Jessica Jenkins

Jess Jenkins

NP, MN, BN

Positions

Adjunct Clinical Professor

Faculty of Nursing, Adjuncts

Nurse Practitioner

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine

Contact information

Phone number

Office: 403-943-6628

Location

Office: Peter Lougheed CentreN/A

For media enquiries, contact

Karen Cook, Director, Communications

Office: +1.403.220.4361
Email: kcook@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @ucalgarynursing

Preferred method of communication

Preferred method of communication is by email.

Background

Educational Background

NP University of Calgary,

MN Thesis University of Calgary,

BN Athabasca University/Mount Royal College,

Biography

Jessica is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Intensive Care at the Peter Lougheed Hospital. She has worked in Alberta Health Services for over 15 years. She started her nursing career in ICU, then after completing her MN thesis she worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care. As a nurse practitioner, Jessica has experience in inpatient Neurology and Cardiology (CCU) prior to joining the DCCM in 2022.

Jessica's role in ICU includes assessing, diagnosing and treating people with life-threatening illness. She is involved in every phase of care, including resuscitation as code team leader, consultation, day-to-day treatment in ICU, and follow up after ICU discharge.

Jessica's areas of research interest include Adult Congenital Heart Disease, integrating palliative care in practice, enhancing NP practice, and processes to engage nurses and APNs in research.

More Information

Bibliography:

Jenkins, J.D., Hass, C., Kotelko, M., Keir, M. (2023). Early palliative care and advance care planning in adult congenital heart disease (PAL-ACHD). Department of Critical Care Research Symposium, Calgary, AB. 
 
Kissel, K. A., Filipek, C., Folz, E., & Jenkins, J. (2023). The impact of a three-tiered model of nursing redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 77, 103431. 
  
Kissel, K. A., Filipek, C., & Jenkins, J. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review. Critical Care Nurse, 43(2), 55-63. 
 
Keir, M., Tarr, C., McFadden, C., Durupt, G., Newman, L., Balon, Y., ... & Myers, K. (2023). Determining Research Priorities With Teen and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study. CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, 2(2), 74-81.  
 
Ruzycki, S. M., McFadden, C., Jenkins, J., Kuriachan, V., & Keir, M. (2022). Experiences and Impacts of Harassment and Discrimination Among Women in Cardiac Medicine and Surgery: A Single-Center Qualitative Study. CJC open, 4(8), 676-684. 
 
Jenkins, J.D. & Kotelko, M. (2022). Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care for Young Adults: Participatory Action Research in ACHD. Libin Cardiovascular Institute Grand Rounds, Calgary, AB. 
 
Jenkins, J. D., Camara-Lemarroy, C., Joseph, J. T., & Brust, T. (2021). Multiple Immune-Related Adverse Event Overlap in Two Patients Treated with Pembrolizumab. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1-3. 
 
Jenkins, J. (2021). Myocarditis as a complication of checkpoint inhibitors. Cardiac Education Day, Calgary, AB.  
 
Jenkins, J. D., Henninger, M., Robertson, M. J., Rommens, A., Wieler, L. N., & Clark, N. M. (2021). Augmented Vector Right ST-Segment Elevation: Pearls and Pitfalls. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 
 
Jenkins, J. (2020). Cardiovascular assessment. Cardiac education day, Calgary, AB. 
 
Shapkin, K. & Jenkins, J. (2020). Leadership for Nurse Practitioners. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. 
 
Eccles, N. & Jenkins, J. (2020). Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. 
 
Gilmour, G. S., & Jenkins, J. D. (2021). Inpatient Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorder: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 48(2), 204-217. 
 
Jenkins, J. & Johnson, S. (2020). Under pressure: CSF dynamics, volume and pressure. Neurologic Annual Education Day, Calgary, AB. 
 
Camara-Lemarroy, C. R., Al Samh, D. A., Boyko, M., Jenkins, J., Krett, J. D., & Yeung, M. (2019). Intractable Hiccups: A Pearl in Demyelinating Disease. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 46(5), 623-624. 
  
Jenkins, J. (2019). Localization for nurse practitioners and approach to seizures for nurse practitioners, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. 
 
Jenkins, J. (2019). Neurologic complications of checkpoint inhibitors and autoimmune encephalitis. Neurologic Annual Education Day, Calgary, AB. 
 
Camara-Lemarroy, C. R., Al Sahm, D. A., Boyko, M., Jenkins, J., Krett, J. D., & Yeung, M. (2019). Area Postrema Syndrome. The Neurohospitalist, 9(3), 174. 
 
Ganesh, A., Kashani, N., Bal, S. S., Jenkins, J., & Yeung, M. M. (2018). Teaching NeuroImages: Varicella-zoster virus-related hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis. Neurology, 90(15), e1360-e1361.