Vivian Bowman

M.S.N., RN, PCCN

Dedicated Simulation Educator


Department: Simulation and Innovation Learning Center

Contact:

Email: Vivian Bowman
Office Phone: 571-553-0165
Innovation Hall (School of Nursing) 45085 University Drive, #201AJ Ashburn VA 20147


  • Simulation coordinator for NURS 3120 Foundations of Professional Nursing 
  • 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
  • Fort Hays State University- Masters of Science in Nursing Education (2024) 
  • Old Dominion University- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2020) 
  • Northern Virginia Community College- Associates of Science in Nursing (2020) 
  • University of Georgia- Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications (1999)

Bowman, Vivian (2024) "Standardized Patient Overlays in Undergraduate Nursing Simulation to Improve Clinical Competency," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2024, Article 141. Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2024/iss2024/141

Bowman, Vivian (2024) "The Effect of Simulation on Self-Confidence and Anxiety Related to Clinical Decision-Making in Undergraduate BSN Students," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2024, Article 87. Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2024/iss2024/87