Name: Isaac L. Smith, MSN, RN
Title:Associate Professor/Director: Human Patient Simulation
Email: ilsmith@pvamu.edu
Office: 1187
Education:
In progress
Capella University Minneapolis
Minnesota
Ph.D.
1988
Texas Woman’s University
College of Nursing
Houston, Texas
M.S.N
1977
Prairie View A&M University
College of Nursing
Houston, Texas
B.S.N.
Primary Teaching Area:
Human Patient Simulation
Adult Health Nursing II
Research Interest:
Facilitating Nursing Education with Human Patient Simulation for Undergraduate Nursing Students
Student retention using patient simulation
Impact of the Human Patient Simulation Experience on the Anxiety Level of Pre-Clinical Nursing Students
Experience:
2003 to present: Prairie View A&M University, College of Nursing
1985-2003Nurse Manager of Medical Intensive Care Unit, Ben Taub General Hospital
1994-2003Clinical Instructor, Prairie View A&M University, College of Nursing
Publications:
Smith, I. (February 2005). Evidenced Base Simulation Scenario on Acute Coronary
Syndrome. Program for Nursing Curriculum Integration.
Smith, I. (June 2005). Evidenced Base Simulation Scenario on Acute Respiratory
Syndrome. Program for Nursing Curriculum Integration.
Sule, E. & Smith, I. (September 2005). Evidenced Base Simulation Scenario on
Bradycardia and Heart Block. Program for Nursing Curriculum Integration.
Smith, I. (August 2005). Virtual Patients Give Nursing Students A Dose of Reality, Texas Medical Center News, 26 (15), Front Page.
McGlory, G., Burney, M., Hargrave, J., Luna, S., Smith, I., & Wakhu, D. (July-
September 2002). Does Caring for Displaced Specialty Unit Affect the Critical
Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Ability and Job Satisfaction? International Journal of Trauma Nursing, 8( 3)
