Barbara Garrity

MSN, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
Area of Study: Nursing Education/Public Health Nursing

BS, Bob Jones University, 2001.
Area of Study: Nursing

Lecturer, University of Northern Colorado
School of Nursing (2014 – Present)

Adjunct Faculty, Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, CO
School of Nursing (2012-2017)

Clinical Nursing Instructor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
(2009-2011)

Nursing Instructor, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, China
(2001 – 2003)

Areas of Interest

• Migrant/Immigrant Health
• Service Learning
• Critical Care Nursing
• International Nursing
• High, Medium, and Low Fidelity Simulation

Collaborative Learning: Interprofessional Emergent Care Simulation Learning Experience

This nursing program developed a simulation education experience that collaborated senior Bachelor in Science (BSN) nursing students, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) graduate students, and Emergency Medical Technician students. The purpose of this educational event is to increase interprofessional collaboration skills among generalist and advanced practice nursing students and EMT students with attention to: awareness of interprofessional roles, communication, leadership and increased patient safety. A survey will be in place to measure the student’s self-perceived skill level and comfort before and after their collaborative activity as well as a survey measuring role perception six-months following the activity. The student will also be contacted, upon consent, for an interview six- months following the activity.

Impact of Civic Engagement Integration across a Nursing Curriculum

This research received IRB approval in summer 2019 – we collected our first qualitative data in summer/fall 2019. Quantitative data (pre-test) was collected in summer 2019 and fall 2019.