Department

• Nursing - Bachelors

Position

• Assistant Professor

• Junior Level Care Management Courses and Clinical Components
• Senior Level Preceptorship Faculty Advisor

Jacque Williams has been an adjunct clinical instructor in the College of Nursing since Summer of 2013.  She transitioned into a full time clinical instructor role in 2015.  As a mental health RN she was able to obtain the experience needed to care for the varying needs of the mental health population ranging from pediatrics to geriatric population, both acutely and chronically  ill patients.  Prior to nursing, she facilitated group home management for populations with Mental and Physical developmentally delayed individuals in Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio, and Iowa.  Research interests include resiliency amongst health care providers and nursing students, treatment options and advancements in mental health, upcoming technology and utilization within mental health simulations, and dedication education units for students and nursing learning and satisfaction. 

General

• Williams, J. & Saldi, D. Developing a psychiatric mental health Dedicated Education Unit: The student, staff nurse, and patient experience, Nurse Educator, 46(2), 106-110, 2020
• Beiermann, Trisha, Schoening, Anne.M., Slone, Cindy. Flott, Beth., Manz, Julie., Miller, Jacqueline. Defining roles and expectations for faculty, nurses, and students in a Dedicated Education Unit, Nurse Educator, 43(1), 14-17, 2018

Presentations

• Educating Nurses Virtually: Clinical during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 24th Annual Midwest Regional Nursing Educators Conference. University of Missouri. November 13, 2020., 2020
• Use of Augmented Reality in Psychiatric Mental Health Simulation. American Psychiatric Nurse Association (APNA). Virtual Conference. October 2, 2020., 2020
• Nurse Educator (host) (September 10, 2020). Schoening, A.M. & Williams, J. Developing a Psychiatric Mental Health DEU: Learn from the Experts [audio podcast episode]., 2020
• Bridging the Gap: Student, Staff Nurse, and Patient
  Perceptions of a Psychiatric Mental Health DEU.  State of the Art Conference Nursing Conference. Omaha, NE, 2019
• Bridging the Gap: Student, Staff Nurse, and Patient
  Perceptions of a Psychiatric Mental Health DEU.  American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA).  Columbus, OH, 2018
• Defining Roles and Expectations for Faculty, Nurses, and Students in a Dedicated Education Unit. DEU Symposium Conference: Learning Today for Tomorrow’s DEU, 2018
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  Bridging the Gap: Student, Staff Nurse, and Patient Perceptions of a Psychiatric Mental Health DEU. DEU Symposium Conference: Learning Today for Tomorrow’s DEU. Portland, OR., 2018
• The Use of Augmented Reality Photospheres in the College of Nursing to Decrease Student Anxiety. Interactive Table Presentation AEA March Madness with a Faculty Development Focus. Creighton University, Nebraska. Omaha, NE,, 2018
•  I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I KNOW I Can; Developing Resiliency in Nursing Students.  American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA).  Phoenix, AZ. , 2017
• The Use of Augmented Reality Photospheres in the College of Nursing. AEA Creighton University Nebraska. Omaha, NE, 2017
• The use of Augmented Reality to increase efficiency in preparing undergraduate nursing students for new clinical settings. Accepted Round Table Presentation. EdMedia. Washington, D.C.,, 2017
• The Innovative Use of Augmented Reality in the College of Nursing. OLC Collaborate Nebraska. Omaha, NE,, 2017
• The use of augmented reality photospheres in the college of nursing to decrease student anxiety.  Iota Tau 28th Annual Research Day. Omaha, NE,, 2017
• The use of augmented reality photospheres in the college of nursing to decrease student anxiety.   Iota Tau 28th Annual Research Day. Omaha, NE, 2017

Current Research Projects

• Dedicated Education Units effectiveness and creation according to the Creighton model of teaching, Resiliency in nursing students,
  Dedicated Education Unit satisfaction amongst nursing staff, students, and patients.
  Exploring Effective Practices and Outcomes for Collaborative Learning and Leadership Teaching Strategies.
  Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Excellent Characteristics of Staff Nurse Instructors in a Dedicated Education Unit Model.

Grant Funding Received

• Managing Life Challenges Through Resiliency Teachings
• The Behavioral Health Dedicated Education Unit: Student and Staff Nurse Instructor Perceptions.
• Assessing Patient Satisfaction in a Behavioral Health Dedicated Education Unit.
• Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Student Learning from Foundational Coursework to the Specialty of Psychiatric Mental Health.
• The Use of Augmented Reality Photospheres in the College of Nursing to Decrease Student Anxiety.
• Augmented Reality and Photospheres in the College of Nursing.
• Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Excellent Characteristics of Staff Nurse Instructors in a Dedicated Education Unit Model.
• Exploring Effective Practices and Outcomes for Collaborative Learning and Leadership Teaching Strategies. $1340 funded. Funded by the Office of Academic Excellence and Assessment, Creighton University