- Clinical Associate Professor
- College of Nursing
- Phone: 401.874.7847
- Email: jrdugas@uri.edu
- Office Location: White Hall, Room 237, 39 Butterfield Road, Kingston, RI 02881
Biography
Joan Dugas, PhD(c), RN, CNE is a Clinical Associate Professor with clinical experience in medical/surgical, pediatric, community health, and gerontological nursing. Her areas of interest are aging, care of older adults, innovative teaching strategies, and preparing nursing students for the NCLEX licensing examination. She is a nationally certified nurse educator (CNE). She is a member of the Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island Board of Directors and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing. She is currently completing the PhD program at the University of Rhode Island.
Research
Gerontology; community health nursing; innovative pedagogy
Education
MS, Nursing, University of Rhode Island
BS, Nursing, University of Rhode Island
Selected Publications
Basley S. A., Erickson-Owen, D., McGrane, C., Palmer, M., Cloud, M. E., & Dugas, J. R. (In press). Passing the CNE exam: Innovative strategies. Nursing Education Perspectives.
Burbank, P. M., Burkholder, G. J., & Dugas, J. (2018). Development of the Perspectives on Caring for Older Patients Scale: Psychometric analyses. Applied Nursing Research, 43, 98-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2018.07.002
Ferszt, G., Dugas, J., McGrane, C., & Calderelli, K. (2017). Creative teaching strategies for teaching millennial nursing students. Nurse Educator, 42, 275-276. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000384
Dugas, J. (2012). Role responsibilities of full-time faculty in a pre-licensure nursing program. Journal of Nursing and Care, S4-001. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.S4-001