I am Dr. Nirvanni Chatoori, and I am a nurse. Clinically, I have a background in Obstetrics and Neonatal nursing. As a staff nurse, I have had multiple clinical education and preceptor experiences where I enjoyed educating nursing students and new nurses working on my unit. I knew from the beginning that my heart was in education, so I found a way to couple my passion for nursing and education by earning a master’s degree in nursing education and a Ph.D. in nursing. This education fostered my academic educator role through clinical, classroom, and online teaching. 

As a nurse of 16 years, I have ten years of experience as a hospital educator working with patients and staff. I enjoy policy development, mentoring, and research-related projects. I teach American Heart Association (AHA) HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) classes for staff and hold certifications as a  Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). I am also a board-certified maternal-newborn nurse through National Certification Corporation (NCC). 

 

In academia, I have 12 years of experience working with undergraduate and graduate nursing students. I enjoy curriculum development, where I co-chaired a nursing program’s curriculum committee for three years. I developed new nursing courses for graduate and undergraduate nursing programs and also have experience as a subject matter expert in content development. I am a course leader for a nursing research course where I also mentor new faculty.  I am a member of a college’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) where I review incoming research protocols for approval. My love for research has helped many struggling students succeed in this challenging course. My current expertise is in online education where I enjoy using innovative technology for distance learning.