SWAU Nursing Department

Nursing Department

 We prepare nurses to treat people, not just illnesses.

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Nursing Department

How SWAU Ranks


SWAU nursing graduates exhibit NCLEX pass rates above the national average, which open doors for successful careers in leading organizations. 

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Average class size

94%

2024 Current NCLEX pass rate

100%

Job placement post-graduation


Certified Nurse Aide Program

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Nursing Program Admission 

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News



Why SWAU Nursing Graduates Are Set for Success

September 12


Durrant-Pinterich Pioneers of Nursing Education Endowment Fund

June 27


SWAU Nursing Department Celebrates Retiring Nurse Educators

May 13


Dressed in their business professional clothes, the nursing administration smiles as they all match in white nursing coats
Dressed in their business professional clothes, the nursing administration smiles as they all match in white nursing coats
Dressed in their business professional clothes, the nursing administration smiles as they all match in white nursing coats




Faculty Certifications and Specialties

  • Certified Nurse Educator
  • CPR and ACLS instruction
  • Nursing Practice Specialties
  • Faith Community Nursing
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Lifestyle Medicine
  • Maternal Newborn and Obstetric Nursing
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring 
  • Trauma Care
  • American Red Cross Certified 
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • International Mission Ministry

Your learning experience will be enhanced because program faculty are dedicated to expanding their expertise, demonstrated in the additional certifications and education they have obtained.

Professional Memberships

Faculty are members of leading organizations such as:

  • Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • National League for Nursing
  • American Nurses Association
  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  • Adventist Association of Faith Community
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  • Texas Health Community Impact Council

There is significant value in being a member of professional organizations to enhance networking, advocacy, and leadership for the nursing profession and the community at large. Program faculty seek to enhance their expertise through active participation in a variety of local and national organizations.

Research and Projects

  • Disaster Readiness Project
  • Community Health Expos
  • Student Success Program
  • Gratitude Research
  • Virtual Reality (VR) Innovation
  • MS in Nursing Education Program
  • Student Nurses Association

There is creativity and innovation taking place through faculty leadership. Students and faculty engage in rich learning experiences that support excellence in nursing practice and service to others.

 

 

Nursing Faculty

Kerrie Kimbrow

AdventHealth Endowed Chair

Kerrie Kimbrow, DNP

Terri Gibson

Professor, Nursing

Terri L. Gibson, DNP

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Marcia Azevedo

Associate Professor

Marcia Azevedo, DNP

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Lakicia Foster

Associate Professor

Lakicia Foster, DNP

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Rima Seaman

Associate Professor

Rima Seaman, EdD

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Associate Professor

Simangele Tshuma, DNP


Associate Professor

Erica Francis, DNP

Elisane Grellman Almeida

Assistant Professor

Elisane Grellmann-Almeida, MSN

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Katherine Davis

Assistant Professor

Kathy Davis, MSN

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Flavia Illingworth

Office Manager, Pre-Nursing Advisor

Flavia Illingworth, BA

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Sheri Denny

Clinical Coordinator, Nursing Department

Sheri Denny, AAS

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