Focus on RVCC Faculty

Carol Patterson
Assistant Professor, Nursing

“In order to best educate students we must empower them to think critically for themselves and to have the courage to consider solutions which are ‘outside the box.’ We must also enable them to perform the skills which allow them to share their talents with others.”

Education

Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, Rutgers University
MS, Nursing, Seton Hall University
BS, Nursing, New Jersey City University
AAS/RN, Middlesex County College

Professional Experience

Per Diem Nurse
JFK Medical Center, Brain Trauma Unit
Educational Consultant
Bayonne Visiting Nurse Association
Faculty
American Nursing Review
Adjunct Instructor
City University of NY, College of Staten Island

Awards/Honors

Five-Year Recipient,
Who’s Who Among American Teachers

American Nursing Association’s
Electronic Media Award,
“Professor Nightengale’s Test Taking Strategies for Nursing Students” CD-ROM, 2005

“President’s Award,”
New Jersey League for Nursing, 1999