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Dr. Patricia Nill
School of Nursing
Specializations: Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing; Nursing Education; Caring Science
Email: Patricia.Nill@nevadastate.edu
Phone:
(702) 992-2883
Biography
Dr. Patricia Nill is a board-certified Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and serves as a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Instructor at Â鶹Դ´. She is a doctoral-prepared nurse educator with extensive clinical nursing experience and a strong background in higher education, committed to preparing compassionate, reflective, and clinically grounded nurses. She brings a broad clinical background to her teaching, including experience across acute care and specialty nursing settings.
Dr. Nill’s teaching and scholarship are grounded in Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing, nursing education, and Watson’s Caring Science. As a Certified Caritas Coach® and WCSI Caritas Leader®, she intentionally integrates caring science, reflective practice, and inclusive teaching strategies into undergraduate and RN-BSN nursing education. Her work emphasizes therapeutic communication, professional identity formation, and student well-being.
Dr. Nill holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a Nurse Executive focus and a Master of Science in Nursing Education. She is certified in online and inclusive teaching practices and is an active leader within Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Dr. Nill finds her greatest professional fulfillment in mentoring students and faculty as they develop professional identity and clinical competence to serve diverse communities.
Education
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Post-Master's Certificate in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
University of Â鶹Դ´, Reno
08/01/2023 - 05/01/2025 -
Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Practice Executive Leadership
University of Â鶹Դ´, Las Vegas
08/01/2019 - 05/01/2021 -
Master of Science in Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Education Track
University of Â鶹Դ´, Las Vegas
08/01/2013 - 12/01/2015 -
Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing
St. Joseph's University
09/01/2005 - 01/01/2009 -
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
Suffolk County Community College
08/01/2001 - 05/01/2003
Publications
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A Qualitative Study Exploring the Characteristics of a Culture of Caring Ideal for Recruitment, Development, and Retention of Nursing Faculty
Nursing Education Perspectives (Wolters Kluwer)
10/01/2025 -
Gamify Your College Classroom Strategies to Foster Critical Thinking and Life Skills Across Disciplines: In Chapter 8: To Escape You Must Communicate: A Mystery
Routledge
09/01/2025
Achievements
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Certificate of Caritas Coach Education Program
Completed the Caritas Coach Education Program through the Watson Caring Science Institute, a six-month professional development program focused on Caritas consciousness, Caring Science, and compassionate leadership.02/28/2021 -
Certificate of Caritas Leadership Program
Completed the Caritas Leadership Certificate Program through the Watson Caring Science Institute, with training in Unitary Caring Science and the 10 Caritas Processes® to support compassionate leadership and organizational culture change.05/31/2024