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Kara Schacke
Adjunct Professor
Part-Time Faculty
Biography
Professor Schacke has been working as a registered nurse under the women's and children's umbrella throughout her career. She is passionate about the field of pediatrics and maternal-child nursing. Additionally, she has spent a substantial amount of time in clinical research.
Research Areas
- Moral distress in pediatric nurses
- The impact of work-related stressors in nursing
Education
- Grand Canyon University, PhD in psychology, 2020
- Grand Canyon University, MSN in nursing education, 2014
- The University of Phoenix, BSN, 2012
- Reading Area Community College, ADN, 2004
Prior Experience
- Leo lecturer in reproductive health, the University of Michigan
- Clinical faculty pediatrics, the University of Michigan
- Adjunct clinical faculty, Pediatric nursing, Samuel Merritt University
- Adjunct nursing faculty, the University of San Francisco
Selected Publications
- A correlational study of work related stressors and the experience of moral distress in pediatric nurses.