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E. Karla Backer, PhD, RN
Program Director and Associate Professor with tenure
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Degrees: |
Diploma/AD—Methodist Hospital School of Nursing |
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BSN— Indiana University School of Nursing |
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MSN—Indiana University
Major: Nursing Administration
Minor: Community Health Nursing
Research Title: "A Study of Selected Factors
of Nurses Leaving Community Health Nursing" |
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PhD—The University of Texas at
Austin
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Minor: Nursing
Research Title: "The Effect of Verbal and
Visual Advance Organizers Upon Student Subsequent
Learning of Nursing Skills" |
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Experience in: |
Psychiatric Nursing, Community Health Nursing
(Local and State), Teaching |
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Teaching areas: |
Community Health Nursing, Management and Leadership,
Professional Issues, Nursing Research |
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Areas of Interest/Research: |
Management and Community Health Nursing |
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Professional Memberships: |
National League for Nursing, Indiana League for
Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau (Chapters Alpha and Lambda
Epsilon), Phi Kappa Phi, American Nurses' Association,
Indiana State Nurses' Association, Indiana Organization
of Nurse Executives |
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