Susan Andrews DNP, RN, CNE, CPN

Assistant Professor

Bio

Susan Andrews joined the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty in 2010, coming from a diverse background in clinical practice, nursing leadership and education. She began her career in pediatric oncology and PICU. She has been a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) since 1990 and a received her Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) in 2018. Her scholarly interests include global health, innovative teaching strategies, and pediatric nursing. Susan serves as a prespecialty academic student advisor and on the VUSN School Life Committee.

Education

DNP, Samford University (Nursing Administration and Education)
MSN, University of Tampa (Nursing Education)
BSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Certifications

Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)

Current Research/Scholarly Interests

Global Health
Innovative Teaching Strategies and Curriculum Development
Improvement Science in Nursing Education
Interprofessional Education
Nursing Leadership
Pediatric Nursing

Academic Interests

Fundamentals of Nursing
Professional Nursing Series (Ethical/Legal, Evidence Based Practice, Leadership)
Pediatrics
Nursing Education

Representative Publications

Book Chapters

Andrews, S. (2006). Care of the child in the acute care setting. In V. Bowden & C. Greenberg (eds.) Children and their families: The continuum of care (2nd ed. ) Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

Representative Presentations

Emotional Intelligence and its impact upon Team and Leader Effectiveness. OR Live Today Surgical Conference. Nashville, TN (co-presenter), 2018.

Culturally Sensitive Guidelines for Short Term Medical Mission Trips. Samford University. Birmingham, AL (poster), 2018.

Implementation of a Pediatric Focused Skills Orientation. ATI National Nurse Educator Summit. Nashville, TN (poster), 2016.

The Pediatric Toy Project: Creative Teaching of Growth and Development. Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA (poster), 2015.

Creative Teaching of Growth and Development to Accelerated Nursing Students. Summer Institute for Evidence Based Practice. University of Texas Health Sciences Center. San Antonio, TX (poster), 2014.

Exploring Global Health: A Pediatric Nurse?s Journey to Botswana. April Fest. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Nashville, TN (presentation), 2014.

Professional Organizations

Sigma Theta Tau
Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society
Society of Pediatric Nurses
Institute for Pediatric Nursing (IPN), Academic Educator Representative
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing Alumni Board - Past President

Honors/Awards

Sigma Theta Tau - Gamma Eta Chapter Scholarship Award
The TEAL Award - Teamwork-Excellence-Attitude-Leadership - Tampa General Hospital