COLLEGE of COASTAL GEORGIA SCHOOL OF NURSING
FACULTY VITA
Name: Virginia Teel, DHSc, RN Current Position: Assistant Professor
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND DEGREES EARNED:
2007 Nova Southeastern
University 2005-2007 Health Science DHSc
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1996 Wichita State University 1992-1996 Nursing
Wichita, Kansas Adult health MSN
1975 Kansas State College of 1974-1975 Technical Teacher MS
Pittsburg Education
Pittsburg, Kansas
1974 Kansas State College of 1972-1974 Nursing BSN Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Kansas
1969 St. Joseph’s Hospital 1966-1969 Nursing Diploma School of Nursing
Savannah, Georgia
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS:
2010-present RN Georgia
1969-2010 RN Kansas
1996-2010 ARNP Kansas
HONORS AND AWARDS
2011 Special recognition by graduating class of BSN students December
2009 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
2008 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
2007 Nominated for University Teaching Award, Wichita State University
2006 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
2005 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
Nominated for 2005-2006 Academy for Effective Teaching Award, Wichita State University
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2004 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
2003 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
2002 Nominated for membership Sigma Theta Tau
2002 Nominated for Rodenberg Award, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University
EMPLOYMENT RECORD CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
1982-1995 Reno County Health Department Staff nurse and Home Health Agency
Hutchinson, Kansas
1980-1982 Hutchinson Hospital Corporation Staff nurse/relief supervisor Hutchinson, Kansas
1976-1979 St. Thomas Hospital Supervisor Colby, Kansas
1972-1974 Mt. Carmel Medical Center Staff nurse Pittsburg, Kansas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2010- Present College of Coastal Georgia Assistant Professor Courses taught
Fall 2012
Pre-licensure: Medical-Surgical I, didactic, clinical, and course coordinator; Theoretical Fundamentals of Nursing, lecture course;
RN-BSN web based courses: Theoretical Perspectives of Nursing Summer 2012
Pre-licensure: Community Health Nursing, didactic and clinical RN-BSN: Community Health Nursing, didactic and clinical Spring 2012
Pre-licensure: Medical Surgical I, didactic and course coordinator; Nursing Practicum; Leadership and Management Seminar
Pre-licensure: Leadership and Management Seminar; Nursing Practicum RN-BSN web based: Theoretical Foundation of Professional Nursing Transition
Summer 2011
Pre-licensure: Community Focused Nursing lecture and clinical; RN-BSN web based and clinical: Community Health Nursing Spring 2011
Pre-licensure nursing: Nursing Practicum; Leadership and Management Seminar, Medical –Surgical Nursing I. didactic & course coordinator;
RN-BSN: web based and clinical course: Nursing Practicum Fall 2010
Pre-licensure: Holistic nursing, didactic, laboratory, and clinical; Health Assessment, laboratory
RN-BSN web based: Theoretical Foundation of Professional Nursing Transition, 2007-2010 Wichita State University Assistant Professor
2008-2010
Nursing Fundamentals, didactic and laboratory instruction in the accelerated nursing program;
Medical- Surgical, lecturer and clinical instructor for accelerated program Leadership & Clinical Decision Making, lecturer and clinical instructor for accelerated program
2007-2008
Medical Surgical clinical instructor
2001-2007 Wichita State University Instructor Wichita, Kansas
2006-2008
Fundamentals of Nursing, lecturer & laboratory instructor Medical Surgical clinical instructor
2005-2006
Fundamentals of Nursing, lecturer & clinical instructor Pediatric Nursing, community clinical instructor 2001-2005
Medical-Surgical lecturer
Medical Surgical clinical instructor
1989-2001 Hutchinson Community College Instructor Hutchinson, Kansas
1974-1975 Labette Community College Instructor Parsons, Kansas
2008 -2010 Wichita State University Coordinator, Accelerated Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Program
2004- 2010 Wichita State University Coordinator, Clinical Education Wichita, Kansas
TEACHING ACTIVITIES COURSES TAUGHT
2012-2011 NURS 3100 Theoretical Fundamentals of Nursing; NURS 3101 Theoretical Perspectives of Nursing Transition (RN-BSN web course)
2010-2011 N3101 Theoretical Foundation of Professional Nursing Transitions (RN-BSN web course); NURS3102 Health Assessment; N3103 Holistic Care; NURS 4204 Nursing Practicum; NURS 4205 Nursing Practicum for RN-BSN
2008-2010 N310 Fundamentals of Nursing; N320 Care of Adults I; N370 Care of Adults II; N360 Clinical Care of Adults I; N410; Clinical Care of Adults II; N340 Mental Health Nursing, community clinical instructor; N460 Leadership and Clinical Decision Making
2006-2008 N410 Tertiary Care; N430 Pediatric Nursing, community 2005-2006 N310 Primary Health Care Clinical; N410 Tertiary Care 2001-2004 N410 Tertiary Care; N320 Health Alteration I
1999-2001 Nursing I; Nursing IV/V 1995-1999 Nursing I; Nursing II ACADEMIC ADVISING:
2010-present Academic advisement of students seeking admission into RN-BSN program; general advisement of nursing students in pre-licensure programs and pre- admission students
2008-2010 Academic advisement of students enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate degree nursing program
2002-2008 Academic advisement of enrolled students in baccalaureate nursing program. 1990-2001 Advised nursing students admitted into the associate degree program. Also,
advised associate degree graduates continuing toward baccalaureate programs.
