Norma Hilsmann, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN

Lecturer

Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing
Office: Arts 147
Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: 250.807.9961
Email: norma.hilsmann@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor


Research Summary

nursing educational leadership; integration of evidence-based practice in nursing; technology in nursing education; digital healthcare; research dissemination and knowledge translation (KT); microlearning and nanolearning; generational learning styles; professional development/continuing education; student evaluations; upward bullying; pharmacology in nursing; primary care nursing; rural nursing.

Courses & Teaching

N210, N220 - Pharmacology I and II
N236, N237, N336, N337 - 2nd and 3rd year Medical and Surgical Clinicals
N431/434 - Preceptorship
N432 - Group Leadership Capstone Project Seminar
N421- Acute Care NCLEX preparation
N597 - MSN Capstone Projects

Biography

Dr. Hilsmann completed her BSN through The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. She completed her MSN and FNP degrees through The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA, and her Doctor of Nursing (DNP) in Educational Leadership at American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Post University in Waterbury, CT, USA.

Dr. Norma Hilsmann has been in nursing for over 35 years. She is presently a lecturer for The University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) in beautiful BC, Canada. She practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a private medical practice in rural USA, worked in administration as a Nursing Coordinator in a rural hospital in BC, and co-founded Health Research Matters – a social media business that promotes research dissemination. Dr. Norma Hilsmann has an extensive teaching history, having taught LPNs, Diploma RNs, BSN, MSN, and NPs at colleges and universities in both the US and Canada over the last 25 years.

Clinical nursing background is in med/surg, palliative, hematology oncology/bone marrow transplant, trauma/neuro/surgical ICU, Emergency and most recently CCU .

Nursing administration background is as a Nursing Coordinator.

Family Nurse Practitioner focused on rural practice in a private medical clinic in USA.

Educator experience includes teaching nursing at colleges in the US and Canada; LPNs, Diploma RNs, ADNs, Bachelors and Masters Nurses (NPs). Specializes in Educational Leadership with Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Business Development of a private research dissemination company – Health Research Matters

Websites

Health Research Matters – https://twitter.com/info_HRM

 

Degrees

DNP - Post University, Waterbury, CT, USA (2023)
MSN (Education) - The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (1999)
FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) - The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (1999)
BSN - The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (1993)

Research Interests & Projects

Generational learning styles in nursing.

Social media based mobile microlearning in nursing education and research dissemination.

Critical appraisal and evidence-based practice in nursing.

Primary care nursing and team cultures in BC

Pharmacology in nursing.

Student evaluations of teaching and remediation, coping and resiliency.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Hilsmann, N., & Dodson, C. (2024). Nursing students’ critical appraisal of self-efficacy: A scoping review [Manuscript submitted for publication]. The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada & The University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA.

Hilsmann, N., & Dodson, C. (2024). Mobile microlearning as a method of continuing professional development for adult learners: A scoping review. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada & The University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA.

Hilsmann, N., Dodson, C., Coffey, S., & McCuaig, F. (2023). Is the Research Valid? The Impact of An Educational Video Regarding ‘How to Quickly Critique Research’ On BSN Nursing Students’ Critical Appraisal Self-Efficacy. International Council of Nurses Congress (Montreal, Canada, July 2023), e-poster.

Hilsmann, N., Dodson, C., Coffey, S., & McCuaig, F. (2023). Is the Research Valid? The Impact of An Educational Video Regarding ‘How to Quickly Critique Research’ On BSN Nursing Students’ Critical Appraisal Self-Efficacy. Canadian Doctoral Nursing Network (University of Regina, SK, Canada, June 2023), oral presentation.

Hilsmann, N., Dodson, C., Coffey, S., & McCuaig, F. (2023). Is the Research Valid? The Impact of An Educational Video Regarding ‘How to Quickly Critique Research’ On BSN Nursing Students’ Critical Appraisal Self-Efficacy. Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (Surrey, BC, Canada, April 2023), poster presentation.

Hilsmann, N., Dodson, C., Coffey, S., & McCuaig, F. (2023). Is the Research Valid? Research Users Wanted. Virtual Symposium 2023 (Post University, CT, USA, November 2023), oral presentation.

Moralejo, L., Anderson, E., Kennedy, L., Hilsmann, N. (2019). Measuring Student Responses in and Instructors’ Perceptions of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET), Pre and Post Intervention. Published by The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Volume 10, No.3, Winter 2019, article 5.

Gill, M., Andersen, E., & Hilsmann, N. (2019). Best practices for teaching pharmacology to undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review of the literature. Published by Nurse Education Today. Volume 74, March 2019, Pages 15-24 (Ms. Ref. No.: NET-D-18-00403R1).

Selected Grants & Awards

  • Rural Scholarship (Tution Paid in Full) – Doctor of Nursing Practice, Post University, Waterbury, CT, USA
  • Teaching Honour Roll Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation – recognizes faculty who are consistently acknowledged by students as an effective teacher and who had achieved a position in the top 10% of Faculty at UBC Okanagan, April 2018
  • Golden Apple Award – recognizes instructors/professors that promote a positive wellbeing in the classroom. Chosen as one of 14 candidates selected from 100 nominations (UBC & UBCO), March 2018 demonstrating support for students in the academic environment
  • Golden Apple Award – recognizes instructors/professors that promote a positive wellbeing in the classroom. UBC Voice Campus Health Project, November 2016

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees

UBCO SON A&P committee

Clinical Practice Committee

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Evaluation Committee

CNA, CASN, BCCNM

Media

 

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