Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Penni Watts is currently the Director of Clinical Simulation and has been instrumental in the integration of clinical simulation experiences as well as interprofessional simulation experiences across multiple nursing programs. Her background includes over 25 years in critical care nursing. Her training in simulation includes the Center for Medical Simulation Comprehensive Instructor Course and the Advanced Instructor Course. Currently she is active on committees in INACSL and Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Currently, she holds a certification as a CHSE- A (Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced).

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2019 Using Interprofessional Simulation to Assess Students Perceptions of Teamwork and Team Composition.  Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice.  2019
    2019 Implementing Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education for Future Healthcare Providers.  Journal of Interprofessional Care.  2019
    2019 Low-cost thoracentesis simulation for nurse practitioner students..  Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.  2019
    2019 Virtual Postoperative Visits for New Ostomates.  Computers in Nursing.  37:73-79. 2019
    2019 Virtual postoperative visits for new ostomates.  Computers in Nursing.  37:73-79. 2019
    2018 Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of ACLS into a Baccalaureate Nursing Program.  Journal of Nursing Education.  2018
    2018 Simulation Faculty Development: Continuing the Dialogue.  Simulation in Healthcare.  13:371. 2018
    2018 Using simulation to teach telehealth nursing competencies.  Journal of Nursing Education.  57:624-627. 2018
    2018 A competency-based curriculum for critical care nurse practitioners' transition to practice.  American Journal of Critical Care.  27:398-406. 2018
    2018 Exploring Hidden Curricula in an Interprofessional Intensive Care Unit Simulation.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  22:22-25. 2018
    2018 Electronic Health Records in Simulation Education: Literature Review and Synthesis.  Simulation in Healthcare.  13:261-267. 2018
    2018 Electronic Health Records in Simulation Education: Literature Review and Synthesis.  Simulation in Healthcare.  2018
    2018 Identifying Geriatric Patients at Risk for Malnutrition: A Quality Improvement Project.  Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly.  2018
    2017 Faculty Evaluation of Undergraduate Nursing Simulation: A Grounded Theory Model.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  13:616-623. 2017
    2017 Simulation Faculty Development: A Tiered Approach.  Simulation in Healthcare.  12:254-259. 2017
    2017 The reliability and validity of three questionnaires: The Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale, Simulation Design Scale, and Educational Practices Questionnaire.  Contemporary Nurse.  53:60-74. 2017
    2017 A competency-based curriculum for transition to critical care nurse practitioner practice..  American Journal of Critical Care.  2017
    2017 The reliability and validity study: "The Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale”, “Simulation Design Scale” and “Educational Practices Questionnaire".  Contemporary Nurse.  2017
    2017 Use of electronic health records in clinical simulations.  Simulation in Healthcare.  2017
    2016 Beginning and advanced students' perceptions of the use of low and high-fidelity mannequins in nursing simulation..  Nurse Education Today.  2016
    2016 Beginning and advanced students' perceptions of the use of low- and high-fidelity mannequins in nursing simulation.  Nurse Education Today.  36:37-43. 2016
    2016 Primer on Interprofessional Simulation for Clinical Laboratory Science Programs: A Practical Guide to Structure and Terminology.  Clinical Laboratory Science.  29:241-246. 2016
    2016 Primer on Interprofessional Simulation for Medical Laboratory Science Programs: a Practical Guide to Structure and Terminology.  Clinical Laboratory Science.  2016
    2015 The Effects of High Fidelity Simulation on Nursing Students’ Perceptions and Self-Efficacy of Obstetric Skills.  International Archives of Nursing and Healthcare.  1. 2015
    2015 The effects of high fidelity simulation on nursing students’ perceptions and self-efficacy of obstetric skills.  Internationl Archives of Nursing and Health Care.  2015
    2014 Interprofessional Education: A Multi-patient, Team-Based Intensive Care Unit Simulation.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  10:521-528. 2014
    2014 Interprofessional simulation training improves knowledge and teamwork in nursing and medical students during internal medicine clerkship.  Journal of Hospital Medicine.  9:189-192. 2014
    2014 Using high-fidelity simulation to prepare advanced practice nursing students.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  10:e5. 2014
    2013 Detecting and treating hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes.  Nurse Practitioner.  38:11-14. 2013
    2013 Hypoglycemia: The Nurses Role in Early Detection and Prevention.  NP Acute Care Advisor 2013.  2013
    2012 Energizing Returning Nurses to Clinical Practice Utilizing Simulation Experiences.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  8:e404-e405. 2012
    2012 Detecting and treating hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes.  Nursing 2010.  42:50-52. 2012
    2010 Using Video-Facilitated Feedback to Improve Student Performance Following High-Fidelity Simulation.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  6. 2010
    2010 "Hypoglycemia: The Nurses' Role in Early Detection and Intervention".  Nursing 2010.  2010
    2010 Using video-facilitated feedback to improve student performance following high-fidelity simulation clinical simulation in nursing.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing..  2010
    Exploring hidden curricula in an interprofessional ICU simulation..  Clinical Simluation in Nursing. 
    Simulation and peer feedback in an undergraduate nursing physical assessment course: A retrospective cohort pilot study.  Nursing Education Today. 

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2014 Consider this: Simulation program scheduling 2014

    Research Overview

  • Clinical Simulation, Interprofessional Education, Evaluation of student performance, Critical Care Nursing

    • Investigator On

    Teaching Activities

  • NUR738L - Scholarly Project Development (Spring Term 2019) 2019
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Spring Term 2019) 2019
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2018) 2018
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2018) 2018
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2017) 2017
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • HRP575 - Simulation for HC Quality (Spring Term 2016) 2016
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Summer Term 2014) 2014
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Summer Term 2013) 2013
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2012) 2012
  • NUR456L - Leader Management Practicum (Summer Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR355 - Foundations Professional Nur (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR612 - Advanced Pathophysiology (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Fall Term 2008) 2008
  • NUR355 - Foundations Professional Nur (Fall Term 2008) 2008
  • NUR612 - Advanced Pathophysiology (Fall Term 2008) 2008
  • NUR362 - High Acuity Adult Health Nurs (Summer Term 2008) 2008
  • NUR362 - High Acuity Adult Health Nurs (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • NUR375 - Critical Care Nursing Adult I (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • NUR362 - High Acuity Adult Health Nurs (Fall Term 2007) 2007

    • Full Name

  • Penni Watts