Carol Braungart

Carol Braungart
D.N.P., ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Assistant Professor
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Carol F. Braungart is an assistant professor and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program director. She holds a bachelor of science in nursing from St. Anselm College, a master of science degree as a clinical nurse specialist, and a post-Master-Certificate as an Acute Care and Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from GW Nursing. Dr. Braungart is board-certified by ANCC as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner.
Dr. Braungart's research interests lie in virtual simulation in NP education and the adoption of critical thinking/diagnostic reasoning by new advanced practice nurses.
Dr. Braungart is active in the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and Sigma Theta Tau International.
- George Washington University - DNP (May, 2016)
- Sage Graduate School - Post-Master's Certificate (May, 2009)
- Sage Graduate School - Post-Master's Certificate (May, 1999)
- Sage Graduate School - MSN (December, 1996)
- St. Anselm Nursing - BSN (May, 1986)
- McNelis, A. M., Dreifuerst, K. T., Braungart, C., Beebe, S. L., El-Banna, M. M., & Dietrich, M. S. (2024). Using Screen-Based Simulation in Family Nurse Practitioner Education. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 15(3), 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(24)00071-1
- Hogg, C. W., Braungart, C., Whitt, K. J., Pericak, A., Beebe, S. L., Knestrick, J., & McNelis, A. (2024). Using screen-based simulation to examine diagnostic test ordering in family nurse practitioner students. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000001098
- Whitt, K. J., Allen, C. L., Hogg, C. W., Pericak, A., Beebe, S. L., Braungart, C., Knestrick, J., Harrod, T., & McNelis, A. M. (2024). The use of electronic health records in advanced practice nursing education: a scoping review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 50, 83–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.11.007
- Whitt, K. J., Pericak, A., Allen, C. L., Knestrick, J., Beebe, S. L., Braungart, C., & McNelis, A. M. (2023). Effectiveness of Screen-Based Simulation as a Strategy to Improve Nurse Practitioner Students’ Access to Electronic Health Records in Clinical Education. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(8), 621–627. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000987
- Allen, C. L., Whitt, K. J., Pericak, A., Knestrick, J. M., Braungart, C. F., Beebe, S., & McNelis, A. M. (2022). Virtual Simulation in Graduate Nursing Education. Nurse Educator, 47(4), 224–224. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001186
- Jeffries, P. R., & National League for Nursing, issuing body. (2021). Simulation in nursing education : from conceptualization to evaluation (P. R. Jeffries, Ed.; Third edition.). National League for Nursing. (Chapter 9: Simulation in Graduate NP programs).
- Whitt, K. J., Allen, C. L., Hogg, C. W., Pericak, A., Beebe, S., Braungart, C., Knestrick, J., Harrod, T., & McNelis, A. M. (2024). The use of electronic health records in advanced practice nursing education: a scoping review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 50, 83–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.11.007
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