Deborah Adriance, APRN, MSN, CPNP
Department or Service
Location
- Texas Medical Center
Specialty
Phone: 832-822-1543
Contact Information
Instructor / Nurse, Practitioner Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX | medical school | ||
| Belmont University, Nashville, TN | nursing education | ||
| The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va | bachelors | Biology |
About
Deborah Adriance is a pediatric nurse practitioner in the outpatient clinic Leukemia Program at Texas Children’s Cancer Center. She is interested in home-bound learning for patients with leukemia, specifically how to facilitate the transition into home-schooling of children and adolescents with cancer. Her research aims to discover methods for reducing student isolation stress. Deborah Adriance is also interested in when and how to assist patients returning to school following cancer treatment.
Her clinical interests include: leukemia, lymphoma, whether chemotherapy affects cognitive development, and the role of learning suppurt in pediatric patients treated for childhood cancer.
Her research interest are in two primary areas: 1) Home-bound learning for patients with leukemia: Timing, facilitation, transition and methods for reducing student isolation stress; and 2) When and how to assist patients returning to school following treatment.
Organization
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nurses (APHON) | Member |
| National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Member |
| Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society | Member |
| Sigma Theta Tau, National Nursing Honor Society | Member |
| Texas Nurse Practitioners | Member |