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  • Karen Werskey

Karen Werskey, MSN, RN, CNOR

Director of IUPUC Simulation Center Faculty/Staff Education Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor

Phone:
812.348.7255
Email:
kwerskey@iupuc.edu
Department:
Division of Health Sciences
Campus:
IUPUC
CC 261A
4601 Central Ave
Columbus, Indiana 47203

Biographical Statement

Professor Karen Werskey is a clinical assistant professor and serves as the director of the simulation center and faculty education for the IU School of Nursing at IUPUC. She has over 30 years of nursing experience. Professor Werskey holds a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Southern Indiana where she graduated with distinction. Her graduate degrees are a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Associates of Science in Nursing, both from Indiana State University. Professor Werskey has experience in teachingnursing in BSN programs and with experienced staff in a hospital setting. Prior to academia, she worked in the emergency department, the perioperative units, and in nursing education including simulation.

She was born and raised in Seymore, Indiana and worked in a hospital setting for over 30 years. She began work at IUPUC in 2014 as an adjunct professor and became full-time faculty in 2018.

Education

Graduate

Master’s of Science in Nursing Leadership and Management, University of Southern Indiana

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Indiana State University

Associate of Science in Nursing Indiana State University

Professional Activities

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  • Registered with Indiana Board of Nursing
  • Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
  • Maser Trainer for Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (ACLS)
  • daVinci Robotics Coordinator

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  • Daisy Faculty Award 2016
  • Nurse Leader of the Year 2011 Schneck Medical Center
  • Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives
  • International Nurses Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL)
  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)
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  • Central Indiana Simulation Consortium
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