Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Experiential Learning’s Effect on Clinical Behaviors
- QSEN Competencies: Safety & Patient Centered Care
- Health Care within the Pediatric Population
Awards and Honors
Innovation Award: Enhancing Simulation Utilization through Collaboration
2014
Case Western Reserve University
Jonas Scholar, 2013-2014
National League for Nursing
Founder’s Award, American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association
2010
Professional Memberships
Sigma Theta Tau International, 1993
Publications
- Zimmermann, E., DiMarco,M. & Bieda, A. (Content Eds.) (2018). In Alfes, C.M., J.J.Fitzpatrick, & Hickman,R. Handbook of clinical nursing: Pediatric and neonatal nursing. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
- Zimmermann, E. & DiMarco, M. (Content Ed). ( 2018). "Pediatric nursing care." In J.J.Fitzpatrick, C.M.Alfes, & R. Hickman (Eds). A guide to mastery in clinical nursing.New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
- Kennely, I. L. & Zimmermann, E. (2017) Opportunities to educate student nurses on the importance of PPE: An ebola simulation exercise. Prevention Strategist. 10(3) Arlington, VA: APIC.org
- Zimmermann, E. (2014) The effect of a hybrid simulation on BSN student nurses’ pediatric clinical practice.(Unpublished Doctor of Nursing Practice manuscript). Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH.
- Hood. E. & Zimmermann, B.T. (2013) "Abdominal wall defects." In Browne, N.T., Flanigan, L.M., McComiskey, C.A., & Pieper, P.(Eds.), Nursing care of the general pediatric surgery patient (third ed., pp 277-294) Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlette Learning.
- Zimmermann, B.T., (2007). "Abdominal wall defects." In Browne, N.T., Flanigan, L.M., McComiskey, C.A. & Piper, P. (Eds.), Nursing care of the general pediatric surgery patient.(second ed., pp 261-271) Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlette.
- Zimmermann, B.T.,(2000). "Abdominal wall defects." In Wise,B.,McKenna,C.,& Garvin,G. (Eds.),Nursing care of the general pediatric surgery patient (first ed., pp 209-218). Gaithersburgh, MD: Aspen.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Case Western Reserve University
Master of Science in Nursing
University of Illinois
Associate Degree in Nursing
Joliet Community
Bachelor of Science
Eastern Michigan University
Additional Information
Certification
- Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, 2016