to patients' adherence to scheduled appointments after bariatric surgery.
- Pretzer-Aboff, I., & Prettyman, A. (2015). Implementation of an Integrative Holistic Healthcare Model for People Living with Parkinson's Disease. The Gerontologist, 55 Suppl 1, S146-53.More infoResearch demonstrates that people with Parkinson's disease (PD) benefit greatly from multidisciplinary medical care. Delaware does not have a Movement Disorder Center or a movement disorder specialist. To address this issue, the University of Delaware Nurse Managed Health Center (NMHC) developed a novel PD Telehealth Clinic serving individuals with PD and their caregivers throughout Delaware.
- Greaney, J. L., Ray, C. A., Prettyman, A. V., Edwards, D. G., & Farquhar, W. B. (2010). Influence of increased plasma osmolality on sympathetic outflow during apnea. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 299(4), R1091-6.More infoAnimal models have shown that peripheral chemoreceptors alter their firing patterns in response to changes in plasma osmolality, which, in turn, may modulate sympathetic outflow. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that increases in plasma osmolality augment muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) responses to chemoreceptor activation. MSNA was recorded from the peroneal nerve (microneurography) during a 23-min intravenous hypertonic saline infusion (3% NaCl; HSI). Chemoreceptor activation was elicited by voluntary end-expiratory apnea. MSNA responses to end-expiratory apnea were calculated as the absolute increase from the preceding baseline period. Plasma osmolality significantly increased from pre- to post-HSI (284 ± 1 to 290 ± 1 mOsm/kg H(2)O; P < 0.01). There was a significant overall effect of osmolality on sympathetic activity (P < 0.01). Duration of the voluntary end-expiratory apnea was not different after HSI (pre = 40 ± 5 s; post = 41 ± 4 s). MSNA responses to end-expiratory apnea were not different after HSI, expressed as an absolute change in burst frequency (n = 11; pre = 8 ± 2; post = 11 ± 1 burst/min) and as a percent increase in total activity (pre = 51 ± 4% AU; post = 53 ± 4% AU). A second group of subjects (n = 8) participated in 23-min volume/time-control intravenous isotonic saline infusions (0.9% NaCl). Isotonic saline volume-control infusions yielded no change in plasma osmolality or MSNA at rest. Furthermore, MSNA responses to apnea following isotonic saline infusion were not different. In summary, elevated plasma osmolality increased MSNA at rest and during apnea, but contrary to the hypothesis, MSNA responsiveness to apnea was not augmented. Therefore, this study does not support a neural interaction between plasma osmolality and chemoreceptor stimulation.
- Ray, C. A., Prettyman, A. V., Greaney, J. L., Farquhar, W. B., & Edwards, D. G. (2010). Increased Plasma Osmolality Elevates Resting Sympathetic Activity and Does Not Alter the Response to Apnea in Humans: 2405. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(5), 615. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000385711.19370.fe
- Wenner, M. M., Rose, W. C., R, S., Prettyman, A. V., Farquhar, W. B., E, M., & Delaney, E. P. (2007). Hormonal Response to an Acute Sodium Load in Black and White Subjects: 2439. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(5), S454. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000274798.64481.d4
- Wenner, M. M., Stillabower, M. E., Prettyman, A. V., Farquhar, W. B., & Delaney, E. P. (2007). Baroreflex Control of Sympathetic Activity: The Influence of Osmolality. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(5), S19-S20. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000272952.37230.15
- Wheeler, E. C., Tran, K., Prettyman, A. V., & Lenhard, J. M. (2007). AH3: Predictors of patient adherence to follow-up care after bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 3(3), 349. doi:10.1016/j.soard.2007.03.218
- Farquhar, W. B., Wenner, M. M., Delaney, E. P., Prettyman, A. V., & Stillabower, M. E. (2006). Sympathetic neural responses to increased osmolality in humans. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 291(5), H2181-6.More infoThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between osmolality and efferent sympathetic outflow in humans. We hypothesized that increased plasma osmolality would be associated with increases in directly measured sympathetic outflow. Muscle sympathetic outflow was successfully recorded in eight healthy subjects during a 60-min intravenous hypertonic saline infusion (HSI; 3% NaCl) on one day and during a 60-min intravenous isotonic saline (ISO) infusion (0.9% NaCl) on a different day. The HSI provides an osmotic and volume stimulus, whereas the ISO infusion provides a volume-only stimulus. Muscle sympathetic nerve activity was quantified using the technique of peroneal microneurography. Plasma osmolality increased during the HSI but not during the ISO infusion (ANOVA, P < 0.05). Sympathetic outflow differed between the trials (ANOVA, P < 0.05); during the HSI burst, frequency initially increased from 14.6 +/- 2.5 to 18.1 +/- 1.9 bursts/min; during the ISO infusion, burst frequency initially declined from 14.7 +/- 2.5 to 12.0 +/- 2.1 bursts/min. Plasma norepinephrine concentration was greater at the end of the HSI compared with the end of the ISO infusion (HSI: 297 +/- 64 vs. ISO: 202 +/- 49 pg/ml; ANOVA, P < 0.05). We conclude that HSI-induced increases in plasma osmolality are associated with increases in sympathetic activity in humans.
