Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
Programs Taught
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)
  • Graduate Certificate of Completion in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety
  • Master of Business Administration & Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems
  • Master of Science in Health Administration with an Emphasis in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety
  • Master of Science in Nursing: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with an Emphasis in Adult-Gerontology
Classes
  • DNP-805: Health Care Informatics
  • DNP-805A: Health Care Informatics
  • DNP-820: Translational Research and Evidence-Based Practice
  • DNP-825: Population Management
  • DNP-830: Data Analysis
Research Interests
  • Leadership, Health Care Systems, End of life
Publications
  • Beth Hale. (2007). Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Processes and Effectiveness.
  • Cheryl Schraeder, RN, PhD, FAAN, Cherie P. Brunker, MD, Ida Hess, MSN, FNP-BC, Beth A. Hale, PhD, RN, Carrie Berger, BA, MSW Candidate, and Valerie Waldschmidt, BSE. (2011). Chapter 5 Intervention Components.
Licenses / Certificates
  • Storytelling in Higher Education Badge
  • Nurse Executive - Board Certified
  • Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN)
Awards
  • University of Phoenix Distinguished Faculty Award - 2011
  • 2023 Phoenix500 Award for Excellence in the Classroom University of Phoenix 2022/2023 - 2023
  • 2024 Quarter Three Award for Distinguished Instruction - 2024
  • John Sperling Distinguished Faculty Award; recognizes top 10% of Faculty - 2025
  • Phoenix500 Award for Excellence in the Classroom University of Phoenix 2020/2021 - 2021
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