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Dr. Susan Kelly is a Clinical Associate Professor and is the Director of Undergraduate Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Affairs for the School of Nursing. Dr. Kelly joined the School of Nursing faculty in 2015 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2022.
Dr. Kelly has an extensive background teaching didactic and clinical instruction. She has taught across the undergraduate curriculum in areas such as Pathophysiology, Adult Health & Illness, Gerontological, and Leadership and Management. Dr. Kelly is also involved in collaborating, facilitating and teaching courses to prepare students for all levels of standardized testing and in preparation for the National Council of State Boards Licensing Exam (NCLEX), and she has conducted various workshops on NCLEX Test Taking Strategies.
Dr. Kelly's role as the Director of Adjunct Clinical Faculty and Clinical Affairs has allowed her to work with new adjunct faculty to mentor and educate them in the clinical teaching role. Dr. Kelly is an integral member of the Simulation Task Force for the School of Nursing, which has worked to integrate simulation into all nursing courses. She assisted in the development of simulation-based education and has published and presented this work at national and local levels.
Dr. Kelly is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), as well as a Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse (CMSRN). Dr. Kelly is an alum of the National League of Nursing (NLN) Leadership Development Program for Simulation Leaders, which allowed her to develop simulation programs across the undergraduate curriculum. Dr. Kelly's service includes her role on the Interprofessional Development Committee (IPEC) for the university. The committee includes all health sciences and pharmacy to work collaboratively with students from all health disciplines.
Dr. Kelly received the 2020 faculty award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Kelly's work with students on the remediation process and successfully preparing students for standardized exams was a contributing factor in her receiving this award. Dr. Kelly received the Rita M. Carty Faculty Leadership Award for the 2018 academic year, allowing her to disseminate research on professionalism and the hidden curriculum in healthcare organizations.
Dr. Kelly's role as the Director of Adjunct Clinical Faculty and Clinical Affairs has allowed her to work with new adjunct faculty to mentor and educate them in the clinical teaching role. Dr. Kelly collaborates with educational leadership at the major health systems to ensure quality clinical education for the undergraduate students.
Education
- Ed.D. Doctor of Education, University of Pittsburgh
- MSN, Nursing Education, Robert Morris University
- MS, Leadership and Business Ethics, Duquesne University
- BSN, Nursing, University of Pittsburgh
- Diploma, Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing
Expertise
- Simulation-based education (SBE) to assess student learning and how students learn and synthesize content
- Disseminating research on professionalism, mentorship and role modeling
- Hidden curriculum in health care organizations
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2017 – 2020 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation grant with Drexel University. A member of a team of 30 participants from different universities working in collaboration on a project to advance professionalism and interprofessional education with enhancing and creating a site entitled ProfessionalFormation.Org.
Kelly, S.H., (2023) Activity to Help Students with Priority and Select All That Apply, Nurse Educator
Ergie P. Inocian, Meredith B. Hill, Rhea Faye D. Felicilda-Reynaldo, Susan H. Kelly, Melanie T. Turk (2022) Factors in the Clinical Learning Environment that Influence Caring Behaviors of Undergraduate Nursing Students: An Integrative Review. Nurse Education in Practice. In Press, Journal Pre-proof, online 24 June 2022.
Kelly, S.H., (2022) Preparing Students in Pathophysiology using Nearpod, Nurse Educator
Billings, D., Kelly, S. (2022) Contributor ‘Engaging in Scholarship of Teaching’ Wittmann-Price, R., Godshall, M., Wilson, L. Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Review Manual 4th Edition. Springer Publishing.
Kelly, S.H., (2019). The hidden curriculum: Undergraduate nursing students’ perspectives of socialization and professionalism. Nursing Ethics (ePub) https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019881714
Kelly, S. H., Henry, R., Williams, S. (2019) Using Debriefing Methods in Post-Clinical Conference American Journal of Nursing, 19 (9).
