Faculty & Staff

Lori Martin Plank
MSPH,MSN,APRN,BC

Teaching Areas:

Advanced Health Assessment, Pharmacotherapeutics, Primary Care of Adults, Human Sexuality

Clinical Area:

Primary care services and community outreach services to families living in North Philadelphia at Temple Health Connection, a nurse-managed center and member of the National Nursing Centers Consortium

Research Areas:

Cultural factors influencing the success of health provider interventions with minority clients; effect of generational acculturation on preservation and/or abandonment of ethnomedical health traditions

Participative Action Research: Community Partnerships and Collaboration for Health

Interdisciplinary collaboration for student education and quality care

Recent Publications:

Martin-Plank, L. (2001). Musculoskeletal problems. In Dunphy, L. M., & Winland-Brown, J. Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co.

Kennedy-Malone, L., Fletcher, K. R., & Martin Plank, L. (2004). Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working with Older Adults. (2nd ed). Phila: F. A. Davis.

Professional Activities:
Member of International Council of Nurses, Advanced Practice Network
International Scientific Advisory Panel, Royal College of Nursing International Research Program
Executive Board, Pa. Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
Legislative Representative, BuxMont Nurse Practitioner Group
Test Construction Consultant, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program
Courtesy Member, Philadelphia Chapter of National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Basic Life Support Instructor, American Heart Association