BSN-PhD Student

Kelly Gonzales, MSN
319/651-0286

kelly-benda@uiowa.edu


Education:
MSN, University of Iowa College of Nursing

BSN, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

BA Biology and Spanish, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Advisor:   

Elizabeth Swanson, PhD, RN

                 

Cognate Area:  Parent, Child, Family

 

Research Focus:

I am working on doing the 3 paper option for my dissertation and am researching simulation and pediatric nursing education (paper #1), and patient safety and pediatric nursing (paper #2), and the 3rd paper I will look at whether simulation is an effective method of teaching patient safety to pediatric nursing students. I think simulation is a wonderful teaching strategy, however objective research supporting its effectiveness is lacking. Following my dissertation, I want to continue to research the use of simulation in nursing education, and hopefully look at its impact on clinical judgment. 

 

Publications:

Gonzales, K. (2007). Sharing Smiles. Reflections on Nursing Leadership, 33(1).

 

Funding Sources and Collegiate Honors:

Spring 2006 Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, University of Iowa

Fall 2004 - Spring 2006 Joe and Ursil Callen Scholarship, University of Iowa

Fall 2005 MSN Scholarship, University of Iowa