Biography
Nancy Elkins, Ed.D., MSN, BSN, ASN, RN, is a Professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She is the Coordinator for the Nursing Administration Graduate 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. Dr. Elkins has been a nurse for 25 years and a nurse educator for 19 years with experience in nursing administration, psych/mental health, and maternal/child health. She developed the Nursing 200 Introduction to Professional Nursing course to help prepare nursing students for the undergraduate BSN program and to help with student retention. Dr. Elkins has served as a co-primary investigator on several grants including a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant for an interdisciplinary health professions training on screening for substance abuse. She has published and presented her research at multiple international, national, and regional conferences. Her primary research interests include student retention, the use of technology in nursing education, nursing retention and resiliency, and substance abuse screening training in the nursing curriculum. She is the President of the Nu Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and is a member of the West Virginia Organization for Nursing Leadership, the American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing, Ohio Nurses Association, and the Southern Nursing Research Society. Dr. Elkins said she loves working with her students to prepare them to lead in nursing and to discover their potential as a nurse leader in their healthcare organization.