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Pat Melcher MS, APRN-BCFNP

Pat Melcher

Instructor
The University of Tennessee
College of Nursing
1200 Volunteer Blvd., Rm 245
Knoxville, TN 37996-4180
Phone: (865) 974-8775
Fax: (865) 974-3569
E-mail: pmelcher@utk.edu


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Learning Resource Center Coordinator, Coordinator of N311, Fundamentals and N201, Introduction to Professional Nursing, Safety Nurse.
COURSES TAUGHT:

 

N201 – Introduction to Professional Nursing
N311 – Foundations of Professional – Nursing Practice
N490 – Specialty Preceptorship

RESEARCH:

 

Hardiness Help-Seeking Behavior and social Support of Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Students Perception of Effective Clinical Teaching
Diabetic Education f the Elderly Lakota Clients
Nursing Homes as Available Clinical Teaching Environment

PROFESSIONAL:

American Nurses Association,
Tennessee Nurses Association,
Kappa Delta Pi Theta Chapter,
Sigma Theta Tau International,
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning

COMMUNITY:

 

Loudon County Health Improvement Council Board member, Cardio- Pulmonary Resuscitation Instructor

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:


Associate Degree, Daley City College, Chicago, Nursing, 1977
BS, Purdue University, Nursing/FNP Certification, 1984
MS, South Dakota State University, Nursing, Adult Health, Educator tract, 1993