Kerstin Hudgins
In her role as Nursing Skills Lab Manager and Instructor of Fayetteville State University's School of Nursing, Kerstin Hudgins is a very diligent faculty member and highly committed to her profession.
As a nurse professional and educator, it is her focus to prepare, empower and assist the society of nurses and nursing students in the stride for professional excellence, encompassing improved patient outcomes and community support.
Her professional background is well-rounded. Since 2013, educating nurses has been by fortitude. As a prior clinical educator of a large health system, she developed and implemented a specialized nurse residency program. At Fayetteville State University, she uses her expertise to improve and expand the clinical curriculum. Her personal teaching style and research focuses on experiential and problem-based learning. As a 38-year maven in the field of nursing, she was fortunate enough to acquire knowledge, skill and continual education from a world-wide consortium. She enjoys writing and public speaking.
A native of Germany, Hudgins became a permanent resident in 1981 and spent many years as a dedicated military wife alongside her husband, a United States Army veteran. English is her second language, which provides her with a unique cultural edge when it comes to learning, integrating and working with people from different origins.
In time, her career path led her to acquire extensive training and brought her to student teaching and publishing. Once proficient in her field, precepting and teaching others was not just part of the job but became a joy. Through positive feedback and encouragement of the very ones that she taught to become an educator, and experiencing the obvious difference she made, led her to pursue an educational track at the post-graduate level and continuing doctoral studies. Combining her clinical expertise with academics, renders her as a proactive agent and meets her career goals.
Education
MSN, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
SN, University of North Carolina at Pembroke Minor: Personnel and Organizational Leadership
ASN, Regents of the University of the State of New York Berufliche Schulen Gross-Gerau, German
Mrs. Hudgins' research interest lies in the development and customization of programs that focuses on experiential and problem-based learning for nursing students and will also be of benefit to professional organizations and interscholastic disciplines.
Publications
Hudgins, K. (2019). When life-supporting interventions lead to moral distress. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly: Human Support in Critical Care. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Hanover, PA. Expected Publication Date: Summer of 2020.
Hudgins, K. (2019). Blood dyscrasias and hematology. Foreword. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 42(2), 127. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Hanover, PA.
Hudgins, K. (2019). Porphyria: A rare, complicated and misdiagnosed disease. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 42(2), 192-197. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Hanover, PA.
Hudgins, K. (2017, September-October). Making healthy food choices from the canteen. American Jails, 63-66.Hudgins, K. (2017). Clinical simulation learning in critical care. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 40(2), 108-110. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Hanover, PA.
Hudgins, K., & Carter, E. (2019). Blood conservation: Exploring alternatives to blood transfusions. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly,42(2), 187-191. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Hanover, PA.
Hudgins, K., & Long, C. (2018, January-February). Nurses and stress. American Jails, 60-63.
Scholarly Activities
2019 Abstract Reviewer, 49th Critical Care Congress, February 2020, Orlando, FL, Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
2019 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nursing Research and Midwifery. Jayden Publishers, Melbourne, Australia
2018-Present Curriculum Committee Member, School of Nursing. Fayetteville State University
2017-Present Editorial Board Member, Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Hanover, PA.
Honors and Awards
2017 Nursing Honor Society Inductee at UNC-Pembroke
2016 Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina Scholarship Recipient
2015 Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina Recipient
2012 Distinguished Preceptor Award Critical Care Residency Program, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
2009 Preceptor Award Critical Care Residency Program, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
2008 Preceptor Award, Central Carolina Community College
2002 Achievement Award for Outstanding ICU Support, Womack Army Medical Center
Grants
B. Braun Medical Inc.: Received 10 Braun Infusomat space infusion pumps with tubing for our simulation laboratory. Approx. value $35,000
Professional Experiences
38 years of diverse nursing experience with emphasis in critical care, education and leadership. Multi-lingual. Aptitude for teaching, education and research. Striving for professional excellence and improvement of student, nursing and patient outcomes.
2013-Present Care Clinic, Fayetteville, NC: RN volunteer and nursing volunteer coordinator
Professional Member
2018-2019 National League of Nursing (NLN) - Member
2017 - Present Nursing Honor Society at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
2017-Present North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA), member
2016-Present Carolina Dogwood Chapter of AACN, member
2015-Present Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), member
2014-2016 Carolina Dogwood Chapter of AACN, Local Chapter President
2015-Present Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina Alumni
2013-2014 Carolina Dogwood Chapter of AACN, Local Chapter President- Elect
2013-Present Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), nationl member
2013-2017 Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), local member
2012-Present University of North Carolina at Pembroke Alumni
2012-Present National Honor Society (Alpha Sigma Lambda)
1998-Present American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), National Member
1998-Present Excelsior College Alumni (formerly Regents)