- Wenner, M. M., Prettyman, A. V., Maser, R. E., & Farquhar, W. B. (2006). Preserved autonomic function in amenorrheic athletes. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 101(2), 590-7.More infoReproductive hormones such as estradiol and progesterone are known to influence autonomic cardiovascular regulation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether amenorrheic athletes (AA) have impaired autonomic cardiovascular regulation compared with eumenorrheic athletes (EA). Thirty-five athletes were tested: 13 AA (19 +/- 1 yr), 13 EA (21 +/- 1 yr), and 9 EA (23 +/- 1 yr) on oral contraceptives (EA-OC). Multiple indexes of autonomic cardiovascular regulation were assessed: respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) via phase IV and phase II of the Valsalva maneuver, a spontaneous index of BRS, and the heart rate and blood pressure responses to orthostatic stress (20-min 60 degrees head-up tilt). RSA was not different among the groups. There were no group differences in the spontaneous index of BRS (AA = 30 +/- 6, EA = 24 +/- 3, EA-OC = 29 +/- 5 ms/mmHg) or in phase II (AA = 8 +/- 2, EA = 7 +/- 1, EA-OC = 8 +/- 1 ms/mmHg) of the Valsalva. There was a difference in BRS during phase IV (AA = 21 +/- 3, EA = 15 +/- 1, EA-OC = 26 +/- 6 ms/mmHg; ANOVA P = 0.04). Tukey's post hoc test indicated that BRS was greater in the EA-OC group compared with the EA group (P = 0.04). There were no differences in cardiovascular responses to orthostatic stress among the groups. In conclusion, AA do not display signs of impaired autonomic function and orthostatic responses compared with EA or EA-OC during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.
- Wenner, M. M., Stillabower, M. E., Prettyman, A. V., Farquhar, W. B., & Delaney, E. P. (2006). Abstract 1601: Acute Elevations in Plasma Osmolality Lead to Sympathetic Activation in Humans. Circulation, 114.
- Wenner, M. M., Stillabower, M. E., Prettyman, A. V., Farquhar, W. B., & Delaney, E. P. (2006). Central hemodynamic responses to an acute sodium load in black and white subjects.. The FASEB Journal, 20(4). doi:10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a737-a
- Wenner, M. M., Stillabower, M. E., Prettyman, A. V., Kuczmarski, J. M., Farquhar, W. B., & Delaney, E. P. (2006). Lack of association between body mass index and acute hypertonic saline induced increases in blood pressure. The FASEB Journal, 20(4).
- Wenner, M., Stillabower, M., Prettyman, A., Farquhar, W., & Delaney, E. (2006). Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity During a Sodium and Volume Load. The FASEB Journal, 20(4). doi:10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a735-b
- Farquhar, W. B., Paul, E. E., Prettyman, A. V., & Stillabower, M. E. (2005). Blood pressure and hemodynamic responses to an acute sodium load in humans. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 99(4), 1545-51.More infoThe purpose of this study was to investigate the acute blood pressure (BP) and hemodynamic effects of sodium chloride (3% intravenous solution). Although many studies link a change in dietary sodium to a change in BP, few consider the effects of sodium concentration in the blood on BP. We hypothesized that an intravenous sodium load would increase BP, and we quantified alterations in cardiac output (Qc) and peripheral vascular resistance (PVR). Thirteen subjects (age 27 +/- 2 yr) underwent a 60-min 3% saline infusion (0.15 ml.kg(-1).min(-1)). BP was assessed on a beat-to-beat basis with a Finometer, Qc was assessed via the CO(2) rebreathing technique, and PVR was derived. Serum sodium and osmolality increased, and hematocrit declined during the infusion (ANOVA, P < 0.01). Mean arterial pressure (MAP) increased continuously during the infusion from 81.8 +/- 3.4 to 91.6 +/- 3.6 mmHg (ANOVA, P < 0.01). BP responsiveness to sodium was expressed as the slope of the serum sodium-MAP relationship and averaged 1.75 +/- 0.34 mmHg.mmol(-1).l(-1). BP responsiveness to the volume change was expressed as the slope of the hematocrit-MAP relationship and averaged -2.2 +/- 0.35 mmHg/%. The early change in MAP was mediated by an increase in Qc and the late change by an increase in PVR (P < 0.05), corresponding to a 30% increase in plasma norepinephrine. In conclusion, an acute infusion of hypertonic saline was effective in increasing BP, and both sodium and volume appear to be involved in this increase; acute BP responsiveness to serum sodium can be quantified using a MAP-sodium plot.
