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Faculty Experts - Elizabeth Bruderle, PhD, RN

Elizabeth Bruderle, PhD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

Area of Expertise:

Nursing Education
Design and Implementation of Curricula for Collegiate Nursing Programs
Use of the Arts and Humanities to Teach Nursing Concepts
Creative Teaching-Learning Strategies

Summary

How can integrating the arts and humanities into nursing education support the development of nurses who are not only skilled and competent but also caring and compassionate? Dr. Bruderle can answer that question, offer creative teaching-learning strategies, and discuss the design and implementation of the curriculum for today's collegiate nursing programs.

Education

Ph.D., Widener University
M.S.N., Villanova University
B.S.N., Neumann College

Selected Publications

Valiga, T.M., & Bruderle, E.R. (1997). "Using the arts and humanities to teach nursing: A creative approach." New York: Springer.
Bruderle, E. (1994). "The arts and humanities: A creative approach to developing nurse leaders." Holistic Nursing Practice, 9 (1), 68-74.
Valiga, T.M., & Bruderle, E.R. (1994). Integrating the arts and humanities in nursing education. In P. Chinn & J. Watson (Eds.), Art and aesthetics in nursing (pp. 117-144). New York: National League for Nursing.
Valiga, T.M., & Bruderle, E.R. (1994). Concepts included in and critical to nursing curricula: An analysis. Journal of Nursing Education, 33, 118-124.

Selected Professional Experience

Mercy-Catholic Medical Center, Acute Care, Mercy Care Van, Community Outreach
Jesuit Infirmary, Saint Joseph's University, Extended Care Facility

Selected Research

2002: Doctoral dissertation, Incoming Undergraduate Nursing Students' Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors
1993: Co-investigator, Concepts Included in and Critical to Nursing Education

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