Education (most recent first)

1999 - PhD in Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia

1989 - MN in Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, California

1985 - BSN in Nursing, Excelsior College, Albany, New York

1976 - Diploma in Nursing, Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing, Montclair, New Jersey

RuthAnne Kuiper

Title
PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE

Teaching Expertise

Adult Health – Cardiopulmonary Nursing

Pathophysiology

Nursing Education – Clinical Reasoning, Self-regulated learning, Reflective practice, Curriculum development, Nursing education pedagogics

Scholarship:

Publications: (last 5 years)

Kuiper, R.A. (2008) PDA Use in Clinical Practice: A Resource to Support Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Student Clinical Reasoning, Computers Informatics Nursing, 26(2), 90-89

Kuiper, R. (2008). Promoting Cognitive and Metacognitive Thinking SkillsBy Reflecting with Self-Regulated Learning Prompts. In. N. C. Facione & P. A. Facione (Eds.), Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning in the Health Sciences: An International Multidisciplinary Teaching Anthology (pp. 145-155). Millbrae, CA: The California Academic Press.

Kuiper, R.A., Heinrich, C., Matthias, A., Graham, M., & Bell-Kotwall, L. (2008)
Evaluating Situated Cognition during Simulation: Debriefing with the OPT Model of Clinical Reasoning, International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, submitted January, 5(1), 1-14.

Pollard, D., Kuiper, R.A., & Meredith, C. (2008) An Initiative to promote diversity in nursing, introducing middle school students to a career in nursing: Camp Bones, Journal of Nursing Education, in review.

Allen, K.N., Smith-Taylor, J., & Kuiper, R.A. (2007) Effectiveness of Nutrition
Education on Fast Food Choices in Adolescents, The Journal of School Nursing, 23(6), 44-48.

Pesut, J. D., Kuiper, R., & Espinosa, C. (2007). Network Weaving. In S. W. Weinstein & A. M. T. Brooks (Eds.), Nursing without Borders: Values, Wisdom, Success Markers (pp. 218-225). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.

Kautz, D. D., Kuiper, R. A., Pesut, D. J., & Williams, R. L. (2006) Unveiling the use of NANDA, NIC, and NOC (NNN) Language with the Outcome-Present State Test Model of Clinical Reasoning, International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 17(3). 129-138.

Kautz, D. D., Kuiper, R. A., & Pesut, D. J. (2005) Promoting clinical reasoning in undergraduate nursing students: Application and evaluation of the Outcome Present State Test (OPT) Model of clinical reasoning. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 12(1). http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol12/iss1/art1

Kuiper, R. A. (2005). Self-regulated Learning during a Clinical Preceptorship: The Reflections of Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Nursing Education Perspectives, 26(6). 351-356.

Kuiper, R. A. (2004) Nursing reflections from journaling during a perioperative internship. AORN, 79(1), 195-218.

Kuiper, R. A. & Hooks R. (August 2004) An Examination of the Impact of Self-regulated Learning Strategies on Practicing Nurses. On Line Journal of Sigma Theta Tau International. http://www/nursingsociety.org/education/SQ0002/sq0002_index.html.

Kuiper, R. A. & Pesut, D. J. (2004) Promoting cognitive and metacognitive reflective clinical reasoning skills in nursing practice: self-regulated learning theory. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(4), 381-391.

Grants: (last 5 years)

Camp Bones: A science enrichment program for diverse middle school students that provides a foundation for careers in nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing (Funded by Burroughs Wellcome Fund 112,230.90) November 2007 for period 1/7/08 – 1/10/2011

Graduate Summer Research Stipend: Flor McKinley, Nurse Educator graduate student. “Effectiveness of Nursing Summer Camp Experiences on Middle School Student’s Intentions to Purse a Career in Nursing”, University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing (Funded by UNCW Graduate School 1000.00) June 30, 2008

Interactive Video for On-line Nursing Education, University of North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 (Funded by the Center for Teaching Excellence 3000.00) May – June 2007

Clinical reasoning, Self-regulated learning and use of PDA’s: Evaluating the effect of technology on learning outcomes of undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 (Funded by the National League for Nursing) September 2005 – September 2006

The impact of PDA Technology on clinical Performance outcomes of Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Senior Level Students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 (Funded by ITSD of UNCW), March 2004-2005

Using the Outcome-Present-State Test Model and the Self-Regulated Learning Model to promote reflective practice with nursing students in acute care clinical settings, Junior Level Students at Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110 (funded by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, completed 2004)

UNCW ITSD Innovations Award – “Senior baccalaureate nursing student use of hand held computers as a learning resource and instructional support during a clinical practicum for transition into practice”. ( Funded by ITSD of UNCW) March 2003-2004

Using the Self-Regulated Learning Model to promote reflective practice in senior level baccalaureate nursing students at Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110 (National League for Nursing, completed 2003)

Service Activities:
UNCW School of Nursing “Camp Bones” co-facilitator

Treasurer for Nu-Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International

 
Manuscript Reviewer:

Manuscript reviewer for International Journal of Education Scholarship
2809 Telegraph Avenue
Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94705
U.S.A.
Fax: 510-665-1201

Manuscript reviewer for Advances in Health Sciences Education
Springer Publishing
P.O. Box 990, 3300 AZ
Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Manuscript reviewer for Computers Informatics Nursing
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
10A Beach Street, Suite 2
Portland, ME 04101
207-553-7750
207-553-7751 (fax)

Manuscript reviewer for Clinical Simulation in Nursing Education
The Official Journal of the International Association of Clinical and Simulated Learning
WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing
509-324-7267
http://www.INACSL.org.

Grant reviewer

Grant Reviewer for National League for Nursing
National League for Nursing
61 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10006.

Grant Reviewer for Department of Health and Human Services
Nurse Education, Practice and Retention Program
HRSA – 2006, 2008
Rockville, Maryland 20857

Grant Reviewer for Sigma Theta Tau International
550 W. North Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

Other Professional Information:

Certifications: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN - Alumni)
                          Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

Contact Information

kuiperr@uncw.edu
Office: Friday Annex 132
910-962-3343

Contact Information

Office: Friday Annex 132
Phone: (910) 962 - 3343
Email: kuiperr@uncw.edu