June 2022
Nicole Hall '03
DEGREES:
B.S. Nursing
Henson School
CURRENT EMPLOYER
Salisbury University
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Assistant Professor
DESCRIBE YOUR CAREER PATH
My career path has been greatly focused on caring for pregnant, laboring and postpartum women, their babies and families. I began my nursing career providing care to maternity patients at my hometown hospital in Delaware. I was blessed to do this for eight years before moving into teaching, which I have now been doing part or full time for nearly 10 years. I am currently a faculty member in the SU School of Nursing. My doctoral dissertation work focused on how to help nurses feel comfortable speaking up in the hospital setting. Since that time, I have moved into helping others feel more comfortable speaking up including students and the community through simulation and other learning activities. Most recently last fall, I worked with the University System of Maryland and SU’s Instructional Design and Development Office to develop and launch a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on edX geared toward educating community members to feel comfortable speaking up for themselves in health care situations.
MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU LEARNED WHILE ATTENDING SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
The most important thing I learned while attending Salisbury University was that I need to be not only open to but committed to learning so that I can provide the best care to my patients and learning opportunities for my students.
WHAT CAMPUS ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS WERE YOU INVOLVED WITH?
I commuted to Salisbury from Delaware each day for class and clinical while in the nursing program, so I wasn't able to take advantage of the campus activities and organizations. This is something that I do regret because I definitely see the benefit of this type of involvement.
BEST COLLEGE MEMORY
College was a long time ago, but I do distinctly remember sitting on a curb with a friend having lunch during a break between lectures, and I turned to her and said: "I am going to teach nursing here in the future".
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE SALISBURY UNIVERSITY?
Salisbury was a great choice for me because the campus size and class sizes allowed me to feel comfortable navigating it and establishing lasting relationships with classmates and faculty members.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE SALISBURY UNIVERSITY IN THREE WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE AND WHY?
Comfortable, welcoming and local. I love that Salisbury University is a medium-sized campus where you can feel known by others and not lost in a sea of people. I also love that it is on the Eastern Shore where I grew up, which probably adds to the feeling of welcome that I have here.
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT AND WHY?
I love to vacation anywhere, but I would say Florida is a great option since it is easy to get to, has great weather and is an economical choice for families!
GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT
This fall, I developed and launched a MOOC on edX geared toward educating community members to feel comfortable speaking up for themselves in health care situations. Just last month we reached over 100 participants completing the course.
WHAT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I listen to true crime and sermon podcasts almost every day.
HOBBIES/OTHER INTERESTS
Exercising, reading and spending as much family time with my kids and husband as absolutely possible.