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Annette Peacock-Johnson

Emerita Associate Professor
Nursing Science
12A Havican Hall

 

Annette Peacock-Johnson has a wealth of practical and administrative experience which she incorporates into her classroom and clinical teaching methods. She has nearly a decade of hands-on nursing experience while also having served as an instructor of nursing over the past 25 years.

Education 

  • DNP, Case Western Reserve University
  • MSN, Wayne State University
  • BSN, Illinois Wesleyan University

Areas of Expertise 

  • Gerontology
  • Medical-surgical care and practice
  •  Acute oncology
  • Community hospice

Research Interests 

  • Second degree nursing education
  • Gerontology
  • Childcare facilities and precautions
  • Relationship-based care
  • Difficult nurse-patient communications at end-of-life

Courses Recently Taught 

  • NURS 600: Communication and Relationship Centered Leadership
  • NURS 610: Healthcare Policy and Advocacy
  • NURS 624: Evidence-Based Practice 2: Translation of Evidence for Practice

Professional Experience 

  • Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, Associate Professor, 2008–present
  • Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, Assistant Professor, 1987–2008
  • Delta College, Clinical Instructor, Summer 1983
  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, IN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 1983–1987
  • Saginaw Valley State College, Clinical and Laboratory Instructor, 1981–1983
  • Midland Hospital Center, Midland, MI, Staff Nurse-ICU, 1980–1983
  • St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw, MI, Staff Nurse-ICU, 1979

Creative and Scholarly Work 

  • “An Innovative Clinical Model: Students’ Perceptions of Learning.” with M.K. Welle, Journal of Professional Nursing (under review), October 2013.
  • “Measuring Quality: Outcomes of a Second Degree Nursing Program.” (Abstract) with L. Zoeller, 2007 Baccalaureate Education Conference sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, December 2007. (refereed)
  • “Urolithiasis.” RN NCLEX Review Modules, 2006.
  • “Appendicitis.” RN NCLEX Review Modules, 2006.
  • “Outcome Measures for the Second Degree Nursing Program at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.” with L. Zoeller, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Excellence in Second-Entry Baccalaureate Nursing Education, October 2006. (refereed)
  • "A decade of second degree nursing education: Characteristics of the candidates at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN." with L. Zoeller, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Excellence in Second-Entry Baccalaureate Nursing Education, October 2006.(refereed)
  • "Designing a curriculum for a second degree nursing program: A ten year history. Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN." with L. Zoeller, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Excellence in Second-Entry Baccalaureate Nursing Education, October 2006. (refereed)

Professional Memberships 

  • Sigma Theta Tau International-Nu Omicron Chapter, 1994–present, President-elect, President, Vice President, Counselor
  • American Nurses Association, 1983–2008
  • Indiana State Nurses Association, 1983–2008
  • District #7 of ISNA, 1983-2000, President, Vice President, Board Member, Delegate
  • Sigma Theta Tau International-Theta Pi Chapter, 1986–2000 Phi Kappa Phi
  • Michiana Gerontological Nursing Association, 1986–1995, President, Treasurer, Program Chair