Jennifer Fuvich, PhD, RN

  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • College of Nursing
  • Phone: 401.874.5310
  • Email: jennifer_fuvich@uri.edu
  • Office Location: White Hall, Room 232, 39 Butterfield Road, Kingston, RI 02881

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Fuvich is a Clinical Assistant Professor and seasoned registered nurse with medical-surgical nursing expertise. She is clinically affiliated with the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She is interested in innovative strategies to enhance student learning. Her doctoral studies focused on perceptions of nursing students’ self confidence in the acute care setting. In addition to her clinical and classroom teaching, she has served as a faculty sponsor for senior honors projects.

Dr. Fuvich is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for and is the Faculty Advisor for the URI Student Nurses Association.

Research

Self-efficacy; confidence in clinical nursing students; peer to peer mentorship; bridging the theory-practice gap

Education

PhD, Nursing, University of Rhode Island

MS, Nursing, University of Rhode Island

BSN, Nursing, Rhode Island College