DNP student to receive anesthesia educator award
Michele 鈥淢icki鈥 Ballister MSN 鈥08 was voted best clinical instructor of the year by the nurse anesthesia class of 2013 at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Health Professions in Charleston. She has taught there for 5 years, sharing with her students her experience as a certified registered nurse anesthetist. She receives her Excellence in Clinical Instruction Award at the MUSC Anesthesia for Nurses Program graduation ceremony on December 6th.
Ballister is a student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program in 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Nursing. Her scholarly project, 鈥淪tudent Registered Nurse Anesthetists: The Impact of Structured High Fidelity Simulation on Anesthesia Ready Time鈥 was implemented in July 2013. She graduates with her DNP degree on December 10th.