Fernand Aro De Los Reyes
- Assistant Professor, Nursing
- School of Nursing
- MH 267
- fdelosreyes@mercy.edu
Dr. De Los Reyes is a board certified psychiatric and mental health nurse. At the Mercy University School of Nursing, he serves as inpatient coordinator for the psychiatric and mental health nursing clinical rotation. He is currently Co-Director of the Nursing High School Scholars and Influencers (HSSI) Program. The Nursing HSSI Program is a Petrie Foundation-funded program that fast-tracks high school students from the Bronx county into the BSN program and seeks to transform the scholars as public health influencers.
University service includes active membership in the School of Nursing Committees, namely: the Program Review Committee for the Nursing HSSI and Health Equity Influencers Program (HEIP), the Faculty Development Committee (FDC) and the Nursing Assessment Committee (NAC). The NAC provides periodic data to the Office of Educational Assessment (OEA) of Mercy University for continuous improvement of student learning and ensure nursing courses meet pedagogical and curriculum standards of accrediting institutions.
At the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), he serves on the Addictions and Recovery Panel and is a board exam item writer at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). He is also an active member of the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA), where he serves as Auditor of the New Jersey Chapter and Education Committee Chair of the PNANJ BergenPassaic County subchapter. In the community, he handles the treasury of Rockland County Camp of Gideons International.
Ph.D. in Nursing Science, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
MSN, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York
BSN, Dominican University New York
MA, International University of Japan
BSc (cum laude), University of the Philippines Los Banos
Opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment retention
High-fidelity simulation in psychiatric and mental health nursing
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Leadership and Management
Fundamental Skills in Nursing
Nursing Pharmacology
De Los Reyes, F.A. (2022). Biomarker, Treatment and Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention (Publication No. 29395246) Doctoral Dissertation, The Graduate Center, City University of New York]. ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Global.
De Los Reyes, F.A. (2016, May 10). Lawmakers need to pass hospital staffing bill [Letter to the Editor]. Times Union. https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-opinion/article/ Letterhttps://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-opinion/article/Letter-Lawmakers-need-to-pass- hospital-staffing-7920526.php-Lawmakers-need-to-pass-hospital-staffing-7920526.php
DAISY Foundation Team Award for Advancing Health Equity
Peterkin Foundation and Growing in Grace Counseling Group's Philippine Heritage Pride Award for Community Service
PNANJ Nursing Excellence Award: Nurse Educator Category
Sigma Theta Alpha Phi Chapter Research Grant: "Biomarker and Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Opioid Abuse Treatment Retention: A Proposed Longitudinal Study”. Award Amount: $ 2,000
Dissertation/Research Fellowship Award: Dean K. Harrison Fellowship. Award Amount: $10,000