KELLEY CONNOR, MS, RN, CNE, CHSE Email: kelleyconnor@boisestate.edu EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Anticipated graduation May 2016 University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Master of Science Nursing Nurse Educator Area of Study University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Bachelor of Science Nursing Magna Cum Laude Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Associate of Applied Science Nursing Graduated with honors Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ Practical Nursing Scottsdale Community College,Scottsdale, AZ Bachelor of Art Studio Art Minor Women s Studies University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Boise State University Boise, ID Instructor 08/2006-07/2009 Assistant Professor 08/2009-07/2013 Associate Professor 08/2013 - Current Fundamental skills instructor. Obstetric instructor for didactic and clinical courses. Simulation development specialist. Other departmental duties as assigned including roles on the search committee, the student nurse association, and the simulation program. West Valley Medical Center Caldwell, ID 12/2/08 - Current Care for normal newborns and obstetric patients in the triage, labor, cesarean, and postpartum settings. Rural Connection, Boise, ID Consultant, Preceptor Development Program Assist in the development of a module for Registered Nurses to help with precepting skills. Taught the content at several preceptor development workshops throughout Idaho including Sun Valley, Gooding, McCall, Twin Falls, Boise, and Grangeville. St. Luke s Meridian Medical Center, Boise, ID 1
Assist patients through the continuum of care during the birth experience, i.e. triage, antepartum, labor, delivery at level 2 birth center University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis, MN Learning Specialist Organizational Learning Coordinate orientation to the birthplace. Develop and teach perinatal courses for new and existing employees. Assist with general orientation of new nurses to the hospital. Regions Hospital, St Paul, MN Assist patients through the continuum of care during the birth experience, i.e. triage, antepartum, labor, delivery, postpartum at level 2 birth center. Provide care for clients in cesarean deliveries and the immediate post anesthesia recovery period. Precept students and new employees. Work as charge nurse. Clinical Education Labor and Delivery Facilitate new employee orientation to the unit. Coordinate labor and delivery competencies, ongoing professional development opportunities, and mandatory education for current employees. Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Banner Health Arizona, Phoenix, AZ Assist patients through the birth experience. Provide high risk care for clients in level 3 birth setting. Nurse Extern Adolescent Psych Paired with primary preceptor providing care for adolescents in in-patient psychiatric facility. Scottsdale Healthcare Shea, Scottsdale, AZ Licensed Practical Nurse Orthopedics Provide direct care for clients in medical-surgical setting. Nursing Assistant Orthopedics Assist licensed personnel in the direct care of clients. Dr. Carman Brooks, Scottsdale, AZ Front Office Secretary/EKG Technician Maintain medical records. Schedule clients in office and hospital testing. Assist clients with insurance referrals and billing. Perform out of office EKG testing. TEACHING (Past 4 Years Spring 2009 NURS 202, Health Across Life Span & Therapies, 5 credits, taught maternity content, 30 students NURS 229, Health Assessment Lab, 1 credit, 10 students NURS 305, Management Client Care Preceptorship, 1 credit, 10-14 students/instructor Fall 2009 NURS 305, Management Client Care Preceptorship, 1 credit, 10-14 students/instructor NURS 344, Child and Family Nursing, 3 credits, 60 students, 2 instructors in course 2
Spring 2010 NURS 305, Management Client Care Preceptorship, 1 credit, 10-14 students/instructor Fall 2010 Spring 2011 NURS 494, Healthcare Informatics Workshop, 1 credit, 14 students. Fall 2011 Spring 2012 NURS 123, Health Assessment & Promotion Lab, 1 credit, 10 students Fall 2012 Spring 2013 NURS 345, Child and Family Nursing Lab, 7 students NEW COURSE PREPARATIONS Fall 2008 ENGL 397/NURS 397 Special Topics (Lecture) Contemporary Childbirth Fall 2009 NURS 344, Child and Family Nursing NURS 345, Child and Family Nursing Lab Spring 2011 NURS 494, Healthcare Informatics Workshop Summer 2011 NURS 409, Special Topics, Camp Nursing DIRECTED STUDENT LEARNING (Undergraduate) Classen, J., Research Experience/Creative Project, "Reflections on Assisting Students in Virtual Reality Simulations." (2009-2010). 3
