Beth C. Phillips, MSN, RN, CNE

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Assistant Professor
Email: 
beth.phillips@duke.edu
Phone: 
(919) 684-9376
Office: 
2039 Pearson Building

Beth Phillips teaches in the Foundations and Adult Health Nursing courses in the ABSN Program. Beth Phillips earned her BSN at East Carolina University and her MSN at Duke and is currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has extensive experience in medical-surgical nursing, including ICU staff nursing and supervision. Before joining the Duke School of Nursing faculty, she served as the Director of Nursing at Vance-Granville Community College.

Beth is a member of the ABSN Program Committee Affiliate group and serves on the Curriculum Pathways Initiative task force. Beth is actively engaged in collaboration with School of Medicine faculty in developing and implementing several interdisciplinary educational experiences for nursing and medical students. She has mentored graduate students in nursing education from various local universities. She is a member of the National League of Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and is an advisory board member for ATI-Assessment Technologies, Inc.

Academic Program Affiliations

  • Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

Education

  • MSN - Duke University School of Nursing
  • BSN - East Carolina University

Research Interests

Beth Phillips' current research interests include:
● Evaluation of educational strategies
● Virtual learning environments
● Collaboration among the health disciplines
● Clinical Instructor mentoring and support

Awards and Honors

  • 2012 || Distinguished Teaching Award, Duke University School of Nursing
  • 2009 || Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Duke University School of Nursing
  • 2002 || Nominated - Excellence in Teaching Award, Vance-Granville Community College
  • 1993 || Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society for Nursing: Beta Epsilon Chapter
  • 1993 || Who's Who in American College Students
  • 1986 || Nominated for Critical Care Nurse of the Year, Pitt County Memorial Hospital

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult Health
  • Nursing Education
  • Quality of Care / Patient Safety

Representative Publications

  • 2010 -- PubMed # : 20879622 Phillips, B. and Shaw, R. J. and Sullivan, D. T. and Johnson, C. Using virtual environments to enhance nursing distance education. Creat Nurs. August, 2010 16(3); 132-5
  • 2010 -- PubMed # : 20879622 Phillips, B. and Shaw, R. J. and Sullivan, D. T. and Johnson, C. Using virtual environments to enhance nursing distance education. Creat Nurs. 2010 16(3); 132-5
  • 2009 -- Phillips, B. and Blust, K. Student perspectives on clinical learning. In In Clinical Nursing Education: Current Reflections edited by Valiga, T. and Ard, N.. September, 2009; : National League for Nursing. September, 2009
  • 2008 -- Phillips, B. C. Celebrate nurses now! Triangle Nurse Appreciation Council unifies profession. Advance for Nurses. 2008 19(19); 9
  • 2007 -- PubMed # : 17912995 Utley-Smith, Q. and Phillips, B. and Turner, K. Avoiding socialization pitfalls in accelerated second-degree nursing education: the returning-to-school syndrome model. J Nurs Educ. September, 2007 46(9); 423-6
  • 2007 -- PubMed # : 17386316 Phillips, B. C. An education-service collaboration to address a perceived graduate RN readiness gap. Nurs Outlook. 55(2); 112-3
  • 2002 -- Phillips, B. C. VGCC helps boost nursing; Tobacco grant funds program. The Daily Dispatch. December 19, 2002 1, 4A
  • 2001 -- Phillips, B. C. Coping strategies. In Bridging the Gap Between Education and Practice: Train the Trainer Manual edited by . 2001; : Wake Area Health Education Consortium. 2001
  • 2000 -- Phillips, B. C. Butner needs nurses; VGCC offers graduates. Oxford Ledger. October 30, 2000 1, 9
  • 2000 -- Phillips, B. C. A chance to teach practical nursing in growing community college setting. Advance for Nurses. March 20, 2000 29

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Grant Funding (Selected)

  • 2010-11 Nursing Fellows: Best Practices on Teaching Online Classes

    Duke University Center for Instructional Technology
    07/2010 to 07/2011
    Role: CIT 2010-2011 Nursing Fellow

    Project goal: Define and develop “Best Practices” in both technology and pedagogy to be used for teaching online students and mentoring faculty about online education. Fellows will compile findings and publish an online teaching orientation guide.

