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
    2023 Interprofessional team-based education: A comparison of in-person and online learner experiences by method of delivery and health profession.  Journal of Professional Nursing.  44:26-32. 2023
    2022 Improving Quality in Neonatal Care Through Competency-Based Simulation 2022
    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 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 PracticeTM Simulation Design.  Clinical Simulation in Nursing.  58:14-21. 2021
    2021 Onward and Upward: Introducing the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticeTM.  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.  JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics and Regulation.  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 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 2019
    2019 Virtual postoperative visits for new ostomates 2019
    2019 Identifying Geriatric Patients at Risk for Malnutrition: A Quality Improvement Project.  Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics.  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 2015
    2015 The effects of high fidelity simulation on nursing students’ perceptions and self-efficacy of obstetric skills 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 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 2010

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2014 Consider this: Simulation program scheduling 2014

    Teaching Activities

  • HRP575 - Simulation for HC Quality (Spring Term 2016)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2014)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2015)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2016)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2017)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2018)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2019)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2020)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2021)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Fall Term 2022)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Summer Term 2013)
  • NTC658 - Sim/Classroom Tech Stud Lrn (Summer Term 2014)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Fall Term 2008)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR345L - Nurs Health Assessment Skills (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR355 - Foundations Professional Nur (Fall Term 2008)
  • NUR355 - Foundations Professional Nur (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR362 - High Acuity Adult Health Nurs (Fall Term 2007)
  • NUR362 - High Acuity Adult Health Nurs (Spring Term 2008)
  • NUR362 - High Acuity Adult Health Nurs (Summer Term 2008)
  • NUR375 - Critical Care Nursing Adult I (Spring Term 2008)
  • NUR456L - Leader Management Practicum (Summer Term 2009)
  • NUR612 - Advanced Pathophysiology (Fall Term 2008)
  • NUR612 - Advanced Pathophysiology (Spring Term 2009)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2012)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2014)
  • NUR690 - Indep Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2015)
  • NUR738L - Scholarly Project Development (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR739L - Scholarly Practice Project (Spring Term 2019)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Fall Term 2016)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Spring Term 2018)

    • Full Name

  • Penni Watts