DavidÌýSmithÌýDNP, RN
School of Nursing
Director of Coordination Graduate Online
EDUCATION:
● Grand Canyon Å·ÃÀAƬ (2020)
● Wilkes Å·ÃÀAƬ (2017)
● Jacksonville State Å·ÃÀAƬ (2012)
● Excelsior College (2010)
BIOGRAPHY: I have been a faculty member and clinical director for online graduate nursing at Hawaii Pacific Å·ÃÀAƬ since 2020. Prior to becoming a faculty at Hawaii Pacific Å·ÃÀAƬ, I was the simulation director at Fortis Institute in Pensacola, FL. I obtained my Doctor of Nursing Practice from Grand Canyon Å·ÃÀAƬ in 2020.
TEACHING INTERESTS: My teaching interests include mental health nursing, nursing simulation, and emergency nursing. My doctoral project focused on reducing falls on a medical-surgical unit by utilizing hourly rounding.
RESEARCH / SCHOLARSHIP INTERESTS:
· Emergency Nursing
· Simulation
· Evidence-based practice
· Mental health nursing
· Violence in nursing
AREAS OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE:
· Mental Health Nursing
· Emergency Nursing
· Nursing Simulation
· Nursing Education
