RBHS Lecturer and Simulation & Clinical Learning Faculty
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing
Cranford, NJ, United States
Monina Franco-Tantuico, PhD(c), MSN, BSMT, RN, CNE, is a full-time faculty member at Rutgers School of Nursing Division of Simulation and Clinical Learning and is a current New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) Board of Directors member. She was a critical care nurse before embarking on a 16-year simulation journey, which extends from being an assistant dean for simulation technology and coordinator of Learning/Simulation Center at Trinitas School of Nursing, manager of New York University Clinical Simulation Learning Center, coordinator of the Rutgers School of Nursing Human Simulation Program for the advanced nursing practice division, and now the simulation coordinator/facilitator of the Nursing Care for Adults with Complex Health Conditions course at the Baccalaureate Level. Her teaching philosophy combines three frameworks: the National League for Nursing (NLN) Jeffries Simulation, the Social Constructivist, and Kolb’s Experiential Learning theories. She is an expert in formative and summative competency-based evaluations using low- to high-fidelity manikins and standardized patients in the diploma, baccalaureate, and graduate nursing education.
Her expertise on active learning and simulation best practices in nursing education led to publications, poster and podium presentations, and workshops. She has been presenting at local, national, and international annual conferences, such as the NJLN, NLN Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC), Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS), International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), Rutgers Active Learning Symposium, Seton Hall Reinkemeyer Research Day, and soon at the 2025 NLN Education Summit. Her doctoral dissertation research found that higher debriefing quality has a huge positive impact on cognitive, affective, and behavior learning outcomes, especially when the graduate nursing student and the debriefer are engaged in best debriefing practices. She is expected to receive her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science degree in May 2025 from Rutgers University Graduate School – Newark.
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Sunday, June 22, 2025
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM MST