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Assistant Professor

University of Central Oklahoma

About

Kathlynn Smith, DNP, RN is an assistant professor in the Department of Nursing.  She has been teaching at UCO since 2013.  Her experience as a RN prior to UCO is in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

Classes Taught

NURS 1221 Introduction to Nursing

NURS 3333 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

NURS 4324 Care of Vulnerable Individuals

NURS 4146 Professional Leadership and Management

Education and Certifications

DNP in Organizational Leadership- Graceland University, 2019

  • DNP Project: Impact of a Diabetic Empowerment Program on Hemoglobin A1C and Diabetic Empowerment

MSN in Nursing Education- Oklahoma Baptist University, 2012

  • MSN Project: The Effect of Empowerment on Burnout in Staff Nurses

BS, Nursing- University of Central Oklahoma, 2006

Experience

2013-present: University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Nursing Faculty

2011-2013: Veteran's Affairs Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK.

  • VA Nursing Academy Nurse Educator

2008-2011: University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Nursing Adjunct Faculty

2006-2011: Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, RN

Honors and Awards

2019- March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Nominee, Education Category

2019- Presented DNP Project to the President and the Vice President of Academic Affairs of Graceland University

2019- Teacher-Scholar for 21st Century Pedagogy Institute, University of Central Oklahoma

2018- March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Finalist, Education Category

2018- Most Distinguished Teacher Scholar for 21st Century Pedagogy Institute, University of Central Oklahoma

2018- Special Recognition of the Embodied Brain Faculty Learning Community from the 21st Century Pedagogy Institute, University of Central Oklahoma

2017- Distinguished Teacher Scholar for 21st Century Pedagogy Institute, University of Central Oklahoma

2017- First Place for Masonic Endowment for Transformative Learning Award, University of Central Oklahoma

 

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