Kristine Dukart-Harrington
Kristine Dukart-Harrington Assistant Professor | School of Nursing
Building #1, Unit: Pdx
kdukart-harrington@linfield.edu
Dr. Dukart-Harrington is a second-career nurse and nurse practitioner who is passionate about helping us all grow as humans taking care of humans. She has been a nurse since 2009, a nurse educator since 2014, and a nurse practitioner since 2014. She fell in love with nursing education during her nurse practitioner training, when she worked as a clinical instructor in Duke's accelerated BSN program. Prior to joining 成人头条, she was a faculty member at University of Portland School of Nursing and Health Innovations, where she taught in the BSN and DNP programs and served as DNP program director. She also works as a palliative care nurse practitioner and collaborates extensively with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. When she is not teaching or caring for patients, you can find her dancing, reading, and spending time with her beloved family.
Education
B.A. Anthropology, Davidson College
BSN and MS in Nursing, University of Portland
Post-Master's Certificate - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program, Duke University
DNP, Duke University
Academic Interests
Dr. Dukart-Harrington is dedicated to improving palliative care education for nurses at all levels, from students to advanced practice providers. She is especially passionate about how we communicate with our patients and with one another.
Publications
Davis, A. & Dukart-Harrington, K. (2023). Enhancing care of older adults through standardizing palliative care education. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49(6), 6-12.
Harrington, K. J. Muscle cramps. (2022) In D. Camp-Sorrell, R. Hawkins, & D. Cope (Eds.), Clinical manual for the oncology advanced practice nurse (4th ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Harrington, K. J. Pruritus. (2022). In D. Camp-Sorrell, R. Hawkins, & D. Cope (Eds.), Clinical manual for the oncology advanced practice nurse (4th ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Harrington, K. J. (2022). Thirst. In D. Camp-Sorrell, R. Hawkins, & D. Cope (Eds.), Clinical manual for the oncology advanced practice nurse (4th ed.). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.
Harrington, K. J. (2020). Death, dying and palliative care. In D. Wedding & M. Stuber (Eds.), Behavior and Medicine (6th ed.). Ashland, OH: Hogrefe.
Harrington, K., Affronti, M. L., Schneider, S., Razzak, A. R., Smith, T. J. (2019). Improving attitudes and perceptions about end of life nursing on a hospital-based palliative care unit. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 21(4), 272-279. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000523.
Harrington, K. (2016, November 9). “Supporting palliative care bill now will help you later” [Op-Ed]. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved from http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-palliative-care-20161109-story.html
Harrington, K.J. (2016). Reframing suicide: The problematic intersections of health care, law and policy [Book review]. PsycCRITIQUES, 61(36), Article 1.
Harrington, K.J. (2012). The use of metaphor in discourse about cancer: A review of the literature. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16(4), 408-412.
Professional Presentations
Dukart-Harrington, K. & Whipple, A. (2025). ACHPN certification review course [Editor/Reviewer]. Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association.
Dukart-Harrington, K. (2025, April 11). Communication in palliative care nursing [Recorded webinar]. Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association Learning Center.
Dukart-Harrington, K. (2024, September 26). The nuts & bolts of advance care planning [Conference presentation]. Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Conference, Portland, OR, United States.
Dukart-Harrington, K. (2023, September 30). Serious illness communication for primary care nurse practitioners [Conference presentation]. Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Conference, Bend, OR, United States.
Dukart-Harrington, K., & Nelson, M. (2022, September 29). Making the case for nurse practitioner-led primary palliative care [Conference presentation]. Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Conference, Hood River, OR, United States.
Benes, L., Dukart-Harrington, K., Fox, K., Harrington, E., Kunz, B., MacLean, L., Nelson, M., Nelson, S., Rothacker-Peyton, S., & Shillam, C. (2022, April 6-9). Primary palliative care for the houseless: Leveraging the power of academic-practice partnerships [Conference symposium]. Western Institute of Nursing Conference, Portland, OR, United States.
Rotter, B., Harrington, K., Braband, B., & Nelson, S. (2021). Igniting the flame for primary palliative care – Curriculum evaluation to improve a DNP-FNP program [Poster presentation]. Poster presented at Western Institute of Nursing Conference (Virtual).
Harrington, K. (2012). Reporting for duty: Utilizing crew resource management to improve clinical handovers [Poster presentation]. Presented at Western Institute of Nursing Conference (Portland, OR) and Oregon Nursing Research & Quality Consortium (Salem, OR).
Harrington, K. (2012). Making connections: Supporting vulnerable adults through a multidisciplinary team model [Poster presentation]. Poster presented at Multnomah County Annual Nurses’ Day (Portland, OR).