Penni Watts PhD, RN, CHSE-A

Penni Watts PhD, RN, CHSE-A
Associate Professor of Nursing

Assistant Dean for Clinical Simulating and Training, School of Nursing , The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Scholar (C), Interprof Sim for Innov Clinical Practice , Office of the Provost
Assistant Director, Interprof Sim for Innov Clinical Practice , Office of the Provost
Director, Learning Resource Center (LRC) (Retired Org) , Office of the Provost
Director, Nursing Academic Affairs , School of Nursing
Associate Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs

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
2022	Integrating a simulated electronic medical record system and barcode medication administration into a pre-licensure nursing program. Journal of Professional Nursing. 40:38-41. 2022
2022	Academic-Practice Partnership Pivot during COVID-19 Pandemic Surge. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 46:103-112. 2022
2022	COVID-19 Telehealth Fair Partnership for Capacity Building in Primary Care Nursing. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 46:113-124. 2022
2021	Simulating Telehealth Experiences in the Neonatal Care Environment: Improving Access to Care. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 40:393-401. 2021
2021	A Distance Accessible Education Model: Teaching Skills to Nurse Practitioners. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 17:999-1003. 2021
2021	Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice^TM Simulation Design. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 58:14-21. 2021
2021	Onward and Upward: Introducing the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice^TM. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 58:1-4. 2021
2021	A tribute to chad epps: A mentor, educator, leader, collaborator, and friend 2021
2020	Professional Development for Simulation Education. Annual Review of Nursing Research. 39:201-221. 2020
2020	Faculty Reflections on Effective Strategies Utilized to Implement Simulation-Enhanced IPE for Future Health Care Providers. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 46:22-29. 2020
2020	Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice: Educating Providers on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 44:12-18. 2020
2020	Sustaining global partnerships for simulation integration: lessons from the field. International Nursing Review. 67:168-172. 2020
2020	Comparison of Video-Facilitated Reflective Practice and Faculty-Led Debriefings. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 42:1-7. 2020
2020	Medical Surgical Nurse Self-perceived Competency in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/Substance Use Disorder Veteran Care in a Non-Veterans Health Administration Setting. Journal of Nursing Administration. 50:203-208. 2020
2020	Building capacity for nursing and midwifery education through an asynchronous online course. Journal of Nursing Education. 59:38-41. 2020
2020	Low-cost thoracentesis simulation for nurse practitioner students. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 32:339-343. 2020
2020	Simulation to Enhance Communication Skills in Neonatal Nursing Practice. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 39:347-355. 2020
2019	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Into a Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Journal of Nursing Education. 58:182-184. 2019
2019	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Into a Baccalaureate nursing program. Journal of Nursing Education. 58:182-184. 2019
2019	Virtual Postoperative Visits for New Ostomates. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 37:73-79. 2019
2019	Virtual postoperative visits for new ostomates. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 37:73-79. 2019
2019	Identifying Geriatric Patients at Risk for Malnutrition: A Quality Improvement Project 2019
2018	Simulation Faculty Development: Continuing the Dialogue 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 2018
2018	Electronic Health Records in Simulation Education: Literature Review and Synthesis 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 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	The reliability and validity study: "The Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale”, “Simulation Design Scale” and “Educational Practices Questionnaire". Contemporary Nurse. 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