Stevens, C., Research Experience/Creative Project, "Feasibility of Conducting Virtual Reality Nursing Simulations." (2008-2009). SERVICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE West Valley Medical Center, Caldwell, ID Education committee member for the Family Maternity Center, 2012 Boise State University Interdisciplinary Forum presentation, E-Professionalism in Nursing, May, 2012 Conference organizer, "Idaho Nurse Educator Conference." (March, 2008). Association of Women s Health Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses Minnesota chapter education planning committee member and website coordinator, 2005-2006 COMMUNITY SERVICE Horsethief Reservoir YMCA Camp, Camp Nurse, Cascade, ID, August 2012 St. Joseph s Catholic School, Healthfair Organizer, April 25, 2012 St. Mary s Catholic School, Healthfair Organizer, April 25, 2012 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presentation, Technology in Nursing Education, April 25, 2012 River Valley Elementary School presentation What is Nursing? February 23, 2012 Rural Connection, Teaching Consultant, Boise, ID, February 2007 December 2011 St. Mark s Catholic School, Healthfair Organizer, November 9, 2011 Sacred Heart Catholic School, Healthfair Organizer, November 9, 2011 Horsethief Reservoir YMCA Camp, Camp Nurse, Cascade, ID, June 2011 Sacred Heart Catholic School, Healthfair Organizer, April 20, 2011 St. Mary s Catholic School, Healthfair Organizer, April 2011 Horsethief Reservoir YMCA Camp, Camp Nurse, Cascade, ID, June 2010 SCHOOL OF NURSING SERVICE Undergraduate Leadership Team member. (August, 2012 Present). Adjunct Faculty Mentor, K. Thompson. (August, 2012 December, 2012). International Nursing Opportunities Committee. (August, 2011 Present). Faculty Mentor, K. Breitkruz. (August, 2011 May, 2012). Committee Member, 5th/6th semester team for BSN program. (August, 2008 - Present). Course Coordinator, NURS 345 Child and Family Nursing Lab. (August, 2009 - Present). Committee Member, Simulation Team. (August, 2007 - Present). Adjunct Faculty Mentor, C. Voegelli. (January, 2010 May, 2010). Committee Member, Search. (August, 2007 May, 2010). Faculty Mentor, M. Vallez. (August, 2008 May, 2009). Committee Member, 2nd Semester of the "One Front Door" nursing program. (August, 2006 - May 2008). Committee Member, Idaho Nurse Educator Conference Planning Committee. (April, 2007 March, 2008). Committee Member, Organization Culture and Design. (August, 2006 December, 2006). UNIVERSITY SERVICE Boise State University Mobile Learning Initiative presentation, Frequent Low-Stakes Testing, (May 24, 2012). 4
Boise State University Interdisciplinary Forum presentation, E-Professionalism in Nursing, (May, 2012). Committee Member, Boise State University Technology and Teaching Task Force, (August 2010 2011). Center for Teaching and Learning, Boise State University, Summer Institute presentation, Clickers in the Classroom, (May, 2009). RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS Connor, K. (Accepted). Test Questions for Maternity Nursing in D. Billings and D. Hensel (Eds). Lippincott s Q and a review for NCLEX-RN 11 th Ed, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins Connor, K. (2012). Immersive virtual reality environments for perioperative nursing. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 7(2), 251-255. Honey, M.L.L., Connor, K., Veltman, M., Bodily, D. and Diener, S. (2012). Teaching with Second Life: Haemorrhage management as an example of a process for developing simulations for Multi- User Virtual Environments (MUVEs), Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 8(3), e79-e85. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2010.07.003. Veltman, M., Connor, K., Honey, M., Diener, S., & Bodily, D. (2012). Collaborative practice through simulations in a multiuser virtual environment, CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 30(2), 63-67. doi: 10.1097/NXN.0b013e31824a8b89 Reavy, K., Hereford, M., Connor, K. (2011). Practical tools for rural education: Integrating technology into the teaching-learning process. In E. Bell & C. Zimitat (Eds.), Rural medical education: Practical strategies (pp.123-134). Hauppauge, N.Y.: Nova Science. Reavy, K., Hereford, M. R., Connor, K. (2011). Practical tools for rural education: Integrating technology into the teaching-learning process. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development Yearbook, 4(1), 124-134. Gilbert, V., Sutherland, L.L., Connor, K., and Mixon, D. (2007) Evaluating novice student nurse learning: The utility of a logic model, abstract. Proceedings of the Western Institute of Nursing, USA, 40, p. 282. Mixon, D. & Connor, K. (2007). How to make sure your poster is worth a thousand words. In K.T. Heinrich, A Nurse's Guide to Presenting and Publishing: Dare to Share. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. CONTRACTS, GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH Connor, K. E-Professionalism in Nursing, Center for Teaching and Learning $2500 grant, Boise State University, Funded, July (2012 - June 2013). 5
