Cindy J Rishel
- Clinical Professor
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 626-1148
- Nursing, Rm. 331
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- crishel@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Nursing
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- The Realization of Parental Knowing: End-of-Life Decision Making in Pediatric BMT
- B.S.N. Nursing
- Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States
Awards
- DAISY Award for Extraordinary Faculty
- DAISY Foundation, Spring 2022
- UA Quality Matters Award
- University of Arizona, Spring 2020
- Excellence in Teaching Award
- College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Summer 2017
Licensure & Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Kansas Board of Nursing (1971)
- Registered Nurse, State of Colorado Board of Nursing (1979)
- Registered Nurse, State of Arizona Board of Nursing (1995)
- Registered Nurse, California Board of Nursing (2015)
- Oncology Certified Nurse, Oncology Nurse Certified Credentialing Center (2004)
- Nurse Executive Advanced - Board Certified, American Nurses Credentialing Center (2017)
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2025) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Fall 2025) -
Effective Design
NURS 665 (Fall 2025) -
Leadership Synthesis
NURS 669 (Fall 2025) -
Org Ldshp & Finance Hlth Sys
NURS 688 (Fall 2025) -
Philosophy& Theory for the DNP
NURS 704 (Fall 2025) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2025) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Summer I 2025) -
Influential Leadership
NURS 668 (Summer I 2025) -
InterprofessionalCollaboration
NURS 695C (Summer I 2025) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Summer I 2025) -
Research Preceptorship
NURS 791A (Summer I 2025) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Spring 2025) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Spring 2025) -
Resourcing
NURS 667 (Spring 2025) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2024) -
Effective Design
NURS 665 (Fall 2024) -
Independent Study
NURS 799 (Fall 2024) -
Org Ldshp & Finance Hlth Sys
NURS 688 (Fall 2024) -
Philosophy& Theory for the DNP
NURS 704 (Fall 2024) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2024) -
Research Preceptorship
NURS 791A (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2024) -
Influential Leadership
NURS 668 (Summer I 2024) -
InterprofessionalCollaboration
NURS 695C (Summer I 2024) -
Lead & Manag in Org Systems
NURS 513 (Summer I 2024) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Summer I 2024) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Spring 2024) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Spring 2024) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2023) -
Independent Study
NURS 799 (Fall 2023) -
Leadership Synthesis
NURS 669 (Fall 2023) -
Org Ldshp & Finance Hlth Sys
NURS 688 (Fall 2023) -
Philosophy& Theory for the DNP
NURS 704 (Fall 2023) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2023) -
Influential Leadership
NURS 668 (Summer I 2023) -
InterprofessionalCollaboration
NURS 695C (Summer I 2023) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Summer I 2023) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2023) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Spring 2023) -
Resourcing
NURS 667 (Spring 2023) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2022) -
Effective Design
NURS 665 (Fall 2022) -
Leadership Synthesis
NURS 669 (Fall 2022) -
Org Ldshp & Finance Hlth Sys
NURS 688 (Fall 2022) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2022) -
Influential Leadership
NURS 668 (Summer I 2022) -
InterprofessionalCollaboration
NURS 695C (Summer I 2022) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Summer I 2022) -
Independent Study
NURS 699 (Spring 2022) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Spring 2022) -
Resourcing
NURS 667 (Spring 2022) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2021) -
Effective Design
NURS 665 (Fall 2021) -
Honors Thesis
NURS 498H (Fall 2021) -
Philosophy& Theory for the DNP
NURS 704 (Fall 2021) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2021) -
Qual Meth Clin Nurs Rsch
NURS 731 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2021) -
Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Summer I 2021) -
Influential Leadership
NURS 668 (Summer I 2021) -
InterprofessionalCollaboration
NURS 695C (Summer I 2021) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2021)
2019-20 Courses
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Clin Syst Leadership Imm
NURS 660B (Summer I 2020) -
Clinical Sys Leader Immersion
NURS 660 (Summer I 2020) -
Influential Leadership
NURS 668 (Summer I 2020) -
Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
NURS 699 (Spring 2020) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
NURS 599 (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
NURS 699 (Fall 2019) -
Philosophy& Theory for the DNP
NURS 704 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2019) -
Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Summer I 2019) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2019) -
Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Fall 2018) -
Independent Study
NURS 799 (Fall 2018) -
Leadership/Patient Center Care
NURS 641 (Fall 2018) -
Theory Ldrshp & Org Mgmt
NURS 650 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Spring 2018) -
Clinical Sys Leader Immersion
NURS 660 (Fall 2017) -
Phil of Nursing Science & Prac
NURS 705 (Fall 2017) -
Practicum
NURS 694 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Summer I 2017) -
Leadership/Patient Center Care
NURS 641 (Summer I 2017) -
Clin Syst Leadership Imm
NURS 660B (Spring 2017) -
Clinical Sys Leader Immersion
NURS 660 (Spring 2017) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Fall 2016) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Fall 2016) -
Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Clinical Sys Leader Immersion
NURS 660 (Summer I 2016) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Summer I 2016) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Summer I 2016) -
Hlth Info & Patient Care Tech
NURS 543 (Summer I 2016) -
DNP Project
NURS 922 (Spring 2016) -
Dissertation
NURS 920 (Spring 2016) -
Healthcare Business Dynamics
NURS 640 (Spring 2016) -
Leadership/Patient Center Care
NURS 641 (Spring 2016) -
Nurse Rsrch Evidence Bas Rsch
NURS 512 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Taylor-Piliae, R., Rainbow, J., Rishel, C., & Dolan, H. (2021). Relying on Myself: The Lived Experience of Being at Risk for Falling in the Hospital Among Older Adults. Innovation in Aging, 5(Supplement_1), 950-950. doi:10.1093/geroni/igab046.3431
- Rishel, C. J., & Coats, H. (2016). Journeys of hope: The role of transitional knowing and multidimensional trust.. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 18(5), 436-442.
Presentations
- Sweeney, C., Kent, E., Newson, L., Wofford, K., Rishel, C. J., Lacasse, C. L., Rainbow, J., Palmieri, S., Joyce, A., & Godfrey, T. M. (2022, March). Why Meaningful Recognition Matters: Helping Nursing Faculty Bloom During a Pandemic. Creating Healthy Work Environments National Conference. Washington D.C.: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
- Rishel, C. J. (2018, April 19). City of Hope Evidence Based Practice Fellowship Program. Azusa Pacific University Research Conference. Monrovia, California: Azusa Pacific University.
- Rishel, C. J. (2018, May 10). The Role of Resilience and Mindful Leadership in Nursing. Long Beach Memorial Hospital 10th Annual Nursing Research Conference. Long Beach, California: Long Beach Memoral Hospital.
- Rishel, C. J. (2016, October). Journeys of hope: The role of transitional knowing and multidimensional trust.. 22nd International Caritas Consortium: Connecting through Caring Consciousness. Boston, MA: Brigham and Women's Hospital and Caritas Consortium.
Poster Presentations
- Dolan, H., Rishel, C. J., Rainbow, J., & Taylor-Piliae, R. E. (2021, Fall). Relying on Myself: The Lived Experience of Being at Risk for Falling in the Hospital Among Older Adults. The Gerontological Society of America, 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting. online presentation due to COVID-19.
