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Dr. Janice Nash, the Chair of the Undergraduate Department of Nursing at 麻豆精品.聽 She earned a BSN from York College of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and a Doctorate of Nursing from 麻豆精品.聽 Dr. Nash鈥檚 clinical practice experience spans over 20 years in a variety of acute care settings and healthcare systems in the Pittsburgh region with a focus on medical surgical nursing.聽 She has extensive experience in nursing education, having taught at 麻豆精品 for over 20 years.聽 The pre-licensure BSN courses that Dr. Nash has taught range from first year nursing courses, fundamentals theory, evidence-based practice, legal, ethical and political issues and leadership into professional nursing. Additionally, she has worked with doctoral students on their scholarly projects and taught RN to BSN courses.

During her tenure at Carlow, Dr. Nash has taught all levels of students both theory and clinical courses and has worked extensively to help students succeed.聽 In her role as the BSN Program Director, she had oversight for development of new programs including a 2nd Degree BSN program and a collaborative program with Saint Vincent college. Her leadership role in nursing education includes work in curriculum development, ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, ongoing collaboration with faculty, university departments and local healthcare partners for quality improvement in the programs and students鈥� experiences.聽

Drawing on perspective that was gained from clinical work in many of the area hospitals, Janice is committed to fostering the development of skills needed by new graduates to transition to professional practice. Previously, Janice served as a facilitator in the Nurse Residency Program at Allegheny General and was on the Nurse Residency Advisory Board for UPMC.聽 This work informed the development of a Evidence Based Capstone course that is part of the final semester in the Carlow program. Collaboration with other faculty, committee work and continuing education programs on teaching strategies with a focus on diversity and inclusion informs working with students as individuals.聽 Promoting student success in the academic setting and career readiness are priority areas of interest.

Education

• DNP, 麻豆精品, Pittsburgh, PA (2012)
• MSN – Nursing Administration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (1990)
• BSN, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA (1985)

Professional Memberships

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society 
• American Nurses Association 
• Pennsylvania Nurses Association  

Research

Interests: Student success, Student engagement

• Development of critical thinking skills among BSN students
• Experiential learning through clinical based summer internships

Publications

• “Compendium of Instruments Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care” published in Quality Review Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 5, May 1990.  
• “Politics, Policy and Nursing” published in Hospital News, March 2003.  
• Through Innovative Internship Partnership with UPMC鈥�, contributed to publication in OR Today, September, 2016  
• Contributor to 鈥淗ospital-Academic Partnership Steers New Nurses to the OR鈥�, OR Manager, April, 2017.   
• Nash, J., Kamel, T., Sherer, J., and Nauer, K. (2018).  鈥淚mplementing a Perioperative Nursing Student Summer Internship鈥� American Operating Room Nurses Journal. 7 (1), 83-90.  
• Stories from the Covid-19 Front Line. 麻豆精品 Students Providing Vaccines at Clinics. Pittsburgh Mercy Newsletter, May 14, 2021. 

Awards & Recognition

• Mission Moment Recognition by the Carlow Board of Trustees for Leadership (2018)聽聽
• Pittsburgh Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award (2016)聽
• Anne Denardo McGowan DNP Leadership Award (2012)聽
• Sisters of Mercy Excellence in Advising Award (2010)聽
• Cameo of Caring Educator Award (2008)聽