Mrs. Kathy Smith
Assistant Teaching Professor
Bio
Mrs. Kathy L. Smith received her BSN degree from the University of 51¶ºÄÌ Mississippi in 1981 and her MSN degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1995. She is currently an EdD candidate at the University of Alabama. Mrs. Smith is a certified pediatric nurse with over 27 years of pediatric nursing who maintains a PRN clinical practice. Her main teaching and clinical focus is pediatric nursing. Her current dissertation research is focused on the evaluation of clinical nursing skills to produce confident, competent, and safe baccalaureate nurses.
- MSN - University Mississippi Medical Center (1995)
- BSN - University of 51¶ºÄÌ Mississippi (1981)
Undergraduate Courses:
NSG 426/426L Child/Family Health Nursing
NSG 338/338L Chronic Conditions Across the Lifespan
NSG 432/432L Acute Conditions Across the Lifespan
NSG 472/472L Complex Conditions Across the Lifespan
NSG 410 Holistic Health: The Art and Science of Healing Using Alternative & Complementary Therapies
NSG 467 Pharmacotherapeutics in Health Care
- Innovative Strategies for Nursing Education Program Evaluation, JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, 2010,
- Mississippi Nurses Association
- Society of Pediatric Nurses
- Sigma Theta Tau
- USM Christian Nurses Fellowship
- English (Native or Bilingual)