Kirsten

Hanrahan

DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, FAAN

Specialization 

• Evidence-based practice (EBP)  
• Pediatric pain, implementation, and IV management  
• Distraction in Action  

Dr. Hanrahan is the Director of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice and a Nurse Scientist at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, a Certified pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Adjunct Faculty at University of Iowa College of Nursing. Hanrahan is well-versed in EBP and clinical research. Her research interests include pediatric pain, implementation, and IV management. She has consulted for a National Institutes of Health multi-site study and is co-founder of the Distraction in Action^© tool that helps parents learn to be a distraction coach for their child during medical procedures. Hanrahan recently served as site principal investigator for the US Clinician Wellbeing Study. She is an author of the Iowa Model Revised: Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Excellence in Health Care^© and the Iowa Implementation for Sustainability Framework^©. She has authored numerous publications and has given local, regional, national, and international presentation. She has authored evidence-based guidelines and implemented multiple EBP changes in the clinical setting. Hanrahan is a recipient of the 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award, a participant in the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: Communicating Science & Improving Care Program, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. 

Achievements & Projects 

• 2020–2021 Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: Communicating Science & Improving Care Program
• 2019 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
• 2013 100 Greatest Iowa Nurses
• “Distraction for Pediatric Painful Procedures” OPENPediatrics presentation and podcast 

Select Publications

• Research Gate
• National Library of Medicine

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