Dea Mahanes, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN, CNRN, HEC-C, FNCS
- Division:
- General Neurology Appointment
- Department:
- Neurology
- Primary Location:
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Expertise
- AHP Certification:
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
About
- Biography
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Dea Mahanes, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN, CNRN, HEC-C, FNCS, has been a neuroscience nurse for more than 25 years. She specializes in neurocritical care, spinal cord injury, and clinical ethics.
Dea completed her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1994 and her Master of Science in nursing in 2003 from the University of Virginia School of Nursing. In 2018, she received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Virginia Commonwealth University.She has a special interest in clinician-family communication as a way to support high-quality care and shared decision-making when neuroscience patients are critically ill.
Education
- Primary:
- University of Virginia School of Nursing, 2003