Kimberly Dudas, Ph.D.(c), R.N., A.N.P.-B.C., C.N.E.
Assistant Professor/Accelerated Nursing Program Coordinator 

E-mail: kdudas@njcu.edu
Phone: (201) 200-3480

Education

Doctoral candidate, Nursing Education – Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Master of Science, Nursing – Adult Health – Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA

Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing
Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, American Nurses Credentialing Center

Biography

Professor Dudas has extensive experience in healthcare, having worked as a staff nurse, nurse manager, nurse practitioner and nurse educator. She is certified in multiple areas and has presented at national conferences on subjects pertaining to nursing and nursing education. She is completing a doctoral degree at Nova Southeastern University and is currently working on her dissertation related to accelerated second-degree nursing students.

Selected Publications

Dudas, K. “Cultural competence: A concept analysis. “ (In press). Nursing Education Perspectives.

Dudas, K. “Strategies to improve NCLEX® style testing in students who speak English as an additional language.” The Online Journal of Cultural Com petence in Nursing and Healthcare, 1(2), 14-23.

Awards

Nursing Excellence Award, CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ, 2003.