Sarah Fincham

Biography

Dr. Fincham serves as the Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the Director of Faculty Practice. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor at Washington State University, and practices as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

She completed a post-masters Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at Rush University and completed a community-based quality improvement project titled Increasing Awareness and Improving Uptake of HPV Vaccine. She received a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in the family nurse practitioner (FNP) track at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at Illinois Wesleyan University. She currently practices in the college student health setting and teaches in the FNP/DNP program at WSU.

Education

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Systems Leadership, Rush University, Chicago, IL
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in the Family Nurse Practitioner track, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston, TX
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

Research Interests

• HPV Vaccine education and uptake
• Immunization education
• DNP student education
• DNP project development
• Communicable disease
• Patient-provider communication
• Contraceptive Management
• The role and contributions of the nurse practitioner in health care
• Adolescent health
• STD prevention and treatment
• Public health

Funded Research

Washington State University Advanced Nursing Practice for Rural and Underserved in Eastern Washington (WSU-ANEW). PI: Purath, J. Co-I: Ward, L., Dotson, J., Odom-Maryon, T., Fincham, S.J…US Health & Human Services. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). 1/2018-5/2019.

SBIRT Student Training. PI: Richardson, B.A. Co-I: Bray, B.S., Willson, M.N., Schwartz, C.R., Purath, J., Davis, A.D., DePriest, D.M., Fincham, S.J. Agency: HHS. Sub-agency: SAMHSA. 8/2016 -5/2018.

Advanced Nursing Education Grant. PI: Fitzgerald, C. Co-I: Bray, B.S., Purath, J., Richardson, B., Ward, L., DePriest, D.M., Beary, J., Clauser, J., Stevens, K.V., Wilson, M.N., Woodard, L.J., Duvall, D., Mason, A.M., Rasmor, M.L., Odom-Maryon, T., Kobayashi, R., & Fincham, S. Agency: HRSA. 8/2015-5/2016.

Inpatient Nursing Time and Motion Training Videos. PI: Sarah Fincham. Co I: Kenn Daratha, Elizabeth Schenk, Ruth Bryant, Cami Jones. Agency: Providence Health and Services. 12/ 2015.

Clinical Interests

• Eating Disorders
• Immunization education and uptake
• College Student Health
• Women’s Health
• Adolescent & Pediatric Health
• STD prevention and treatment

Memberships

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), member 2007-present
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF), member 2020 – present
• ARNPs United of Washington, member 2015-present
• WA State HPV Task Force, member (spring 2017 – present).
• Nurse Practitioner Group of Spokane (NPGS), member 2010-present

Honors & Awards

Graduate of WSU Provost Leadership Academy (PLA). April 2018.

Publications

Phenneger, E. & Fincham, S.J. (2024, September 11). Clinical learning activities and improvements in NP student self-evaluation scores. Nurse Educator (e-publication). doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001728. PMID: 39269984.

Phenneger, E. & Fincham, S.J. (2024).  Clinical learning activities and improvements in FNP student self-evaluation scores.  Manuscript accepted for electronic publication on July 18, 2024 in Nurse Educator.

Fincham, S. J., Eti, D., Thatcher, J., & Nguyen-Truong, C.  (2021).  Implementing Educational Scaffolding Methods to Facilitate Scholarly Writing.  Nurse Educator, 46(1):22.  https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000871.

Fincham, S. J., Smith, T., & Purath, J.  (2021).  Implementation of a preceptor training program to improve precepting skills. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(4):331-337. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000326.

Schenk E., Schleyer R., Jones C. R., Fincham S., Daratha K. B., & Monsen K.  (2017).  Time motion analysis of nursing work in ICU, telemetry and medical-surgical units. Journal of Nursing Management, 25, 640-646. DOI:  10.1111/jonm.12502

Schenk E., Schleyer R., Jones C. R., Fincham S., Daratha K. B., & Monsen K.  (2018).  Impact of adoption of a comprehensive EHR on nursing work and caring efficacy.  Computers, Informatics, Nursing.  DOI: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000441

updated 09/24/2024