Nursing Department
Wilson Hall 216A
Constance BlakeAssociate Professor
Biography
Dr. Connie Blake has an interest in birthing families and newborn nursing, advocacy, empathy development and integrative healing. She holds board certification in the nursing specialties of inpatient obstetrics and holistic nursing.
Courses Taught
Perinatal Nursing Care
Nursing Leadership
Simulation Clinical Content Courses; Undergraduate
Perinatal-Newborn Nursing Clinical/Acute Care
Preceptorship Course/Capstone
Areas of Research
New Graduate Nurses Development of Empathy
Caregiver Wellbeing in the Healthcare Settings
Nurse's Perceived Workload & Stressors
Physical & Emotional Comfort at End of Life
Publications
Benjamin, E., Romain, S., Vital, C., Blake, C., Peterson, C., & Chung, J. (2025). “They don’t know what it’s really like:” Qualitative insights into inpatient nurses’ perceived workload. BMC Nursing, 24, e1083. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03723-4
Benjamin, E., Romain, S., Vital, C. J., Peterson, C., Blake, C., & Chung, J. (2025, April). Identification of workload measurement indicators for nurses in acute care using focus groups [Poster presentation]. Philadelphia, PA.
Vital, C. & Blake, C. (2024, February). Lessons learned from Covid-19: Holistic nursing is a necessary ingredient for acute care hospitals. Beginnings. 10-12.
DeJoy, S.A., Bohl, M.G., Mahoney, K, Blake, C. (2020). Estimating the Financial Impact of Reducing Primary Cesareans. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 65(1), 56-63. https://doi.org 10.1111/jmwh.13010
Stafilarakis, D., Hartmann, J., Twining, D., Paterwic, S., Provost, C., Whitehead, L. Blake, C. (2018). Determining whether maternal fetal triage index implantation decreases patient walk-out rates. Journal of Obstetric Gynecological & Neonatal Nursing; 47(3), S50-S51.
https://doi.org 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.04.100
Blake, C. (2012). Did you just say...The baby is coming? Journal of Emergency Nursing; 38 (3), 296-300.
Presentations
July 2026, BSEP Program, Baystate Medical Center, Self-Care & Healing for High School Students
June 2026, American Holistic Nurses Association, Niagara Falls, NY; Podium Presentation “Cultivating Deep Roots & Connections to Earth” (Nurse's Wellbeing & Self-Care)
Professional Service
Current Member of:
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)
