Dr. Paul Logan is a cardiovascular nurse practitioner, faculty member, and health services researcher. While an undergraduate, he was awarded the Senior Commissioned Officer Student Training Extern Program (COSTEP) scholarship by the U.S. Public Health Service. Following graduation, he worked at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. In 1994, he earned his master’s in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and became one of the first acute care nurse practitioners in the country.
Professor Logan has been a cardiovascular nurse practitioner in Greater Philadelphia and Central Pennsylvania and taught at Penn State University for a decade. He continues to expand his skills and knowledge by conducting research at LVC and practicing with WellSpan Cardiology. He authored the only textbook for acute care nurse practitioners, Principles of Practice for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and founded Logan Solutions, a healthcare technology company.
Dr. Logan and his wife, Jeanne, a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director of Penn State Health’s Autism Program, have four children, one of whom is a Nurse. They enjoy sailing on the Chesapeake with their friends.
Publications and Works
Books
Logan, P. (Ed.). (1999). Principles of practice for the acute care nurse practitioner. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange.
Publications
Logan, P., Reaves, C., Kitt-Lewis, E., and Mechtel, M. (2025). The Great Divide: Student and Faculty Perceptions of Durable Learning. Submitted to Nurse Educator, Dec 2024.
Kitt-Lewis, E., Mechtel, M., Reaves, C., and Logan, P. (2024). The Faculty Voice: Faculty Perceptions of Durable Learning. Submitted to Nurse Educator, Dec 2024.
Reaves, C., Kitt-Lewis, E., Mechtel, M. and Logan, P. (2024). The Student Voice: Student Perspectives on Durable Learning. Accepted for publication in Nurse Educator, March 2023.
Mechtel, M., Kitt-Lewis, E., Reaves, C., Sinacori, B., O’Brien, T., Logan, P., … & Phillips, K. (2024). Durable Learning Strategies in Nursing Education: State-of-the-Evidence Review. Journal of Nursing Education, 63(1), 24-31.
Logan, P. & Clarke, S. (2016). Get Your Hands Dirty: Improving Student Clinical Experiences. Nursing Management, 47(5).
Logan, P. & Moore, J. (2004). Hypertension: Getting back to basics. Nursing, 34(5).
Logan, P. & Clarke, S. (2001). Nutrition and medical therapy for dyslipidemia. AACN Clinical Issues in Acute and Critical Care.
Logan, P. (1995). What You Need to Know About Interventional Cardiology. Critical Care Supplement, Nursing, 25(9).
National Presentations
Crash Course: Transition to Cardiology Practice. Presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, San Diego, CA. June 2025.
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Tests. Presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, San Diego, CA. June 2025.
Perception of Durable Learning to Achieve Mastery of AACN Essentials and Readiness to Practice. Presented at AACN Transform 2023, Lake Buena Vista, FL. December 2023.
Think Like a Cardiologist: Understanding Results of Cardiovascular Tests. Annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, New Orleans, LA. June 2023.
Reading a 12-Lead EKG Quickly and Accurately. Annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, New Orleans, LA. June 2023.
The Role of the Faculty Advisor. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Student Nurses Association. Nashville, TN, April 2018. Salt Lake City, UT, April 2019. Salt Lake City, UT, April 2022. Nashville, TN, April 2023.
TEE, ECG, ETT, EIEIO: Selecting and Interpreting Cardiovascular Diagnostic Tests. Presented at the 2001 AACN National Teaching Institute/Advanced Practice Institute, Anaheim, California.
The Diagnostic Work-up of Dyspnea: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Considerations. Presented at the 1999 AACN National Teaching Institute/Advanced Practice Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana. Co-presenter: Nancy P. Blumenthal, MSN, CRNP.
The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Facing the Challenges and Constructing the Future. A day-long NTI-preconference, presented at the AACN National Teaching Institute, Los Angeles, California. Co-presenter: Terry Richmond, RN, PhD, CCRN, FAAN.
Getting Started as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Moderator of a panel discussion that addressed negotiating role and salary and documenting effectiveness. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Consensus Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1998.
- NUR 222 Health Assessment
- NUR 322 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing
- NUR 342 Pharmacology
- NUR 362 Nursing Practice to Improve Outcomes
- NUR 451 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- NUR 472 Nursing Care of Complex Patients