Ann Marie Mauro is clinical associate professor and senior clinical faculty associate in the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University College of Nursing. She is program liaison and principal investigator for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/American Association of Colleges of Nursing New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program at NYU. Her baccalaureate degree in nursing and master’s degree in nursing education are from Seton Hall University. Her PhD is in Research and Theory Development in Nursing Science from New York University. Mauro is chairperson of the NYU College of Nursing Curriculum Committee and is course coordinator for the Adult and Elder Nursing II and Leadership and Management in Nursing courses. She has expertise in curriculum development and simulation learning and has worked with faculty and students at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels. With more than 11 years experience in higher education, she has held various leadership roles in colleges, universities, professional, and community organizations. She is a certified nurse educator (CNE) and clinical nurse leader (CNL) with expertise in adult health and cardiovascular nursing. Her research focuses on uncertainty, adjustment, and support needs of cardiovascular populations. She has presented her work nationally and internationally and has publications in a variety of scholarly journals, including the American Journal of Cardiology, Archives of Internal Medicine, Heart and Lung, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Nursing Education Perspectives, Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, and Teaching and Learning in Nursing.
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Overview:
The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to develop innovative accelerated nursing curricula that address the unique need of entry level, accelerated BS and MS nursing students; meet the health needs of an aging population in changing health care enviroments; and provide high quality clinical experiences.
Curriculum re-design will focus on various pedagogical approaches to designing programs for accelerated nursing education.
Objectives:
1. The learner will be able to design innovative nursing curriculum models to meet the unique needs of entry level, accelerated BS and MS students in order to meet the health needs of an aging population in changing health care environments.
2. The learner will be able to implement integrative learning strategies and clinical models that increase entry level, accelerated BS and MS nursing students’ critical thinking skills and address the health needs of an aging population in changing health care environments.
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