Ann Nielsen, Ph.D., R.N. (she, her, hers)

  • Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Biography

I have been on faculty at the School of Nursing, since 2001, currently as Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing emerita and faculty member in the OHSU Bend Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program.  My scholarship interests include clinical judgment development, effective clinical education in nursing, curriculum development, conceptual learning, and transition to practice.  I have taught in the Undergraduate and Masters of Nursing Education Programs and have done research, published, and presented on a wide range of nursing education topics. My clinical experience is in neonatal, pediatric, perinatal nursing care, and community health.  Other practice interests include development of academic practice partnerships that improve nursing education and patient care. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S.N., 1990, Oregon Health & Sciences University
    • M.S.N., 2001, Washington State University
    • Ph.D., 2013, University of Northern Colorado

Memberships and associations:

  • Sigma Theta Tau International- Beta Psi Chapter
  • National League for Nursing
  • International Consortium for Outcomes of Nursing Education (ICONEd)

Publications

Selected publications

  • Lasater, K., & Nielsen, A. (2024).  The Lasater clinical judgment rubric:  15 years later.  Journal of Nursing Education, 63(3):149-155. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.3928/01484834-20240108-05
  • Monagle, J., Jessee, M.A., Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Lasater, K., Dickison, P. (2024). Practicing Nurses Reports of New Graduate Nurse Clinical Judgment. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. Online version ahead of print, March 7:1-8. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20240301-07
  • Gonzalez, L. & Nielsen, A. (2024). An integrative review of teaching strategies to support clinical judgment development in clinical education for nurses. Nurse Education Today, 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106047
  • Nielsen, A., Taylor, C., Claudson, R., Keller, G., & Barfield, P. (2023). Creating a clinical curriculum for prelicensure students in primary care clinical experiences. Nurse Educator,48(5), 276-281. 
  • Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Jessee, M.A., Monagle, J., Dickison, P., & Lasater, K. (2023). Current practices for teaching clinical judgment: Results from a national survey.   Nurse Educator,48(1).  doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001268
  • Jessee, M.A., Nielsen, A., Monagle, J., Gonzalez, L., Dickison, P., Lasater, K. (2023).  A national report on clinical judgment model use in pre-licensure nursing curricula.  Nursing Education Perspectives, 44(1).  doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001062
  • Monagle, J., Lasater, K., Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Jessee, M.A., Dickison, P. (2022).  A call to action: Nursing education research at a crossroads. Nursing Education Perspectives, 43(4), 209-210. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000993.
  • Monagle, J., Lasater, K., Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Jessee, M.A., Dickison, P. (2022).  A call to action: Nursing education research at a crossroads. Nursing Education Perspectives, 43(4), 209-210. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000993.
  • Nielsen, A., Garner, A., Lanciotti, K., & Brown, L. (2021).  Concept-based learning for capstone clinical experiences in hospital and community settings. Nurse Educator, 46(6):381-385. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000964.
  • Mensik, J., Nielsen, A., Leitch, J. (2020).  Learnings from an academic medical center in hiring new RN graduates successfully into hospital care management. Nurse Leader, available online January, 2020.  

Publications