Overview
Dr. Williams is a Teaching Professor in the College of Health Professions鈥� School of Nursing and the Coordinator of the RN to BSN Program. Rhonda brings over two decades of diverse clinical experience spanning burn trauma, critical care, emergency, and medical-surgical nursing across various healthcare settings. Dr. Williams joined Wichita State's faculty in 2013.
Information
Williams, R., Nicks, S., Cooper, T., Owen, D., Grant, C., Core, T., Jackson, B., & Faragher, M. (In Press). Cracking the code: assessing admission criteria for first semester success in a pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing program. Accepted for publication in Kansas Nurse on March 10, 2025.
Heywood, N., Williams, R., Blackwell, D., Hommes, T., Franklin, S., & Stover-Nichols, L. (2025). Transforming RN-baccalaureate education using insights from a national faculty needs assessment. Nurse Educator, 50(3): E164-E168.
Williams, R., Helmer, B., Elliott, A., Robinson, D., Jimenez, F. A., & Faragher, M. E. (2024). Navigating the virtual frontier: A virtual patient simulation pilot study in prelicensure baccalaureate nursing education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 94, 101589. .
White, P., Williams, R., & Harrington, J. (2024). Mindfulness smartphone application implementation to impact stress and burnout in adult healthcare professionals. Holistic Nursing Practice, 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000717. Advance online publication.
Jagiello, K., Robinson, J., Blackwell, D., Brink, S., Franklin, S., Good, P., Hair, Hall, B., Heywood, N., Hommes, T., M., Hrelic, D., Jowell, V., LoVerde, J., McElroy, L., Nichols, L., Tredwell, K., Van Der Wiede, C., & Williams, R. (2022). National RN-Baccalaureate Faculty Forum position statement. American Association of Colleges of Nursing [Essentials Curriculum Mapping Tools].
Professional Presentations
Empowering RN to Baccalaureate Faculty: Strategies for Implementing the 2021 AACN Essentials, National League for Nursing - Educate Conference, co-author and co-presenter of oral presentation, September 2025.
Overcoming Obstacles: IRB Barriers in Multi-Institution Research Initiatives, Western Institute of Nursing Conference, co-author of poster presentation, April 2025.
Perceived Needs of Rn-Baccalaureate (Rn-B) Faculty and The 2021 Essentials, National RN to Baccalaureate Faculty Forum, co-author and co-presenter of webinar, December 2024.
Mindfulness Smartphone Application Implementation to Impact Stress and Burnout in Adult Healthcare Professionals, 2024 Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing APRN Midwest Conference, co-author of narrated online poster session, November 2024.
Cracking the Code: Assessing Admission Criteria for First Semester Success. Nurse Educator Conference in the Rockies 2024, co-author and co-presenter for podium presentation. Breckenridge, CO, June 2024.
Using Virtual Patient Simulation to Improve Clinical Reasoning, Accuracy, and Efficiency in Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Students. Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2023 Conference, lead author and presenter for Discovery Session. Nashville, TN, April 2023
Using Virtual Patient Simulation to Improve Clinical Reasoning Skills in Pre-
Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Students, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Transform 2022 Conference, lead author
and presenter for podium presentation. Chicago, IL, December 2022
RN-BSN National Webinar, Shadow Health (Elsevier). Panelist, March 2015.