School of Nursing and Health Professions — Full-time

Susan Prion, EdD, RN, CNE

Associate Professor


Education

B.S., Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio
B.S.N., Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio
M.S.N., University of California, San Francisco
M.A., San Jose State University, California
Ed.D., University of San Francisco

Research Areas

Innovation in nursing education
Clinical simulation
Leadership development

Teaching
  • Applied Data Analysis
  • Healthcare Informatics
Publications

Lambton, J.A. & Prion, S.K. (2009). The Value of Simulation in the Development of Observational Skills for Clinical Microsystems. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 5 (4), e137-143.

Prion, S.K. (2008). Community nutrition and health promotion. In Tucker, S. & Dauffenbach, V. (Eds.) Nutrition and Diet Therapy. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Prion, S.K. (2008). Nutritional recommendations and standards. In Tucker, S. &
Dauffenbach, V. (Eds.) Nutrition and Diet Therapy. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Prion, S.K. (2008). Evaluation involved in using simulations. Available at
http://www.sirc4nln.org/dev/mod/resource/view.php?id=38New York: National League
for Nursing.

Prion, S.K. & Ruggenberg, S. (2008, under review). Cognitive theory foundations of clinical
simulation practice. Simulation in Healthcare: Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

Ruggenberg, S. & Prion, S.K. (2008, under review). The Effect of Clinical Simulation on Nursing Students' Acquisition and Transfer of Knowledge. Journal of Nursing Education.

Prion, S.K. (2008). A practical framework for assessing the impact of clinical simulation experiences in the nursing curriculum. Clinical Simulation in Nursing Education, 4, e69-78.

Prion, S.K. & Mitchell, M.T. (2008, under review). Audiobook learning packages to decrease
cognitive load. International Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia.

Prion, S.K. (2008, under review). Just-in-time audio for effective student learning. Nurse Education in Practice.

Prion, S.K. (2008, under review). A practical model for the development of mixed mode classes
in nursing education. Journal of Professional Nursing.

Struve, O.A. & Prion, S.K. Junior 1 Simclinical Learning Package: Postoperative care. San Francisco, CA: Author.

Prion, S.K. (2008). Sophomore 2 Simclinical Learning Package: Safety and communication. San Francisco, CA: Author.

Van Leuven, K. and Prion, S. (2007). Health Promotion in Care Directed by Nurse Practitioners.The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 3 (7), 456-461.