  • E.D.U.C.A.T.E. ABSNs (Expanding Duke University’s Capacity to Advance, Transform and Empower ABSN Students

    Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA NEPR)
    1D11-HP14606-01-00
    07/2009 to 06/2012
    Role: Faculty

    Project Goal: The purpose of this project is to expand enrollment in the Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program by 94% in three years by 1) recruiting and mentoring 15 new clinical instructors, 2) secure 15 new clinical partners for clinical instruction, and 3) recruit, hire, orient and mentor 5 new doctorally-prepared faculty to teach in the ABSN program.

  • Vascular Intervention Project (VIP)

    Grants to Plan Innovative Duke-Durham Partnered Approaches to Specific Health Problems in Durham County
    12/2009 to 12/2010
    Role: Team member

    Project Goal: Identify specific Durham locales that display a high prevalence of Chronic cardiac disease, hypertension and kidney disease, and construct community-based programs to aggressively manage hypertension in the targeted areas to improve the health of residents.

  • Simulations and Partners across Communities for Registerd Nurse Education (SIM-PAC-RN)

    Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
    1D11-HP08367-01-00
    10/2008 to 06/2010
    Role: Faculty

    Project Goal: The purpose of this project is to expand and strengthen the current Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program by 1) Increasing and expanding the number of clinical sites for entry-level training, 2) expanding the pool of clinical instructors, 3) expanding enrollment in the ABSN program, and 4) enhancing the breadth, depth, and integration of simulation technology into the ABSN curriculum.

  • TIP-NEP Technology Integration Program for Nursing Education and Practice

    Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
    1U1-KHP07713-01-00
    01/2008 to 12/2008
    Role: Co-PI on faculty team

    Project Goal: To provide new information and skills to nursing faculty teams who seek to advance the inclusion of educational and clinical technologies into the curricula at their home institutions.

  • Associate Degree Nursing program expansion

    K. B. Reynolds
    07/2004 to 06/2005
    Role: PI

    Project Goal: Operating funds to expand the Associate Degree Nursing program at Vance/Granville Community College to help meet the
    growing nursing needs in Granville, Vance, Warren, and Franklin counties.

  • Funding of Academic Services to Nursing Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

    North Carolina Community College System
    07/2004 to 06/2005
    Role: PI

    Project Goal: One year of funding for purchasing a review/remediation program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

  • Funding of Academic Services to Nursing Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

    North Carolina Community College System
    07/2003 to 06/2004
    Role: PI

    Project Goal: One year of funding for standardized testing for the purposes of NCLEX preparation.

  • Funding of Academic Services to Nursing Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

    North Carolina Community College System
    07/2002 to 06/2003
    Role: PI

    Project Goal: One year of funding to assist disadvantaged students with skills remediation by purchasing software and technologies for the lab.

  • Funding of Academic Services to Nursing Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

    North Carolina Community College System
    07/2001 to 06/2002
    Role: PI

    Project Goal: One year of funding to help disadvantaged students with tutoring in the nursing skills lab.

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Faculty News

Bettger, Titch Named DUSON Teaching Fellows for 2013-2014

2013-05-02
Drs. Janet Prvu Bettger and Frank Titch have been selected as DUSON Teaching Fellows for 2013-2014. The Teaching Fellowship program at DUSON recognizes the importance of teaching, advances the...
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Phillips Presents at Council for Allied Health in North Carolina Meeting

2012-09-30
Beth Phillips gave a presentation entitled "Interprofessional Education" at the September 26 meeting of The Council for Allied Health in North Carolina.
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Fourth Annual Pursuing Radical Transformation in Nursing Education Conference

2012-09-28
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and its Institute for Educational Excellence will host the fourth annual Pursuing Radical Transformation in Nursing Education Conference November 2 and 3....
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2012-06-17
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Duke University School of Nursing Honors Faculty Excellence

2012-05-18
Duke University School of Nursing recognized seven faculty members for their accomplishments at an awards ceremony on May 11, 2012. Ruth A. Anderson, the Virginia Stone Professor of Nursing, received...
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Phillips Presents at the ATI National Nurse Educator Summit

2012-05-13
Assistant Professor Beth Phillips presented a talk entitled "Success in the Faculty Role" at the ATI National Nurse Educator Summit April 10-12 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Duke Hosts 2011 Clinical Instructor Intensive in August

2011-07-18
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) will host the 2011 Clinical Instructor Intensive August 12-13 in the Christine Siegler Pearson Building at Duke University. The two-day intensive organized...
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