Dr. Valerie Wright DNP, RN, CNE, CHSE, RYT
Assistant Professor
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MNSC Mcn Simulation Center 125
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
I have had the privilege of working at the bedside as well as teaching our next generation of nurses. I love both and am very honored to be a part of this great profession of nurses!
Current Courses
NUR 327.001 Leadership Dimensions Of Nursing
NUR 327.003 Leadership Dimensions Of Nursing
NUR 327.016 Leadership Dimensions Of Nursing Clinicals
Teaching Interests & Areas
Leadership, Neonatal Intensive Care, Yoga, Nutrition, Overall Wellness, Self-Care, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics (school nursing)
Research Interests & Areas
Interprofessional Education, Rural Health Risk Reduction, Gamification in Academia, Simulation
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Educational Leadership
Grand Canyon University
MSN Nursing Education
Millikin University
BSN Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing
Other General Studies (Prerequisite studies for BSN)
Parkland Community College
Diversity and Inclusion Training Recognition Award
CTLT at ISU
2021
RISE to the COVID Challenge Recognition Award
CTLT at ISU
2020
40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leader Award
American Nurses Association, Illinois
2015
1st place Professional Poster Winner
1 st Annual Evidence Based Practice Nursing Conference, Carle Hospital
2009
Professional Practice Award for Excellence
Carle Foundation Hospital
2007
Nurse Exemplar Award
Carle Foundation Hospital
2006
Professional Practice Award for Excellence
Carle Foundation Hospital
2006
Professional Practice Award for Excellence
Carle Foundation Hospital
2002
Grants and Contracts
Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Innovation Grant received for Evaluation of The Innovative Card Game Collaborate: Learning IPE One Hand at A Time.
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Patricia Pence, Judy Neubrander.
ISU. October 1 2022
Ford Ridge Wind Community Grant
Valerie Wright.
Apex Energy. September 1 2021 - September 1 2021
Ford Ridge Wind Community Grant
Valerie Wright.
Apex Energy. January 15 2021 - January 15 2021
Teaching Innovations Grant Application
Valerie Wright, Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph.
ISU. June 2021
Ford Ridge Wind Community Grant
Valerie Wright.
Apex Clean Energy. October 2020 - October 2020
Nursing’s Implementation of Computer-based ExamSoft (NICE)
Melissa Jarvill, Valentina Fillman, Chris Morgan, Rebecca LaMont, Valerie Wright, Desha Cobb.
Illinois State University Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. - May 2019
Intellectual Property
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand at a Time
Valerie Wright, Ashley Bollhorst, Matt Rutherford.
2021
Journal Article
The impact of simulation-enhanced interprofessional education on student knowledge and satisfaction: A multivariate analysis across fields of study
Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Patricia Pence, Susan Watkins.
Nurse Education Today, 158, 106952, (2026)
Herding Cats: Reflections on Designing and Implementing an Interprofessional Education Simulation.
Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 20 (5), 347-348, (2025), 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000853
Promoting Inclusion Through Diverse Simulation Equipment.
Patricia Pence, Valerie Wright, MyoungJin Kim, Kileigh Guido.
Nurse Educator, 50 (4), E246–E247, (2025)
The impact of simulation-enhanced interprofessional education on student knowledge and satisfaction: A multivariate analysis across fields of study.
Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Patricia Pence, Susan Watkins.
Nurse education today, 158, 106952, (2025), 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106952
U.S. graduate nurses' transition into practice: Perspectives on simulation-based education and cultural awareness in caring for diverse patients.
Patricia Pence, Valerie M. Wright, MyoungJin Kim, Kileigh Guido.
Nurse Education in Practice, 87, 104477, (2025)
Evaluation of the Performance of a Card Game to Introduce Students to Interprofessional Collaboration: A Randomized 2-Group Comparison Study.
Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, Susan Watkins, S E Goddard, D D Mast.
Nurse educator, 49 (4), 206-211, (2024), 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001594
The Effect of Interprofessional Education on Student Readiness for Collaborative Practice.
Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, S Goddard, Judy Neubrander.
The Journal of Nursing Education, 63 (5), 304-311, (2024), 10.3928/01484834-20240305-05
Encounters with Standardized Participant Feedback for Prelicensure Nursing Students
Susan Watkins, Melissa Jarvill, Valerie Wright.
