Dr. Dana Rutledge is experienced in designing and facilitating research and evidence-based projects on a variety of topics and has authored/co-authored more than 70 publications.  One of her strengths is being able to assist others to design research studies, and to document implementation and evaluation of clinical projects. She tries to help others understand the differences and similarities between research studies, quality improvement projects, and evidence-based practice initiatives. Dr. Rutledge recently retired from California State University Fullerton where she worked with Doctor of Nursing Practice students. She has been a nursing research consultant at St. Joseph Hospital (Orange CA) since 2007.