Kelly Rossler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Baylor University

  • Waco TX

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

Simulation-based Strategy
Critical Care
Virtual Reality in Nursing Education

Education

Armstrong Atlantic State University

B.S.N.

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University

Ph.D.

Armstrong Atlantic State University

M.S.N.

Media Appearances

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.

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Event Appearances

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

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Articles

Telehealth Simulation With Motivational Interviewing: Impact on Learning and Practice

Journal of Nursing Education

2019

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.

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Peer-Assisted Learning With Simulation for Examination and Transition Success

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

2019

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.

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Acquisition of fire safety knowledge and skills with virtual reality simulation

Nurse Educator

2019

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.

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