Biography
Nancy Elkins, Ed.D., MSN, BSN, ASN, RN, is an associate professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She is the course coordinator for the NUR 322: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and provides clinical experiences for students in the undergraduate program. She received her ASN from University of Kentucky in 1999, BSN from Ohio University in 2003 and her MSN from Walden University in 2008 with an emphasis in nursing education. In 2013, Dr. Elkins completed her doctorate degree in higher education, also from Walden University. She finished her dissertation research and later published her work in The Open Journal of Nursing on academic variables and the HESI exams as predictors of completing the baccalaureate nursing program and passing the NCLEX-RN exam. Her primary research interests include student retention, health promotion practices, prevention of diabetes and the use of technology in nursing education. Dr. Elkins is currently conducting a research study on nursing student retention in the eastern United States. She is a member of the West Virginia League for Nursing, the American Nurses Association, Ohio Nurses Association, the Southern Nursing Research Society and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Dr. Elkins said she loves interacting with her students and helping them discover their potential in the field of nursing.