Nurse Educator, 47 (2), 125-126, (2021)
Other
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand at a Time
Valerie Wright, Ashley Bollhorst, Matt Rutherford.
Self Published at ISU, (2021)
Why Is End-of- Life Care Delivery Sporadic? A Quantitative Look at the Barriers to and Facilitators of Providing End-of- Life Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Valerie Wright, Marilyn A Prasun, Cheryl Hilgenburg.
Advances in Neonatal Care, 11 (1), 8, (2011)
Presentations
A qualitative exploration of diverse simulation learning experiences for graduate nurses.
Valerie Wright, Patricia Pence, MyoungJin Kim, Kileigh Guido.
49th MNRS Annual Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 27, 2025
Supporting diverse simulation learning experiences for undergraduate nursing students.
Patricia Pence, Valerie Wright.
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare 2025., Orlando, FL, January 11, 2025
Interprofessional education for the advancement of exercise science and improvement in health outcomes.
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Judy Neubrander.
National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education Annual Conference, San Juan Puerto Rico, January 7, 2025
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand at a Time
Valerie Wright.
Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing Ambulatory Care Symposium, Normal, June 10, 2022
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand at a Time
Valerie Wright, Ashley Bollhorst.
FSI Conference, Champaign, Illinois, May 17, 2022
Self-Care PROUD Event
Valerie Wright.
Self-Care PROUD Event, online, February 8, 2022
Adding Primary Care to Your Course-Didactic Course
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright.
Adding Primary Care to Your Course-Didactic Course, Normal, March, 2021
Nursing Interprofessional Education Simulation Learning Outcomes Study
Susan M Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Judy Neubrander, Valerie Wright, Stacy Goddard, Michelle Woodburn.
2021 Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Annual Research Conference, Online, March 25, 2021
Interprofessional education simulation learning outcomes study.
Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, Stacy Goddard, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference Poster Presentation, Illinois, March 24, 2021
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand at a Time
Valerie Wright, Ashley Bollhorst, Matthew Rutherford.
Annual Scholarship Symposium: Research, Evidence-based Practice, and Innovation, Online, March 18, 2021
Nursing Interprofessional Education Simulation Learning Outcomes Study
Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn, Stacy Goddard.
MCN Virtual Research Symposium 2021, Bloomington, March 18, 2021
Self-Care Peer Support Group Facilitator
Valerie Wright.
Self-Care Peer Support Group, online, March 17, 2021
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand At A Time
Valerie M Wright.
References: Bristol, T. (2020). Next Generation NCLEX (NGN): Applications to the Educational Settings. NCLEX Conference, (pp. 1-39). (Virtual). Dickison, P., Kaerling, K., & Lasater, K. (2019). Integrating the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgement Model Into Nursing Educational Framework. Journal of Nursing Education, 58(2). doi:10.3928/01484834-20190122-03 NCSBN. (2020). http://ncbn.org. Retrieved from NCSBN Clinical Judgement Measurement Model: https://www.ncsbn.org/14798.htm, onine, February 19, 2021
Clinical Judgement Across the Curriculum
Valerie M Wright, Megan Rappleyea, Joanna Willett, Desha Cobb.
NurseThink® for Nurse Educators NEXT GEN LEARNING: Fundamentals, NCLEX®, and Beyond, online, February 18, 2021
Student Self-Care at MCN
Valerie Wright.
Self-Care at MCN, online, November 10, 2020
Clinical Judgement Model in Nursing Simulation
Valerie Wright, Desha Cobb, Joanna Willett.
Clinical Judgement Model in Nursing Simulation, online, October 27, 2020
Pre-recorded Complex Patient Interprofessional Simulation Experience
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Judy Neubrander.
MCN Ambulatory Care Symposium, Bloomington, June 5, 2020
COLLABORATE: Learning IPE One Hand At A Time
Valerie Wright, Ashley Bollhorst, Matthew Rutherford.
FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Urbana Illinois, March 7, 2020
Pre-recorded interdisciplinary case study presented to a live audience of students to introduce the concepts of interdisciplinary education
Antony Ricardo Joseph, Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Michelle Woodburn.
CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 8, 2020