Kelly Rossler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Baylor University
Waco, TX, UNITED STATES
Dissertation: Exploring Interprofessional Education through a High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulation Scenario: A Mixed Methods Study.
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Biography
Dr. Rossler joined Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing in 2014 as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Rossler entered into academia in 2006 as a Faculty Instructor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her work history in nursing education also includes a position of Assistant Clinical Professor at Texas Woman’s University School of Nursing in Dallas, Texas and Assistant Professor at Armstrong State University College of Health Professions in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Rossler has over 23 years of experience working and teaching in the critical care hospital setting. She joins Louise Herrington School of Nursing teaching simulation and holds the designation as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. Research interests include the effectiveness of simulation-based teaching strategies on improving interprofessional education and collaborative practice among nurses and healthcare professionals. Additionally, her research focuses on developing studies using immersive virtual reality-based experiential learning.
Dr. Rossler’s Dissertation work is entitled: “Exploring Interprofessional Education through a High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulation Scenario: A Mixed Methods Study." She has presented her dissertation at international and national conferences focused on nursing and simulation.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Experiential Learning
Healthcare
Nursing
Nursing Education
Critical Care
Education (3)
Armstrong Atlantic State University: B.S.N.
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University: Ph.D.
Armstrong Atlantic State University: M.S.N.
Links (3)
Media Appearances (3)
The Winners of D Magazine’s Excellence in Nursing Awards 2020
D Magazine online
2020-03-06
Four Baylor nursing faculty are among the winners of D Magazine’s Excellence in Nursing Awards 2020. Jeanne Carey, BSN, Kelly Rossler, Ph.D., and Cheryl A. Tucker, DNP, were honored in the Education/Research category, while Kathryn Osteen, Ph.D., was recognized in the Leadership category.
NIH Funding Awarded to Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing for Study of Nurse Virtual Reality Training
Baylor Media & Public Relations online
2019-10-15
Funding allows Baylor researchers to study how VR simulator for training nurses can address medication administration errors.
Virtual Reality Takes Shape Inside Dallas Nursing School
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth online
2018-09-18
"We are hoping to find and as we are seeing as we look at new nurses, is they are able to communicate as team members, they have confidence in a clinical setting to be a member of that new team that they've entered into," said Dr. Rossler.
Event Appearances (5)
Design Your Simulation-Based Experience Using the INACSL Standards: A Hands-On Workshop
INACSL International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference Toronto, ON
2018-06-01
Use of the electronic health record in simulation: A descriptive study.
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Annual Forum Bonita Springs, FL
2018-05-01
INACL’s revised Standards of Best Practice: Simulation
Sim Expo Toronto, ON
2017-12-01
Integrating Simulation-Based Education Into the Healthcare Setting: Newly Licensed Nurses Learn to Transition
International Research Congress: Sigma Theta Tau International Dublin, Ireland
2017-07-27
Simulation Education to Promote Transition into Clinical Practice
Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) Conference New Orleans, LA
2017-07-18
Articles (5)
Telehealth Simulation With Motivational Interviewing: Impact on Learning and Practice
Journal of Nursing Education2019 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increased numbers of insured individuals and demands for health care cost reductions. A national call for nursing education to focus on health promotion activities exists. Nurse educators can address this shift in health care by including motivational interviewing (MI), a health promotion technique, in the curriculum.
Peer-Assisted Learning With Simulation for Examination and Transition Success
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing2019 This article reports how one pilot project explored prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of peer-assisted learning combined with simulation-based education to prepare for and enhance readiness for programmatic exit and national examinations.
Acquisition of fire safety knowledge and skills with virtual reality simulation
Nurse Educator2019 Prelicensure nursing students seeking to enter perioperative nursing need preparatory fire safety knowledge and skills training to participate as a member of an operating room (OR) team.
Electronic Charting During Simulation: A Descriptive Study
CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing2018 Informatics is a core competency for nursing students recognized by several national organizations in healthcare and nursing education. Nurses must be able to use information and technology to communicate and manage knowledge in support of clinical decisions.
Effective learning of interprofessional teamwork
Nurse Educator2017 Educators are actively identifying optimal teaching-learning strategies that afford future health care professionals opportunities to acquire skills necessary to function as a member of an interprofessional team.
