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Der-Fa Lu, Ph.D., RN

Der-Fa Lu
  • Professor
  • Nursing

Teaching Interests
  • Gerontological Nursing using integrative Medicine interventions
  • Nursing Informatics and health informatics
  • Healing Touch/Body and Mind interventions
Research and Creative Activities
  • Use Human biofield energy to improve or maintain health
  • Effective clinical teaching
  • Workflow system design and evaluation
  • Knowledge discovery and data mining with patient care database
  • Validation of clinical nursing care terminologies and classifications
Education
  • Post-Doc University of Iowa in Nursing Informatics
  • PhD University of Iowa in Gerontological Nursing
  • MA University of Iowa in Gerontological Nursing Specialist
  • BSN Taipei Medical University College of Nursing
  • ADN National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Certification
  • Certified Healing Touch Practitioner from Healing Touch International (DBA Healing Beyond Boarder)
  • Certified Healing Touch Level 1 Instructor