Patricia Pence Ed.D, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Mennonite College of Nursing
About
Biography
Patricia Pence joined Mennonite College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor, after teaching for 17 years at Illinois Valley Community College. She received her ADN degree at Illinois Valley Community College, BSN at Bradley University, MSN at Northern Illinois University, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at University of Phoenix online program. She has been recognized with several innovation awards for teaching excellence and the Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Award. Her research interests are active learning, academic motivation, nursing student retention, and incorporating the Next Gen NCLEX Case Studies in class.
Teaching Interest
Pathophysiology and pharmacology.
Research Interest
Active learning, academic motivation, nursing student retention, and incorporating the Next Gen NCLEX Case Studies in class.
Education
EDD Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Phoenix
MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist Older Adult Health
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
BSN Nursing
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
RN Nursing
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois
Certificate in Practical Nursing
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois
Awards & Honors
Outstanding College Teacher Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2023
Midwest Nursing Research Society Nursing Education RIIG Mid-Career Investigator Award
Midwest Nursing Research Society
2023
Dr. Kathleen A. Hogan Faculty Development Award
Dr. Kathleen A. Hogan
2021
Top 100 Global Leaders
Flipped Learning Global Initiative
2017
Stephen Charry Faculty Excellence Award
Illinois Valley Community College
2016
Nurse Educator Fellowship Award
Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
2010
Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
2008
Academic Innovations in Learning Award
Illinois Valley Community College
2004
Research
Publications
Simulation-enhanced interprofessional education for ambulatory care registered nurses and health professions students
Manuscript
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
2023
Response to a Letter to the Editor: “Student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning with virtual simulations”.
Manuscript
Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Pilot on exam wrappers, metacognition and retention, Initial study to improve education access and quality
Other
2022 CANS State of the Science Congress
2022
Think Aloud Approach to Model Clinical Judgment in Next Generation Case Studies
Journal Article
Nurse Educator
2022
Student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning with virtual simulations
Manuscript
Teaching and Learning in Nursing
The faces of Parkinson's: Helping students realize it is more than tremors.
Journal Article
Journal of Nursing Education
Flipping to Motivate
Journal Article
Nurse Educator
2021
Guided notes to engage students in a Zoom class
Journal Article
Nurse Educator
2021
Flipping to motivate: Perceptions among undergraduate nursing students.
Journal Article
Nurse Educator
2021
The medicine cabinet as a strategy to lead a Zoom class in pharmacology
Journal Article
Nurse Educator
2021
Telling Stories to help under undergraduate students learn concepts on genetics.
Journal Article
Journal of Nursing Education
2020
Under fire: bringing realism into a lesson on burn care
Journal Article
Nurse Eduator
2020
Multidimensional variables influencing program completion: A three-year cohort study of associate degree and practical nursing students
Journal Article
Teaching and Learning in Nursing Journal
2020
TEACH Students to THINK Like a Nurse: Transformational Strategies that will Prepare Students for Practice
Book, Chapter
2017
“Flipping” a first-year medical-surgical associate degree registered nursing course: A 2-year pilot study
Other
Teaching and Learning in Nursing Journal
2016
Plagiarism: Using a collaborative approach in an online allied health professions course
Other
Nurse Educator
2012
Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Online Course
Newsletter
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity Newsletter
2012
Transitioning the Practical Nursing Student into Practice: Outcomes of a Geriatric Initiative
Other
Journal of Practical Nursing
2011
Transitioning the Practical Nursing Student into Practice: Outcomes of a Geriatric Initiative
Other
Teaching and Learning in Nursing
2011
Emotional intelligence, motivation, and retention among undergraduate students attending associate-degree nursing programs in Illinois.
Other
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
2010
The relationship between perceived quality of life and attitudes toward advance directive decisions in older adult nursing home residents
Other
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
2000
Grants
Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Innovation Grant received for Evaluation of The Innovative Card Game Collaborate: Learning IPE One Hand at A Time.
