Molly Bradshaw O’Neal, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, is an Associate Professor, DNP Program Coordinator, and Faculty Innovator at Eastern Kentucky University. She completed her undergraduate nursing degrees at Eastern Kentucky University, her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Kentucky, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She is nationally board-certified as both a family and women’s health nurse practitioner. She maintains an active clinical practice at First Choice Immediate Care in Columbia, Kentucky.
Over her nursing career, Dr. Bradshaw has served as a staff nurse in labor and delivery and the operating room, a school nurse, a nurse manager, a nurse practitioner, and an active service member in the U. S. Navy Nurse Corps. Her academic scholarship is rooted in teaching innovation with particular focus on the use of infographics and social media and the development of the DNP project.
Clinically, she has published on subjects such as the prescribing habits of nurse practitioners, chronic disease management, and evidence-based practice. She has served in leadership positions on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Steering Committee for the Practice Leadership Network and is the owner and CEO of DNPmollyB, LLC.
In collaboration with Springer Publishing, she has published The DNP Project Workbook: A Step-by-Step Process for Success. She is also the cohost of The DNP Project Podcast and is involved in writing test prep content for paramedics taking the International Board of Specialty Certification Certified Community Paramedic exam.