Kassie McKenny

Kassie McKenny, EdD, RN, CNE

Professor
Undergraduate Nursing Program

Contact Info
[email protected]
402.552.6139

Kassie McKenny, EdD, RN, CNE has been a Clarkson College faculty member since 2004. She is a Clarkson College alumni, earning both her master's degree in nursing education and doctoral degree in Healthcare Education and Leadership. Dr. McKenny's dissertation research focused on health care faculty barriers to teaching sexual and gender minority health.

Prior to coming to Clarkson College, Dr. McKenny worked with renal/transplant patients at Nebraska Medicine. She continues to work within an active direct patient care role at a CHI family practice clinic, as a PRN RN. Beyond her faculty role, Dr. McKenny provides leadership in a several areas both at Clarkson College and within the professional of nursing via the Nebraska League for Nursing. In 2017, Dr. McKenny earned the March of Dimes Academic Excellence award for outstanding work in nursing education. She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honors Society and the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Dr. McKenny is active in the community, as a volunteer at her church as well as a various service projects across Omaha.

Courses

NRS 125 - Foundation Skills and Assessment of the Adult: Theory
NRS 126 - Foundation Skills and Assessment of the Adult: Clinical
NRS 473 - Preceptorship: Clinical Capstone

Words of Wisdom

Be sure to ask for help from faculty-we want you to be successful.

Scholarly Works (Selected)

Presentation, "Escape Room Rules for Success", Clarkson College Faculty Development, 2025.

Authored, Dissertation, "Health Care Faculty Barriers to Teaching Sexual and Gender Minority Health", ProQuest, 2022.

Authored, Nursing education article, “Using an On-line Video to Teach Nursing Skills”, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, October 2011.

 



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