Dr. Schultz was the Director of the Center for Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME from 1993-2004. As the nurse researcher in a tertiary care center, her primary role was to mentor and educate staff nurses in the use and conduct of research related to patient outcomes and improving the care that nurses and other disciplines deliver. Within this role, she developed and implemented the Clinical Nurse Scholar Model for Evidence-Based Practice.

Since 1997, she has authored or co-authored with nursing faculty and staff nurses more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals. With her staff nurse colleagues, she has been honored with eight research awards from multiple nursing societies including the Innovation for Clinical Excellence award from Sigma Theta Tau International. She is currently a member of the Sigma’s International Board and has served as a Magnet Appraiser for the Magnet Recognition program since its inception in 1994. She was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in 2003 in recognition of her work in evidence-based practice with staff nurses.

In May, 2005, she became the Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice at Arizona State University College of Nursing.