Staci Pacetti

Dr. Staci Pacetti holds a unique position as the lone pharmacist on faculty at the Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden.  With a degree in Biology as well as a Doctorate of Pharmacy, Dr. Pacetti is an Infectious Diseases specialty pharmacist by trade. She has been employed by Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden for over 10 years and teaches all levels of nursing scholarship programs – undergraduate, RN to BSN, and graduate. A champion for the inclusion of interprofessional experiences into the nursing curriculum, she is currently involved in interprofessional projects across the disciplines of nursing, pharmacy, and social work.

In collaboration with the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden colleague Dr. Renee Cantwell, Dr. Pacetti has developed a longitudinal Team Collaboration Skills Simulation to engage nursing and pharmacy students. Each simulation engages students interacting during patient-care rounds and interacting with a patient experiencing heart failure. From a research perspective, the ultimate goal is to evaluate student socialization during longitudinal interprofessional education simulations involving heart failure management and team skills.

In collaboration with Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Elyse Perweiler, and Dr. Anita Chopra, Dr. Pacetti participates in the New Jersey Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (NJGWEP) grant project. The purpose of the NJGWEP is to integrate principles of geriatrics and team-based, person-centered care into primary care delivery systems, community-based agencies, long term services/supports (LTSS), focusing on older adults with complex health care and psychosocial needs, and families/caregivers. Interprofessional education is woven throughout all project objectives and creates opportunities for experiential learning in the accelerated nursing program at the Northgate II residential building in Camden, New Jersey. Students visit residents in the building, making both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic assessments, and present recommendations to an interprofessional team weekly at the Northgate facility.