Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Psychiatric-Mental Health
- Leadership
- Performance Improvement
- Community Health
- Adult Medical/Surgical
Research Information
Research Interests
- The impact of variances in social capital on nursing student success
- Cultural competence in nursing education
- Pedagogical innovation in psychiatric-mental health nursing education
Research Projects
- Advance Opportunity Grant, ACES + Initiative: "The Pop-Up Coffee House: Safely Promoting Relaxation and Socialization During Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Clinicals."
- Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)
- Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program
Awards and Honors
Golden Apple Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching
2016
Cleveland State University
Outstanding Faculty of the Year: 2006, 2010, 2011
The University of Phoenix
The Secretary's Award for Excellence in Nursing
2006
Department of Veterans Affairs
Professional Memberships
The Greater Cleveland Nurses Association, President-Elect 2018
Ohio Nurses Association State Caucus on Cultural Diversity, Chairperson 2018
American Assembly for Men in Nursing, President, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Chapter
Publications
- Foley, D. (2018). Rescuing nursing theory: Adopt a nurse theorist today! American Nurse Today, 13(4).
- Foley, D. (2017). The pop-up coffee house: Safely promoting relaxation and socialization in the Psychiatric-Mental Health clinical setting. QSEN Institute website: www.qsen.org
- Foley, D. (2017). Nursing my vacation: How being a nurse (almost) ruined my vacation. American Nurse Today, 12(4), 39-40.
- Foley, D. (2016). The doorway assessment: Reducing anxiety and promoting critical thinking in nursing students. American Nurse Today, 11(5), 54-55.
- Foley, D. (2014). Transforming nursing shift reports into educational sessions. American Nurse Today, 9(5), 48-49.
Presentations
- Foley, D. (2016). SMART Simulations in the Psychiatric Nursing Classroom. April 2016 Ohio Consortium of Nursing Learning Laboratories State Conference.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Urban Education-Nursing Education
Cleveland State University
Additional Information
Certifications
- ANCC Board Cerfiication, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
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