Dr. H. Machelle Skinner

Assistant Professor

MSN Program Coordinator

Education

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP); University of Missouri Kansas City
• M.S Nursing (MSN); Liberty University
• B.S. Nursing (BSN); Missouri Western State University
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN); Louisiana Technical College

Courses Taught

• NURS 01-401 Leadership and Management in Nursing
• NURS 01-421 Community Nursing
• NURS 01-601 Foundational Concepts for a Nurse Leader
• NURS 01-604 Global Health Systems
• NURS 01-611 Professional Practice of the Nurse Executive in Healthcare Organizations
• NURS 01-614 Knowledge Management of the Nurse Executive
• NURS 01-615 Nurse Executive Capstone
• NURS 01-621 Advanced Pathophysiology, Health Assessment and Pharmacology

Academic Interests

• Online education evidence-based teaching/learning methods
• Community health and wellness
• MSN program Coordination
• Mentorship of new nursing faculty

Scholarly Activity

• Skinner, H. M., McAtee, B. N., & Huston, R. (2023). Finding innovative strategies to enhance adjunct faculty support and retention. Journal of Nursing Education, 62(7), 408–411. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20230315-02
• Skinner, D., Kendall, H., Skinner, M., & Campbell, C. (2019). Mental health simulation: Effects on students’ anxiety and exam scores. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 35, 33-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2019.06.002
• Skinner, H. M. (2017). Simulation: Preparing nursing students to work with community-dwelling older adults. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(2017), 520-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2017.04.012
• Skinner, H. M. (2014). Poster abstracts-1^st Global Conference on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care:  Nurturing and growing our young nurses in a community-based emergency department. International Emergency Nursing, 22(4), 262-263.
• Skinner, H. (2012). Promotion of just culture in the emergency department. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 38(6), 511.

Student Group Advisement

• MSN students

Other Professional Experience

• Healthcare clinic leadership and management
• Board certified Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
• Advanced Nursing practice includes Primary Care
• Registered Nursing experience in emergency nursing, family practice, and specialty clinics
• Fundamental team member that designed and developed the MSN program at Northwest.
• Taught a variety of courses including pharmacology, simulation, clinical nursing experiences, leadership and management, community health, bridge to baccalaureate nursing, health assessment, BSN capstone course, perspectives on poverty, research application, violence prevention, basic life support, and emergency nursing residency.

Board Membership

• Leadership Northwest Missouri
• The Source Medical Clinic

Committee Chair

• Northwest Missouri State University IRB Committee
• Northwest Nursing Collaborative Conference--Scheduling Committee