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Carmella M. Moran
Director and Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Office Location: Stephens Hall, Room 208
Telephone: 630-844-5132
Fax: 630 844-7822
Email Address: cmoran@aurora.edu
As Director of the School of Nursing at Aurora University, I have the privilege of assisting you on your journey of becoming a registered professional nurse. I am committed to providing a learning environment that supports student's attainment of the knowledge and skills necessary to become successful health care professionals. I have 28 years of experience in the nursing profession, with the last 16 years in nursing education and leadership positions in higher education. My primary research interest is in the area of preceptorships. The current climate in health care necessitates that orientation programs prepare new hires and graduates to function effectively and efficiently as soon as possible. I wish that all nursing students would find welcoming colleagues and mentors in the clinical practice settings they visit while learning their chosen profession. I would also wish that they would learn to appreciate early in their paths that nursing is a knowledge profession that will require a commitment to lifelong learning.
Education:
Ph.D. - Educational Psychology - Loyola University Chicago
M.S.N. - Clinical Focus: Critical Care - Loyola University Chicago
B.S.N. - Loyola University Chicago
Areas of Specialization
Medical Surgical Nursing
Nursing Education
Preceptorships
Mentoring
Courses Taught
Introduction to Professional Nursing
Dimensions of Professional Nursing
Medical Surgical Nursing I
Medical Surgical Nursing II
Highlights of Publications, Honors and Professional Contributions:
Currently involved in a research study examining the relationship among preceptors' perceptions of benefits, rewards, supports and commitment to the preceptor role at a community-based medical center in the Midwestern part of the United States.
Currently involved in a research study that is examining the relationship between scores on TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) exam and nursing student success with junior level curriculum and retention
Authored: "Preceptor Programs," Advance For Nurses, 3(19), 29-30. (2005)
Curriculum Management & Articulation Program (C-MAP) Development for Assessment Technologies Institute
Numerous professional presentations countrywide on topics of education and mentoring
Highlights of Campus Involvement
Leadership of the School of Nursing from 2006 - Present
Other Interests
Family
Cooking
Piano