Kelly, S. H., Koharchik, L., Henry, R., Cippel, M., Hardner, S., Kolesar, A., Clark, B. An Advanced Medication Administration Experience to Promote Students' Knowledge Acquisition in the Skill of Administering Medication, Teaching and Learning in Nursing (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2017.12.002
Presentations:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Transform 2022 Conference Poster Presentation Key Attributes of High Performing Nurses: A Comparison Between Traditional and Second-Degree Students December 1-3, 2022 Chicago, Illinois.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Transform 2022 Conference Poster Presentation the Hidden curriculum: Undergraduate nursing students’ perspectives of developing a professional identity" December 1-3, 2022 Chicago, IL.
Duquesne University School of Nursing. Continuing Education Program Presentation (CEU) on NGN the purpose of this educational activity was to introduce clinical faculty to the NGN NCLEX and methods to incorporate clinical judgment in clinical and lab settings April 2022
PodCast for Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching. Preparing Students in Pathophysiology using Nearpod, Nurse Educator March 2022 available on Apple and Google Podcasts.
Duquesne University 2022 Pitch Competition - John G. Rangos Sr. Prize. Developing Cultural Sensitivity to LGBTQIA+ Health Care Need: An Interprofessional Learning Experience. March 2022.
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning Conference (INACSL). Virtual Poster Presentation: Cultivating Delegation and Prioritization Competency with Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Students Using High Fidelity Multiple Patient Simulation. June 16-19, 2021.
Academy for Professionalism in Health Care 8th Annual Conference. Podium Presentation in Chicago, Illinois: The Hidden curriculum: Undergraduate nursing students' perspectives of developing a professional identity. April 29-30 – 2021 (rescheduled from 2020 then conference cancelled) .
Joseph and Joan Pranis Kenney Endowed Conference for Excellence in Nursing Education. UPMC Schools of Nursing. Podium Presentation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Cultivating Delegation and Prioritization Competency with Second Degree Accelerated Nursing Students Using High Fidelity Multiple Patient Simulation. March 6, 2020
Joseph and Joan Pranis Kenney Endowed Conference for Excellence in Nursing Education. UPMC Schools of Nursing. Poster Presentation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Student learning with shared responsibility: Can it help increase standardized test scores and prepare for Next Generation NCLEX? March 6, 2020
Duquesne University School of Nursing. Continuing Education Program Presentation (CEU) on Professional Formation: an on-line platform to engage, assess and guide student’s professional development. The purpose of this educational activity was to introduce faculty to the PFO modules and to discuss research initiatives to assess student’s personal growth throughout the nursing program. October 31, 2019
National League of Nursing (NLN) Summit. Poster Presentation in National Harbor, Maryland: Student Learning with Shared Responsibility: Can it help Increase Standardized Test Scores and Prepare for Next Generation NCLEX? September 26-28, 2019.
Duquesne University Doctoral Week 25th Anniversary Celebration of the PhD program. Poster Presentation: An Advanced Medication Administration Experience to Promote Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in the Skill of Administering Medication. May 13, 2019
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning Conference (INACSL). Poster Presentation in Toronto Canada: An Advanced Medication Administration Experience to Promote Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in the Skill of Administering Medication. June 14, 2018
Greater Pittsburgh Nursing Research Conference. Poster Presentation: An Advanced Medication Administration Experience to Promote Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in the Skill of Administering Medication. October 20, 2017
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning Conference (INACSL). Podium Presentation: A survey of faculty and student perceptions of evaluation methods used in an undergraduate nursing program. June 16, 2016
2023 - 2024 John G. Rangos Sr. Prize
2022-2023 John G. Rangos Sr. Prize
2020 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
2019 Scholarly Writing Retreat sponsored by the National League of Nursing (NLN)
2018 Rita M. Carty Faculty Leadership Award
2016 Alum for the Leadership Development Program for Simulation Leaders sponsored by the National League of Nursing (NLN)