Connor, K. (Co-Principal), Veltman, M. A. (Co-Principal), "Innovative Teaching Using Second Life in Clinical Nursing Education," Department of Nursing $4,994 grant, Boise State University, Funded. (January 2010 - December 2010). PODIUM PRESENTATIONS Honey, M., Connor, K., Springer, P. J., (2011, November) Working together to work smarter to provide health informatics education, Health Informatics-New Zealand (HINZ) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Diener, S., Honey, M. L., Connor, K. (2011, November). Leveraging Second Life for education and training, The National Simulation Based Training and Virtual Learning Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Honey, M., & Connor, K. (2010, November). Transforming learning: Using a multi-user virtual environment for simulation. Health Informatics-New Zealand (HINZ), Wellington, NZ. Connor, K., (2010, November). The value of Second Life to nursing. The University of Texas at Arlington Center for Continuing Education, Arlington, TX. Connor, K., Veltman, M., Bodily, D., Honey, M., Diener, S., & Shand, L. (2010, October). Decreasing the distance: Expanding the use of virtual reality in nursing. National League of Nursing Education Summit, Las Vegas, NV. Connor, K., Veltman, M., (2010, March). Hands-on in virtual reality: A workshop exploring Second Life for education. International Nursing Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD. Connor, K., (2010, March). From vision to (virtual) reality: Using Second Life in your teaching. International Nursing Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD. Honey, M., Diener, S., Connor, K, Veltman, M., & Bodily, D. (2009, December). Teaching in virtual space: An interactive session demonstrating Second Life simulation for haemorrhage management. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Honey, M.L.L., Diener, B.S., Connor, K., Veltman, M. and Bodily, D. (2009, October). Teaching in Second Life: Interactive demonstration with virtual world, Second Life, used for teaching postpartum haemorrhage with NZ and US undergraduate nurses and lecturers, Teaching and Learning Showcase: The Art of Teaching University of Auckland Ninth Annual Teaching and Learning Showcase, Auckland, New Zealand, http://www.cad.auckland.ac.nz/content/files/apg/session_descriptions.pdf Connor, K., Veltman, M., Honey, M., Diener, S., & Bodily, D. (2009, September). Simulated learning scenarios in virtual reality: Simulating simulation scenarios. National League of Nursing Education Summit, Philadelphia, PA. POSTER PRESENTATIONS Connor, K. (2013). The culture of simulation supports maternity nursing education. Western Institute of Nursing Research conference, Anaheim, CA. Classen, J., Connor, K., Veltman, M., (2011). Student behaviors in a virtual reality-based clinical setting: Lessons learned. Western Institute of Nursing Research, Las Vegas, NV. 6
Honey, M.L.L., Connor, K., Diener, B.S., Bodily, D., Crossan, M. & Veltman, M. (June, 2009). Evaluation of a "Second Life" simulation: Student nurses in a 3D world. UK Simulation in Nursing Education Conference, University of Glamorgan, Wales Connor, K., Honey, M., Diener, S., & Veltman, M. (2009). Simulation scenarios in lab or virtual world: Is the learning comparable? Western Institute of Nursing Research, Salt Lake City, UT. Stevens, C., Connor, K., Veltman, M., (2009). Nursing Students and Technology: Is Virtual Simulation Feasible? Western Institute of Nursing Research, Salt Lake City, UT. Connor, K., Macy, R., Mixon, D. (2008, March). Simulation insights. Idaho Nurse Educator s Conference, Boise, ID. Connor, K., Macy, R., Mixon, D. (2008, July). Simulation insights. Emerging Technologies in Nurse Education conference, Seattle, WA. Carlson, F., Connor, K., Soloman, R. (2008, March). Using the nursing process to revise a health assessment course. Idaho Nurse Educators Conference, Boise, ID. Connor, K., Mixon, D., Gilbert, V., & Sutherland, L.L. (2007, January). Spinning the scholarship of teaching and learning into research. Mosby Faculty Development Institute, San Diego, CA. LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Idaho Registered Nurse License N-35687 Society for Simulation in Healthcare Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (2013 2018) National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator (2012-2017) National Certification Corporation Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Certification (2005-2011) Professional Education Center - Fetal Monitoring Certification (2005-2008) American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) S.T.A.B.L.E. program certified AWARDS/HONORSS March of Dimes Idaho Nursing Excellence Nominee 2012 Provosts Excellence in Advising, Boise State University 2011 Gloria Fox Scholarship 2004 Katherine Densford Scholarship 2004 Anthony Jannetti Scholarship 2001 Voted Best Speaker and Most Creative by classmates Arizona State University 2000 Health Careers Foundation Scholarship 1999 Maricopa Foundation Scholarship 1999 Mayo Foundation Scholarship 1991-1995 7