Grace Jacek
Grace Jacek
Associate Professor
Degrees
- Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Detroit Mercy
- Master of Science in Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy
- Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy
- Associate of Science in Nursing, Henry Ford Community College
- Registered Nurse, State of Michigan
Biography
Born and raised in southeast Michigan, Grace Jacek is an alumna of University of Detroit Mercy with a deep appreciation for its mission. She is humbled and privileged to be educated in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions.
In 2016, Jacek began her career as a professor in UDM's College of Health Professions. Her clinical experience as a registered nurse includes intensive care, emergency care, cardiac cath lab and cardiology research. As a nurse practitioner, Jacek's clinical practice experience includes primary care in the home care setting, hospitalist role for internal medicine and inpatient/outpatient oncology specialty.
Jacek served on the board of Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners for six years until she was appointed by Gov. Whitmer to the Michigan Board of Nursing (BON) as the nurse practitioner representative. She is currently serving a four-year term on the Michigan BON. She has acute care, primary care, legislative, regulatory and civil tort experience.
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Areas of Research
Present
- Current scholarship focuses on evidence-based adult learning interventions in higher learning settings and undergraduate nursing curriculum development.
Past
- Published in subjects covering clinical updates and legislative initiatives.
- Additional scholarship and work product developed during involvement in legislative initiatives at state and federal levels in the form of policy briefs.