Dr. Brooke McAtee

Assistant Professor

Director of Nursing Programs

Education

• Ph.D. in Education with Nursing Education Specialization; Capella University, 2020

• M.S. Nursing; University of Phoenix, 2008

• B.S. Nursing; University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002

Courses Taught

MSN Core - fully online 7-week sessions

• NWMSU, NURS 01-602, Nursing Informatics and Technology for the Advanced Nurse, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.

MSN Nurse Educator track- fully online 7-week sessions

• NWMSU, NURS 01-621, Teaching Advanced Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
• NWMSU, NURS 01-622, Curriculum Development, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
• NWMSU, NURS 01-623, Instructional Strategies in Learning and Teaching, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
• NWMSU, NURS 01-624, Assessment and Evaluation Techniques, NWMSU, Maryville, MO
• NWMSU, NURS 01-625, Nurse Educator Capstone, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
  • Capstone Project Supervision
  • Mental Health Crisis Simulation
  • New faculty orientation and mentor guide checklist
  • Student retention strategies
  • Improving student self-care and well-being
  • Enhancing learner engagement utilizing gamification
  • Increasing student critical thinking using unfolding case studies
  • Clinical Grading rubric redesign
  • Introducing SDOH into a community college nursing curriculum
  • Implementing Post-Partum Hemorrhage Training for Surgical Nurses: A Virtual Reality Simulation Capstone
  • Burnout Awareness and Prevention teaching strategies for new nurses
  • Quality Improvement and Re-design of Clinical Education Rubric
  • Increasing Knowledge of correct OR positioning for OR nurses
  • Using in-situ simulation model to measure self-confidence for nurses in the NICU
  • Using Evidence Based Concept maps to realign clinical paperwork in a community college.

RN to BSN- fully online 7-week sessions

• NWMSU, NURS 01-301, Theories and Models of Nursing, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
• NWMSU, NURS 01-303, Nursing Law and Ethics, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
• NWMSU, NURS 01-401, Leadership and Management in Nursing, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.
• NWMSU, NURS 01-481, Evidence Based Nursing Practice, NWMSU, Maryville, MO.

Associate degree in nursing (RN)

• NCMC, RN 205, Mental Health Nursing, NCMC, Trenton and Maryville, MO. (traditional and online)
• NCMC, RN 204, PN to ADN transition, NCMC, Trenton, MO. (traditional and online)
• NCMC, RN 200, Leadership in Nursing, NCMC, Trenton, MO. (traditional and online)
• NCMC, RN 206, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Trenton, MO. (traditional and online) 

Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)

• NCMC, PN 103, Introduction to Pharmacology, NCMC, Trenton, MO.
• NCMC, PN 106, Maternal and Child Health Nursing I, NCMC, Trenton, MO.
• NCMC, PN 107, Maternal and Child Health Nursing II, NCMC, Trenton, MO
• NCMC, PN 105, Introduction to Mental Health, NCMC, Trenton, MO. (hybrid and online)
• NCMC, PN 104, Personal Vocational Concepts, NCMC, Trenton, MO. (traditional and online)

Academic Interests

• Accreditation, Publication, Presentations, Professional Development

Scholarly Activity

• McAtee, B., Shellenbarger, T., & Chicca, J. (2024). Dispelling accreditation myths to enhance nursing education.Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 1016/j.teln.2024.08.016
• McAtee, B., Skinner, H. M., & Claycomb, K. (2024). Nurse educators’ guilt during the covid-19 pandemic response.Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 1016/j.teln.2024.09.002
• Skinner, H. M., McAtee, B., & Huston, R. (2023). Finding innovative strategies to enhance adjunct faculty support and retention. Journal of Nursing Education. 62(7), 408-411. doi:10.3928/01484834-20230315-02.
• McAtee, B. (2023). Preferred instructional methods of millennial nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives. 44(2), 116-118. doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000944
• McAtee, B. & Skinner, H, (2025, June 25). Leadership in AI: Empowering Educators for Organizational Innovation and Educational Excellence [Zoom Presentation]. Risepoint AI Community of Practice 2025, online.
• McAtee, B., Skinner, H, & Claycomb, K. (2025, March 27^th). Enhancing Educational Excellence Using Quality Improvement Strategies [Presentation]. National League for Nursing Nurse Educator Research Conference 2025. Washington, D.C.
• McAtee, B., Skinner, H, & Claycomb, K. (2025, March 27^th -29^th). Understanding the emotional experience of academic nurse educators during the pandemic: Implications for today [Poster]. National League for Nursing Nurse Educator Research Conference 2025. Washington, D.C.
• McAtee, B., & Skinner, H. (2025, January 8^th). Leadership in AI: Empowering Educators for Organizational Innovation and Educational Excellence [Presentation]. Faculty Professional Development Day, Northwest Missouri State University. Maryville, MO
• McAtee, B., Skinner, H, & Claycomb, K. (2025, September 17-19). Leading the Way: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Nursing Curricula [Poster]. National League for Nursing Nurse Educator Summit 2025. Orlando, FL.
• McAtee, B., & Skinner, H. (2025, January 8^th). Leadership in AI: Empowering Educators for Organizational Innovation and Educational Excellence [Presentation]. Faculty Professional Development Day, Northwest Missouri State University. Maryville, MO.
• McAtee, B., & Skinner, H. (2024, September 18^th). Leadership in AI: Empowering Nurse Educators for Organizational Innovation and Educational Excellence [Presentation]. National League for Nursing Nurse Educator Summit 2024. San Antonio, TX.
• McAtee, B., Shellenbarger, T. & Chicca, J. (2024, September 19^th). Three Truths and a Lie: How Well Do You Know Accreditation? [Presentation]. National League for Nursing Nurse Educator Summit 2024. San Antonio, TX.
• McAtee, B., Voss, R., (2024, January 3rd) Leveraging Generative AI in Higher Education: The Faculty and Student Experience with AI Models [Presentation]. Faculty Professional Development Day, Northwest Missouri State University. Maryville, MO

Student Group Advisement

• The Bridge Church Student Advisor
• Exercise is Medicine Student Advisor

Other Professional Experience

• National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) Board Member
• NLN CNEA Executive Board Committee- Vice Chair