School of Nursing

Accreditation and Approval

• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - all bachelor and graduate programs
• The Pre-licensure 4-year nursing program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing meets full approval of the Missouri State Board of Nursing.

General Information

Clinical Hours

Clinical and laboratory hours represent the number of hours per week the course will meet in clinical and laboratory experiences outside the classroom.

In nursing, three clinical hours are required for one credit hour. For example, a four credit hour clinical course with two hours of lecture will have six hours of clinical experiences.

Two laboratory hours are required for one credit hour. For example, a four credit hour laboratory course with two hours of lecture will have four hours of laboratory experience.

Contact

Director

Kathryn Patterson, DNAP
 

Office

Kampeter Health Sciences Hall, Room 300

Phone

417-836-5310

Email

Nursing@MissouriState.edu

Website

MissouriState.edu/Nursing

Faculty

Clinical professor

Kathryn A. Patterson, DNP

Associate professor

Melissa R. Penkalski, DNP

Clinical associate professor

Kathryn A. Adams, DNP

Alisha K. Jones, MSN

Assistant professor

Cynthia L. Aurentz, DNP

Debbie L. Horine, DNP

Diane L. Smith, DNP

Clinical assistant professor

Alison L. Alaimo, MSN

Karla D. Conner, MSN

Alyssa A. Dieterich, MSN

Ronda S. Entlicher-Stewart, DNP

Sherri A. Ramirez, MS

Ami D. Rohr, MSN

Maria L. Shade, MSN

Ashley K. Simpson, MSN

Tammy M. Yoes, MS

Emeritus faculty

Carol A. Daniel, MSN

Elizabeth M. Fahey, MSN

Carolyn F. Graves, MSN

Caroline A. Helton, MS, MN

Kathryn L. Hope, PhD

Debra L. Savinske, MN

Susan Sims-Giddens, EdD

Rose A. Utley, PhD