Jessica Fitzgerald

Jessica Fitzgerald DNP, RN, CCRN

Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
Graduate Nursing

Contact Info
fitzgeraldjessica@clarksoncollege.edu
402.552.6089

Dr. Fitzgerald received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Midland Lutheran College, her Master's in Science in Nursing Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice with an emphasis in leadership and innovation from the University of Missouri at Columbia. During her 20+ year career she has worked primarily in the pediatric critical care setting including the cardiovascular care unit in pediatrics and the neonatal intensive care unit. Along with being a bedside practitioner she also fulfilled the role of charge nurse, clinical educator, and assistant director of nursing in the clinical setting. She has also held adjunct roles teaching both undergraduate and graduate nursing at various institutions.

Dr. Fitzgerald is a member of the AACN and a former board member of the GKC-AACN chapter. She volunteers and works with the AACN on research and scholarship reviews. She is also a member of the ANA and a local member of NNA with a committee membership on the professional development committee and liaison for the NNF.

Words of Wisdom

"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." - Martin Luther



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