Monika Schuler

faculty

Monika Schuler, PhD she/her

Associate Professor

College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Community

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

2015NortheasternPhD

Teaching

  • Nursing education
  • Research
  • Simulation
  • Substance use disorder - stigma

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Introduction to the concepts of evidence-based nursing practice, informatics, and technology. Connections between these concepts, related theory, the research process, and application to evidence-based practice and health care quality are explored. Building on the concepts of communication, culture and diversity, legal and ethical issues, and professional behaviors, this course fosters growth in student writing skills by integrating writing assignments with critical thinking skills. This course is based on the American Nurses Association (2015) Scope and Standards of Practice. The AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice were used to build this course.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Explore philosophical perspectives, curriculum theory, and paradigmatic and contextual factors in nursing education. Contextual factors include consideration of diverse populations served, their needs and their influence on health care. The use of a curriculum framework as a means of conceptualizing and organizing the sequencing of knowlege, skills, values and beliefs to achieve program outcomes/competencies is examined. Faculty development synchronous with curriculum development is emphasized as an essential component of curricular change. Aspects of the National League for Nursing (2005) Core Competencies of Nurse Educators contributed to the course development.

Application of various principles & theories of program planning & evaluation to address health issues in a defined community. Using various modalities of data assessment, the health of a defined community will be examined through socioeconomic & political perspectives. Identification of strengths, assets, resources, as well as needs will support the development of a health focused program plan. Ethical & cultural considerations are explored in the design of program plans.
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Introduction to theoretical & evidence-based approaches to nursing education. Pedagogical methods are explored to develop student critical thinking & clinical competence in the role of nurse educator in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on assessing learning needs, educational planning, instructional design, teaching strategies, test construction and evaluation based on theoretical & empirical knowledge.
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Research

Research awards

  • $ 591,485 awarded by FOUNDATION FOR OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS for Novel Organizational Simulation Training to Improve Graduate's Mastery & Attitude

Research

Research interests

  • Nursing education
  • Substance use disorder
  • Transition to practice

Select publications

See curriculum vitae for more publications

  • Schuler, M., Tyo, M., & Barnett, K. (2021).
    Nursing Student Perceptions of Required Online Educational Programs Utilized Outside the Classroom
    Nurse Education Today
  • Schuler, M (2021).
    The Reflection, Feedback, and Restructuring Model for Role Development in Nursing Education
    Nursing Science Quarterly, 34(2), 183-188.
  • Wallace, S., Schuler, M., Kaulback, M., Hunt, K., & Baker, M. (2021).
    Nursing student experiences of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Nursing Forum, March, 1-7.
  • Schuler, M., & Horowitz, J. (2020).
    Understanding Students’ Attitudes Toward and Empathy for Patients With Substance Use Disorder After a Mentorship Practicum.
    The Journal of Nursing Education, 59(3), 149-153.
  • Schuler, M., & Chung, J. (2019).
    Exam Wrapper Use and Metacognition in a Fundamentals Course: Perceptions and Reality.
    The Journal of Nursing Education,, 58(7), 417-421.

Dr. Schuler is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and nurse educator. She has experience teaching with simulation and research with undergraduate and graduate education. She has a program of research that focuses on understanding stigma and nursing in patients with OUD.  She is actively practicing as a nurse practitioner working with patients with OUD.

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