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES RESEARCH PROJECTS:
2008-2010 Use of Student Negotiated Grading to Improve Cognitive Engagement in a Nursing Course, in collaboration with Dr. Betty Elder, non-funded
Examination, co-investigator with Dr. Susan Parsons, non-funded
2009- 2010 Double Testing in an Accelerated Nursing Program, co-investigator, with Dr. Susan Parsons, non-funded
2009-2010 Student Evaluation of Double Testing in an Accelerated Nursing Program, co- investigator with Dr. Susan Parsons, non-funded
PUBLICATIONS:
Parsons, S. & Teel, V. (2013). Accelerated nursing students’ perception of double testing. Nursing Education Perspectives. Accepted for publication.
Teel, V. & Elder, B. (2009). Student negotiated grading criteria in an accelerated nursing course. Submitted for publication.
OTHER GRANT ACTIVITIES:
2008 Nursing Scholarships to Increase Student Diversity, Robert Woods Johnson, co-author with Phyllis Jacobs, requesting $50,000, June 2008, not approved
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: National
Teel, V. (2012). Altering Clinical Time to Emphasize Concepts of Collaboration and
Communication. University of Kansas Concept-Based Curriculum in Nursing, Kansas City, MO. (Poster)
Teel, V. (2008). SWATT a Student!*. 2008 Nursing Management Recruitment and Retention Conference, Boston, MA. (Poster)
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: Distance Learning Administration 2012 Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia, May, 2012 CNE Review Workshop, The National League for Nursing and College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia September 24, 2011
GNA Legislative Update, Georgia Nurses Association, September 13, 2011 Mobilizing the Immobile Patient, Hill-Rom, March 1, 2011
The 58th Annual NSNA Convention Faculty Program, Orlando, Florida, April 7-10, 2010 34th Annual Nurses’ Day at the Legislature, Topeka, Kansas, February 11, 2010
The 57th Annual NSNA Convention Faculty Program, Nashville, Tennessee, April 16-19, 2009 33rd Annual Nurses’ Day at the Legislature, Topeka, Kansas, February 12, 2009
Simulation Scenario Development 2008, Wichita Kansas, April 17-18, 2008
Nursing Management Recruitment & Retention Conference. April 11-13, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts
Developing Scenarios: A Simulation Workshop, Wichita, Kansas, January 17, 2008 Conflict Resolution in Health Care, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, July, 2006
Leadership in Health Care, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, July, 2005
Survival Spanish for Health Care Workers Workshop, Wichita, Kansas, January, 2005
2004 Biennial Convention, American Nurses Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 26-29 Achieving the Best Outcomes for your Patient with ACS, Wichita, Kansas, October, 2003 Mechanisms of Disease – Plain English Pathophysiology, Wichita, Kansas, September, 2003 Rheumatology on the Plaza – Arthritis & Osteoporosis Care, Kansas City, Missouri, April, 2003 Issues in Wound Care, Wichita, Kansas, 2002
Focus on Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, April, 2002
Foshee McDonald Lecture “I’m No Shining Star But I Hope I Twinkle Just A Little” April 2002 Tool Time: Diabetes, New Tools & Technologies Conference, Wichita, Kansas, 2001
Kansas State Nurses Association’s 25th
Annual Nurses Day at the Legislature, Topeka, Kansas, 2001
CONSULTANT OR OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Reviewer for four chapters in Nies & McEwen Community/Public Health Nursing 6th ed. textbook for Elsevier Saunders, 2012
Reviewer for chapter in Calculating Dosages Safely: A Dimensional Analysis Approach, Presentation for Wichita Public Schools on cultural diversity, March 7, 2007
Reviewer for Prospectus on Essentials of Medical-Surgical Nursing textbook for Prentice Hall Health Pearson Education, 2006
Consultant for third edition Nutrition and Diet Therapy Carroll Lutz and Karen Prztylski, 2001
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES SERVICE TO EXTERNAL GROUPS:
2012, 10-25 Liberty County Flu Shot Clinic, Hinesville, Georgia
2012, 9-27 Employee Health and Wellness Fair, College of Coastal Georgia 2012, 9-13 Rich Products Health Fair, Brunswick, Georgia
2009 Volunteer, March of Dimes Race, Savannah, Georgia 2008 Volunteer, Kansas Special Olympics, Wichita, Kansas UNIVERSITY/ COLLEGE COMMITTEES:
2012 School of Nursing: BSN Curriculum Committee; BSN Program Evaluation Committee (chair)
College: Faculty Development and Welfare Committee
2011 School of Nursing: BSN Curriculum Committee (chair), BSN Program Evaluation Committee (chair)
College: Faculty Development and Welfare Committee
2010 Search Committee for Southeast Georgia Health System Distinguished Chair of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Coastal Georgia
2010 Program Evaluation, School, member, College of Coastal Georgia 2008- 2010 Faculty Grievance Committee, Wichita State University
2004-2010 Committee on Students – School, advisory member, chair (05-07) 2001-2010 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – School, member
2004-2009 Executive Committee of the Faculty Association – School, recording secretary (04-05), chairperson (05-07), advisory member (2007-2009)
2002-2004 Faculty Activities Committee – School, member 2001-2002 Committee on Faculty – School, member
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: 2011-present National League for Nursing
2010-present Georgia State Nurses Association
2010-present Southern Coast Chapter of Georgia Nurses Association 2012-present, treasurer
1997-present American Nurses Association
1997-2010 Kansas State Nurses Association, District 7 2003-present Sigma Theta Tau
