Dr. Donald M. Bell
Key Responsibility
Director of Graduate Studies in Nurse Anesthesia
Professional
Member: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
International Anesthesia Research Society
International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society
Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Didactic Courses Taught
N506 Advanced Anesthesia Pharmacology
N517 Advanced Pathophysiology: Respiratory & Renal with Anesthesia Implications
N518 Advanced Pathophysiology: Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia
N522 Integrates Health Sciences in Anesthesia
N523 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice
N524 Basics of Anesthesia I
N525 Basics of Anesthesia II
N526 Professional Issues in Nurse Anesthesia
N582 Scholarly Inquiry
Service
Chair, Bylaws Committee, U.T. College of Nursing
Biographical Information
Donald M. Bell, CRNA, DNSc, APN is a Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Concentration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Bell
held a wide variety of clinical, administrative and consultative positions in anesthesia. From 1988 until 1994, he served as Vice-Chief Nurse Anesthetist at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. Since this time, he has been a partner in Bell Anesthesia, PLLC. A frequent guest lecturer and featured speaker, Dr. Bell is listed in Marquis Who's Who in American Nursing, and Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare. He is a former National Deans List honoree and is urrently a member of Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Omicron Nu and Phi Mu Alpha national honor societies. Dr. Bell is the immediate past President of the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists, chair of the AANA Bylaws Committee and an Associate Editor of the AANA Journal. He is a decorated veteran of the US Air Force (Vietnam Era) and is married to the former Beverly Ann Patton, a CRNA owner of Bell Anesthesia, PLLC.
A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Dr. Bell is a diploma graduate of Ft. Sanders Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and holds a certificate in Nurse Anesthesia from Charleston Area Medical Center. He earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from West Virginia State University, a Master of Science (MS) in
Health Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia (MSNA) from the Gooding Institute in Panama City, Florida, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and a Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
Memphis.
Selected Scholarly Endeavors
Associate Editor: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
(AANA Journal)
Contributing Author: Chapter 37: Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Procedures. In Nurse Anesthesia by
Nagelhout & Zaglaniczny (3rd Ed)
Editorial Reviewer: AANA Journal
Hickman, A., Bell, D. & Preston, J. (2005). Update for Nurse Anesthetists - Acupressure and
postoperative nausea and vomiting. AANA Journal. 73(5). 379-385.
Bell, D., Halliburton, J., & Preston, J. (2004). A systematic review of instruments used to measure patient satisfaction with anesthesia care. AANA Journal. 72(3). 211-217.
Halliburton, J., Bell, D., & Preston, J. (2004). Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment. AANA Journal
72(5). 365-371.
Bell, D., McDonough, J., Ellison, J., & Fitzhugh, E. (1999). Controlled drug misuse among certified
registered nurse anesthetists. AANA Journal. 67(2). 133-140.
Research Interests
Substance Misuse Among Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Prevalence and Attitudes About Addiction, Treatment, Mandatory Drug Testing and Reentry to Practice - a Nationwide Survey of
Active Practitioners.
Clinical determinants of patient satisfaction with monitored anesthesia care.
A concept analysis of stress and its relationship to the clinical practice of nurse anesthesia.
Controlled drug misuse among certified registered nurse anesthetists.
A comparative analysis of the epistemological foundations of nurse anesthesia practice:
Implications for the concept of health.
Anesthesia guidelines and techniques for utilizing non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents in renal transplant recipients: A case study involving non-standard approaches.
Contact Information
Dr. Donald M. Bell
Clinical Associate Professor of Nurse Anesthesia
Program Director & Coordinator
The University of Tennessee – College of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
1930 Alcoa Highway, Medical Bldg ‘A’ – Suite 430
Knoxville, TN 37920-6999
Phone: (865) 305-7762
Fax: (865) 305-6852
E-Mail: dbell@utmck.edu
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
UT Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
1930 Alcoa Highway, Ste 430
Knoxville, Tn 37920-1500
Phone: 865-305-7762
Fax: 865-305-6852