- Wenner, M. M., Prettyman, A. V., & Farquhar, W. B. (2005). Autonomic Function in Amenorrheic Athletes: 1237 Board #92 3:30 PM ??? 5:00 PM. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(Supplement), S237. doi:10.1097/00005768-200505001-01234
- Prettyman, A. V. (2001).
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Presentations
- Prettyman, A., & Gephart, S. M. (2022, January). Building Bridges: Engineering a Successful DNP/PhD Program. AACN Doctoral Education Conference. Virtual: AACN.
- Prettyman, A., & Gregg, S. R. (2022, April). Two for One: Collaborative DNP and BSN Student OSCEs and Formative Simulation-Based Education. NONPF 2022 48th Annual ConferenceNONPF.
- Hinton, J. E., Allison, T. E., Brayton, A., Bouchard, L. A., & Prettyman, A. (2021, October). Two Events in One: Collaborative BSN & DNP Student OSCEs & Formative Simulation-Based Education. AzNA Annual Convention and Membership Meeting. Chandler, AZ: Arizona Nurses Association.
- Martin Plank, L. M., Prettyman, A., Allison, T. E., Knight, E. P., Knight, E. P., Allison, T. E., Prettyman, A., Martin Plank, L. M., Martin Plank, L. M., Prettyman, A., Allison, T. E., Knight, E. P., Knight, E. P., Allison, T. E., Prettyman, A., Martin Plank, L. M., Martin Plank, L. M., Prettyman, A., Allison, T. E., , Knight, E. P., et al. (2018, April). The use of OSCE in Nurse Practitioner Education. NONPF. Indianapois, Indiana: NONPF.More infoThis symposium will discuss the role of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Nurse Practitioner education as a way to provide simulation based learning, assess student readiness for clinic and practice, measure performance, and test competency levels for NP students across populations and at various points in the curriculum. As a specialized type of clinical simulation experience, the OSCE has been used in medical education for several decades and is more recently being used by nurse practitioner programs. Traditionally NP students are evaluated by clinical preceptors and periodically by clinical faculty in community clinical placement sites. The OSCE provides a standardized, controlled, repeatable environment for faculty to assess student competencies both on ground and virtually. The OSCE is an ideal environment for formative teaching or for summative evaluation of NP students. This symposium showcases exemplars from 5 different NP programs across the country: The University of San Francisco, the University of California, San Francisco, University of Tennessee, University of Alabama, Birmingham, and the University of Arizona. Each school will provide an overview of their OSCE program including the model/design, resources, costs, student and faculty feedback, next steps, and future goals. This symposium will provide an interactive discussion to engage interested faculty and program directors in the use of OSCE simulation for their NP program.
- Prettyman, A., & Pacheco, C. L. (2017, July). Community and Academic Collaboration is a Win-Win for Rural Workforce Development. 44th Arizona Annual Rural Health Conference. Flagstaff, AZ: Arizona Center for Rural Health.More infoCo-presenters, Podium Presentation
Poster Presentations
- Kennedy, L., Sogge, C., Prettyman, A., Godfrey, T. M., & Newton, T. (2021, February). A Safe Zone for Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. 3rd Annual University of Arizona Health Sciences LGBTQ+ National Symposium. Virtual format: University of Arizona Health Sciences LGBTQ+ Interest Group.
- Love, R. A., Prettyman, A., & Johnson, D. (2018, April). Exploring Barriers and Resources to Train and Retain PMHNPs in Rural Communities.. International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Annual Conference. Tempe Arizona.
- Carlisle, H. L., Prettyman, A., Davis, M. P., Szalacha, L. A., Szalacha, L. A., Davis, M. P., Prettyman, A., Carlisle, H. L., Szalacha, L. A., Davis, M. P., Prettyman, A., & Carlisle, H. L. (2017, April). Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Student Clinical Skills Using a Synchronous Video System. National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties Conference.
- Prettyman, A. (2017, April). Telehealth Clinical Evaluation Project. NONPF National Conference. Washington, DC: NONPF.
- Carlisle, H. L., Prettyman, A., Davis, M. P., & Szalacha, L. A. (2016, October). Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Student Clinical Skills Using a Synchronous Video System. American Nurses Association (ANA) Annual Conference.
- Prettyman, A. (2016, August). Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Student Clinical Skills Using a Synchronous Video System. College of Nursing - RISE. University of Arizona: College of Nursing.
- Prettyman, A. (2016, October). Telehealth Clinical Evaluation Project. Arizona Nurses Association Symposium. Black Canyon Conference Center in Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Nurses Association.