Dayna M. Holt, CPN, CRNI, VA-BC

Program Director, Entry Level Master's Program at San Diego Regional Campus and Assistant Professor

Phone: (619) 718-9655, Ext. 2140

Fax: (619) 718-9659

Email: dholt@apu.edu

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Room #113

Dayna Holt has been a pediatric nurse for over 35 years, and a pediatric vascular access specialist for 22 years. She holds 2 national certifications: VA-BC, and CPN. She has been extensively involved in clinical education and quality improvement in clinical practice. She currently teaches full-time in the entry level master's program. She has published in the field of vascular access. Her current research interests continue to be in the field of pediatric vascular access.
Holt holds to a Christian worldview and highly values the servant-leader role. The ability to share spiritual values in nursing practice with students is truly a blessing. She especially values Watson's theory of human caring as it informs the pediatric patient and family-centered care, and her teaching practice. She has contributed to global nursing education, during short-term trips to Vietnam and when hosting international professionals in San Diego. She enjoys research and the practical application of nursing research to improve clinical care through evidence-based practice. Holt feels very blessed to have the privilege of teaching and mentoring students, our future nurse colleagues.

Education

• MSN, specialization in nursing education, Walden University, 2010
• ASN, New York State University, Albany, 1986
• LVN, Maric College, San Diego, CA 1983

Credentials/Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN)- Board of Registered Nursing, State of California
• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)- Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
• Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI)- Infusion Nurses Society/ Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation
• Vascular Access-Board Certified (VA-BC) Association for Vascular Access/ Vascular Access Certification Corporation

Academic Area

• School of Nursing

Expertise

• Pediatrics
• Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy
• Evidence-based practice and quality improvement
• Nursing Foundations and Fundamental skills

Courses Taught

• GNRS 500 - Conceptual Foundations in Nursing
• GNRS 583 - Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents
• GNRS 508A - Nursing Research
• GNRS 573 - Clinical Residency
• GNRS 571 - International Nursing