Rachel A. McKenna
About Rachel A. McKenna
Titles
Advanced Practice Nurse Manager
Certifications
Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (FNP-BC)
Awards and Honors
Graduated Summa cum laude - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2020-present, Member, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Board of Ethics
2018-present, Member, American Nurses Association
2018-present, Member, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
2018-present, Member, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Quality Improvement Leadership
2017-present, Member, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
2017-present, Member, CHOP Plastic Surgery Divisional Scientific Research Committee
2010-present, Member, American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BSN - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BA in Biology - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Graduate Degree
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner Program - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
DNP – Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Publications
Publications
2021
McKenna, R.A. Lee, A.L., Yan, C., Vu, G.H., Jantzen, E.C., Brennan, P.J, Waston A., Burlingame, C., Lin, I. C. (2021). Effective Reduction in Opioid Prescriptions for Ambulatory Lesion Excisions in Pediatric Patients: A Low-Cost, Self-Sustaining Quality Improvement Project. Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open. Accepted for publication
2020
Patel, V., Shakir. S., Yang, R., Humphries, L., McKenna, R.A., Heuer, G., Lang, S., Bartlett, S.P., Taylor, J.A., Swanson, J.W., (2020). Perioperative Outcomes in the Treatment of Isolated Sagittal Synostosis: Cranial Vault Remodeling Versus Spring Mediated Cranioplasty. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 31(7): 2106-2111.
2019
Lin, L.O., McKenna, R.A., Zhang, R.S., Hoppe, I.C., Swanson, J.W., Bartlett, S.P., Taylor, J.A., (2019). A Standardized Perioperative Clinical Pathway for Uncomplicated Craniosynostosis Repair is Associated with Reduced Hospital Resource Utilization. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 30(1), 105-109. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004871
2018
Liu, T., Wan, J., McKenna, R.A., Jackson, O.A., Treat, J.R., (2018). Allergic contact dermatitis caused by Dermabond in a paediatric patient undergoing skin surgery. Contact Dermatitis, 80(1). doi.org/10.1111/cod.13125
Books
2021
McKenna R. A., Swanson JW: "Post-operative management of palate repair." Surgical Atlas of Cleft Palate and Palatal Fistulae. Fayyaz G (eds.). Springer, 2021.