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• 2010

  Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Nursing

  Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

• 2003

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Nursing Science

  Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

• 1999

  French

  English

  Masters of Science

  Nursing

  Bradley University

• 1995

  Bachelors of Science

  Nursing

  Bradley University

• 1981

  Associates in Applied Science

  Nursing

  Illinois Central College

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  Evaluating patient\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcentered care: Feasibility of electronic data collection in hospitalized older \t\t\t\t\t\t\tadults

  Weaver

  MT

  Wolverton

  CL

  Duffy

  JR

  Journal of Nursing Care Quality

  Evaluating patient\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcentered care: Feasibility of electronic data collection in hospitalized older \t\t\t\t\t\t\tadults

  I’ve been through something: Poetic explorations of African American women’s cancer survivorship

  The liberal arts and sciences serve as a core part of the educational discipline in nursing curriculum and are believed to undergird abilities for critical-thinking

  creativity

  and holistic care ( Hermann

  2004; McKie

  2012 ). Over time

  science has taken on a more central role in nursing education

  despite the acknowledged importance and contributions of liberal arts. The humanities are an essential part of liberal arts education and generally include disciplines such as history

  literature

  religion

  philosophy

  architecture

  or fine arts (e.g.

  music

  painting

  sculpture

  drama

  or film) ( Hermann

  2004 ). Nursing students identify that liberal arts improve their skills to communicate

  think globally

  navigate diversity

  make decisions

  and improve their human selves ( McKie

  2012 )

  therefore the purposeful inclusion of liberal arts and humanities into nursing pedagogy should be assured. Schools of nursing seated within liberal arts universities are in a position to take advantage of campus environments that seek to improve student knowledge

  skills

  abilities

  and values ( Scott

  2014 ). When caring for patients with complex medical

  psychosocial

  spiritual

  and economic concerns

  the ability to differentiate between what is true among a myriad of competing issues

  and to identify solutions to these problems

  are critical skills ( Scott

  2014 ).\n\nThis manuscript describes one type of focused effort by school of nursing (SON) faculty to integrate the humanities on a small

  liberal arts campus into the nursing curriculum. The desire to do this led to a large

  interdisciplinary project intended to enhance campus

  community

  faculty

  and student opportunities to

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  Improving baccalaureate nursing students understanding of fundamental legal issues through interdisciplinary collaboration

  A big word for something we do all the time: Oncology nurses lived experience of vigilance

  Schwend

  KR

  Worlds apart in the same town? A qualitative comparison of pre- and post-clinical themes assessing student nurse perceptions of homeless

  mentally ill clients

  Evaluating the CCTDI as an effective measure of critical thinking in baccalaureate nursing students

  Phillips

  CE

  Journal of Advanced Nursing

  Connectedness in the context of patient–provider relationships: A concept analysis

  Most academic-clinical partnerships are described as formal agreements between schools of nursing at research-intensive universities and large teaching hospitals. This article demonstrates less formal versions of academic-clinical partnerships established between a small

  private liberal arts university school of nursing and 2 regional clinical agencies. In both exemplars

  students

  faculty

  and staff contributed to evidence-based practice projects. Schools of nursing in non-research-intensive environments can develop right-size academic-clinical partnerships that are beneficial for all parties involved.

  Rightsizing Projects for Non-Research-Intensive Schools of Nursing via Academic-Clinical Partnerships

  Wendy

  Kooken

  Illinois Wesleyan University

  Assistant Professor

  Bloomington/Normal

  Illinois Area

  Illinois Wesleyan University

  Illinois Wesleyan University