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NAME: Desirѐe Hensel, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, ANEF, CNE, CHSE, ANEF
POSITION TITLE: Visiting Professor, Nursing Education Program, Teachers College, Columbia University
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; BSN, 1983, Nursing
Ball State University, Muncie, IN; MSN, 2004, Nursing Leadership in Education
Walden University, Minneapolis, IN; PhD, 2009, Health Services
St. Frances MCON, Urbana, IL; Post-MS Certificate, 2012, Parent-Child Clinician
- Personal Statement
A board certified pediatric clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse educator, and a certified healthcare simulation educator, Dr. Desirѐe Hensel is an experienced educator, researcher, former dean, and nursing education consultant who has gained national recognition as a leader in advancing innovative teaching strategies, curriculum development, and testing and evaluation practices. Dr Hensel uses her unique expertise with Q methodology to help build the science of nursing education. Her national service has included serving on the editorial Board of Nurse Educator and serving as a site visitor, team chair, and review panel member for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. Drawing on her expertise as co-editor of Lippincott’s Q&A Review for NCLEX RN, she helped lead the Maryland Next Gen Test Bank Project resulting in the creation of an open-access test bank of case studies and stand-alone items used by programs nationwide to teach clinical judgment. A fellow of the Academy of Nursing Education, she has widely published peer-reviewed literature and disseminated her work in regional, national, and international venues.
- Recent Positions
2005-2017 Interim Associate/Assistant Dean (2016-2017), Associate Professor (2015-2017), Assistant Professor (2009-2015), Program Evaluator (2015), Pediatric CNS track coordinator (2013-2014) Visiting professor (2005-2008), Indiana University, School of Nursing, Bloomington, IN
2012-2016 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Accreditation Visitor, Evaluation Review Panel Member (2013-2016) & Team Chair (2014-2016)
2016-Present President and CEO, Hensel Nursing Education Consulting, Dorset, VT 2017-Present Nurse Educator, Editorial Board Member
2017-2021 Dean & Professor, Curry College School of Nursing, Milton, MA. 2021-2022 Adjunct faculty, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2022-2023 Consultant Maryland Next Gen Test Bank Project, Maryland Nursing Workforce Center, Baltimore, MD
2023-Present Visiting Professor & Director, Nursing Education Program, TC, Columbia
- Selected Honors
2008 Health Information Technology Scholar Program (HITS) Faculty Development Program NLN & HRSA inaugural cohort participant.
2012 Teaching Excellence Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Chapter
2016 Experienced Faculty Leadership Academy Scholar. Sigma Theta Tau International 2017 Karen Cobb Creative Teaching Award. Indiana University School of Nursing
2017 Inducted as Virginia Henderson Fellow. Sigma Theta Tau International Heritage Society 2021 Theresa LaPlante Award Recipient. Theta-at-Large Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International 2023 Inducted as a Fellow, American Academy of Nursing Education
- Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Book: Billings, D. & Hensel, D. (Eds). (2023). Lippincott’s Q and A Review for NCLEX-RN 14th Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins. (Also edited previous 11th ed, 2013, 12th ed, 2016, & 13th ed, 2019)
Selected Refereed Articles:Hensel, D. (2014). Typologies of professional identity among baccalaureate prepared nurses.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(2), 125-133
Hensel, D. (2017). Using Q methodology to assess learning outcomes following the implementation of a concept-based curriculum. Nurse Educator, 42(5), 250-254.
Hensel, D, Cifrino, S, Cummings, D. & Walsh, J. (2019) The physical demands and risks of working in a health are simulation center. Nursing Forum, 54(4), 675-680.
Hensel, D., Cifrino, S., & Conover, K.M. (2020). A cohesive plan for virtual clinical education to teach clinical judgment using unfolding cases. Nurse Educator, 45(6), 289-290.
Hensel, D., Toronto, C., Lawless, J., & Burgess, J. (2022). A scoping review of Q methodology nursing education studies. Nurse Education Today, 109, 105220.
Hensel. D. & Billings. D.M, (2023). Creating a peer review process for faculty created next generation NCLEX items. Nurse Educator, 48(2):65-70.
Hensel, D. & Cifrino, S. (2023). Understanding next generation NCLEX faculty development needs using Q methodology. Nurse Educator
Hensel, D., Billings, D., & Wiseman, R, (2024). Evaluation of the Maryland Next Gen test bank project. Nursing Education Perspectives.
Hensel, D., Moorman, M., Stuffle, M. E., & Holtel, E. A. (2024). Faculty development needs and approaches to support course examination development in nursing programs: An integrative review. Nurse Educator, 10-1097
Other Publications:Hensel, D. NCLEX-Mini Review [conference presentation repeated twice yearly 2016-2024]. National Student Nurses Association.
- Selected Research Support
2019 Nurse Educator’s Perceptions of Using Cognitive Frameworks to Guide Exam Development. Theta-at-large research grant (PI) $1500
2013 Typologies of Professional Identity (I &II); Alpha Chapter Sigma Theta Tau (PI) 10% effort, $2,500
Other Grants2024 Nurse Faculty Loan Program; HRSA. (PI) E01HP31827‐07‐00 $252,898.002021 Simulation Equipment for Nursing Education at Cordage Park; George I Alden Trust (PI) $100,000
2021 Nurse Faculty Loan Program; HRSA (Co-Writer) BHW HRSA-21-015 (E01) $ 170,000, 2020
2020 Building a Sustainable Simulated Participant Program; Davis Educational Foundation (PI)$129,038.
Financial relationships
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:12/07/2024Date updated:12/07/2024