Carswella O Phillips
- carswella.phillips@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-599-3273
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- School Of Nursing - Instruct
Tenured Associate Professor
Ware-Rhaney Building, Suite 116
Dr. Carswella Phillips is a transformational leader and tenured associate professor with extensive teaching experience across ASN, BSN, and graduate nursing programs in both traditional and online formats. She holds a DNP with a focus on Nursing Administration from Florida State University, and BSN and MSN degrees from Florida A&M University. Dr. Phillips’ expertise includes medical-surgical nursing, orthopedic nursing, primary care advanced practice, health policy, and nursing workforce sustainability. She has served as Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Nursing Programs and has led initiatives to improve NCLEX and certification pass rates, student retention, and enrollment. She is an NLN-certified Nurse Educator and board-certified Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Phillips is an active member and leader in several professional nursing organizations and the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse Faculty at FAMU. She is passionate about educating future nurses and nurse practitioners.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Health Systems Leadership, Florida State University
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Florida A&M University
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Florida A&M University
- Nursing Workforce Burnout
- Experiential Learning in Graduate Curriculum
- Evidence-Based Practice Implementation
- NUR 4836E – Health Policy and Nursing
- NGR 5141 – Advanced Pathophysiology
- NGR 5742 – Role of APN in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- NGR 5209 – Clinical Management of Older Adults