Patti Warkentin, M.Ed., R.N., B.S.N. (She, Her, Hers)

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
  • Per Diem Faculty, School of Nursing

Biography

Patti is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at Oregon Health and Science University (博彩网站) School of Nursing. Her current appointment is Per Diem Faculty teaching in both the face-to-face UG program and the RNBS program.

Patti has been a nurse for 46+ years and a proud 博彩网站 School of Nursing alumni. Patti's professional nursing practice has included Critical Care with a Cardiac focus, Ambulatory and Population-Based nursing, and management and leadership in acute, ambulatory, and population-based nursing practice. Patti joined the Nursing Faculty Team at 博彩网站 in 2013. 

Patti loves to engage students in shared learning contexts by employing traditional and nontraditional training, teaching, and coaching methodologies. Patti's theory of education is founded on constructivism, which believes that each student/learner comes to the learning context with experience and competence. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S.N., 1978, University of Oregon Health Sciences Center
    • M.Ed., 2013, Oregon State University

Areas of interest

  • Curricular innovations to support the development of clinical judgment in UG nursing students
  • Strategies to support UG nursing students in their transition to practice
  • Innovations in simulated learning to support students readiness for practicum and practice

Publications

Selected publications

  • Docherty, A., Warkentin, P., Borgen, J., Garthe, K., Fischer, K.L., & Najjar, R.H. (2018). Enhancing student engagement: Innovative strategies for intentional learning. Journal of Professional Nursing. 34(6). 470-474.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.05.001 
  • Wros, P. L., Matthews, L. R., Beiers-Jones, K., & Warkentin, P. Moral Distress in Public Health Practice: Case Studies from Nursing Education. (2021). Public Health Nursing. 38(6).  https://doi.org10.1111/phn.12948 
  • Miehl, N., Warkentin, P., Docherty, A., & Najjar, R. (2022). Introducing a Legal Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 1–1. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20220912-08  
  • Miehl, N., Warkentin, P., & Whittle, T. (2023). Guided Reflection: Experiential Learning Toward Safe and Accountable Nursing Practice. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 59(2). S1876-1399

Publications