Jennifer Wendel
Jennifer Wendel
M.Ed., M.S.N., B.A., RN
Dedicated Simulation Educator
Department: Simulation and Innovation Learning Center
Contact:
Email:
Jennifer Wendel
Office Phone:
571.553.0220
Innovation Hall (School of Nursing)
45085 University Drive, #201AJ
Ashburn VA 20147
Since earning her nursing degree, Jennifer Wendel has experience across various healthcare fields, including NICU, primary care, school nursing, and nursing education. She currently serves as a Dedicated Simulation Educator at The George Washington University School of Nursing, where she leverages her expertise in teaching pedagogy and simulation best practices to design and implement curriculum aimed at enhancing clinical competencies. Jennifer Wendel is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Education program for Curriculum and Instruction with a specialty in Educational Technology at the University of Florida.
Jennifer is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Society of Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Jennifer enjoys college football, the beach and spending time with her husband and kids.
- Simulation coordinator for NURS 3124 Adult and Geriatric Nursing I
- Facilitate prebriefing, debriefing, and implementation of nursing simulation-based education scenarios for undergraduate nursing programs
- Ensure Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice are maintained through simulation teaching pedagogy and simulation based-practice utilizing manikin, standardized patient and virtual reality-based simulation immersive experiences
- Coordinate congruency between classroom and simulation courses
- Evaluate peers, students, and scenarios for quality improvement
- Collaborate with simulation team to promote the simulation center, prepare grant reports, request funding, and update policies and procedures
- Chamberlain University - Master of Science in Nursing (2022)
- Chamberlain University - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2019)
- University of Florida - Higher Education Administration, Master of Education (2008)
- Hollins University - Economics, Bachelor of Arts (2006)