Degrees, Licensures and Certifications: Doctorate of Education with a specialization in Teacher Leadership from Walden University; Master of Science in Nursing from Bellarmine University; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Minor in Corrections from Morehead State University; Associate Degree in Nursing from Morehead State University.
Research Interests: Student retention, online learning, cultural competency, and the use of service learning in the educational arena.
Bio
Dr. Kim Clevenger began her nursing career in long-term care as a MDS coordinator and was later appointed director of nursing for a nursing and rehabilitation center. She then joined an area medical center and worked on medical/surgical units and home health. Clevenger brings 17 years of clinical expertise into the classroom from her experience in geriatrics, long-term care, medical-surgical, and community health nursing. She also writes for a variety of nursing textbook publishers.
Publications
Parsons, L. C., & Clevenger, K. M. (2014). Why study nursing. In Nursing for the curious: Why study Nursing: Top professors' perspectives on college/university major, scholarships, research issues, and career options. The Curious Academic Publishing.
Clevenger, K. M. (2013). Effects of a formal service learning program on baccalaureate nursing students perceived level of cultural competence. Kentucky Nurse.
Clevenger, K. M. (2011). Effects of a formal service learning program on baccalaureate nursing students perceived level of cultural competence. Proquest Dissertation.
Bush, N. & Clevenger, K. (2009). How to gerontologize nursing curricula. Kentucky Nurse, 57(2).
Boyd, S., Sanders, C., Kleinert, H., Huff, M., Lock, S., Johnson, S., Clevenger, K., Bush, N., Van Dyke, E., & Clark, T. (2008). Virtual patient training to improve reproductive health care for women with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health 53(5).
Sanders, C., Kleinert, H., Free, T., Slusher, I., Clevenger, K., Johnson, S., & Boyd, S. (2007 ). Caring for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Virtual patient instruction improves students' knowledge and comfort Level. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 22(6).