ISU
Mennonite College of Nursing Travel Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
Instructional Innovation Grant
Center for Integrated Professional Development
Sigma Xi Pi chapter grant
Sigma Xi Pi chapter
Mastery of pharmacology concepts using Assessment Technologies Institute
Sigma Theta Tau XiPi Chapter
Mastery of pharmacology concepts using Assessment Technologies Institute
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
SoTL Seed Grant
SoTL
SoTL University Research Grant
Illinois State University
Summer Research Fellowship Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
August 2022
Mennonite College of Nursing University Research Grant
Illinois State University
June 2022
Important behaviors for nursing student preceptee success in a capstone clinical course
Illinois State University
June 2022
Mennonite College of Nursing University Research Grant
Illinois State University
May 2022
Magna Teaching Professor Conference Special Grant
Center for Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University
Summer Research Fellowship Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
SoTL Travel Grant
SoTL
Travel Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
October 2019
New Faculty Start Up Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
August 2019
Travel Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
March 2019
Predictors of retention among undergraduate students attending associate-degree nursing programs in Illinois
National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Presentations
A Pilot Study on Nurse Educators’ Preparedness to Teach and Assess Next Generation NCLEX
34th International Nursing Research Congress. Sigma International
August 2023
Nurse Educators Discuss Preparing Students for Practice and NGN with Unbound Scenarios
Nurse Educators Discuss Preparing Students for Practice and NGN with Unbound Scenarios
March 7 2023
Nurse educators' preparedness to teach and assess Next Generation NCLEX
Sigma Induction
October 1 2022
Pilot on exam wrappers, metacognition, and retention: Initial study to improve education access and quality
State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Social & Structural Determinants of Health
September 2022
Second-degree prelicensure student perceptions of behaviors important for preceptee success in a capstone clinical
Midwest Nursing Research Society 46th annual research conference
March 2022
First-semester student perceptions of NGN case studies to teach pathophysiology and pharmacology
NurseThink for Nurse Educators: Next Gen Learning: Fundamentals, NCLEX, and Beyond
February 18 2022
Simulation in the Classroom! Critical Thinking Day 1
CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium
January 2022
Nursing student perceptions of Assessment Technologies Institute Resources
ISU CTLT Symposium
January 2022
Nurse educators' perspectives on Next Generation NCLEX
Midwest Nursing Research Society Think Tank Meeting
October 20 2021
Encouraging student excellence and success
MCN faculty meeting
August 2021
Students' perceptions of Assessment Technologies Institute resources use in a pharmacology course
13th Annual Nuts & Bolts for Nurse Educators Conference: Next Gen Learning: From Critical Thinking to Clinical Judgment to NCLEX and Beyond
August 6 2021
Improving mastery of pharmacology concepts using Assessment Technologies Institute
XiPi Induction Ceremony
April 10 2021
Strategies for online flipped learning
St. John's School of Nursing Professional Development
August 7 2020
Virtual simulations and Perception of Learning Among Accelerated BSN Students
2019 Iggy's Boot Camp for Nurse Educators
October 18 2019
Finding Active Learning Moments for your Nursing Class
St. John's School of Nursing Professional Development
May 23 2019
Academic motivation, learning styles, and flipped learning.
MCN graduate research course
April 2019
Finding Flipping Moments for your Nursing Class
Mennonite College of Nursing Development
March 26 2019
Academic motivation, learning styles, and program completion: A three-year cohort study of ADN and PN students.
Nurse Educator Institute
March 10 2019
Flipped learning: Reach every student every day
ISU Symposium
January 2019
Champion Flipped Learning: Reach Every Student Every Day
Illinois State University Symposium
January 9 2019
Flipped learning: An active learning model in the classroom
IVCC Faculty Development
October 2017
Flipped Learning: An Active Learning Model in the Nursing Classroom
LEAP Conference
September 2017
Flipping the classroom: An active learning model
Association of Associate Degree Nursing Association Convention
November 2016
Pilot Study on Flipped Learning
IVCC Faculty Development Day
May 2013
Flipped Learning
College and High School Faculty Development In-Service
Plagiarism
Faculty Development Day
Predictors of retention among undergraduate students attending associate-degree nursing programs in Illinois
November 2011
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