Faculty of the Department of Nursing
Dr. Virginia
Fitzsimmons
Professor of Nursing
College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
Coordinator of the Nursing Kean@Ocean Program
Office:
Kean: 908-737-3395
Kean@Ocean: (609) 361-8852
Fax: (908) 737-3393
Email: vfitzsim@kean.edu
Area of Expertise: Program development, Gerontology, Adult Health Private Practice
Year of Initial Appointment: 1981
Courses Taught in Last Two Years:
All
undergraduate Nursing courses for Kean@Ocean
Research Area: Access, retention and progression of minority nursing to leadership
positions in nursing, Gerontology, Program development, Medical –Surgical Nursing
Honors:
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
Fulbright Scholar
Sigma
Theta Tau – Charion Leadership Award
New Jersey Governor’s Nurse Educator of the Year Award
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant - $732,000