Biography
Brooke Phillips, MSN, RN, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the St. David's School of Nursing at Texas State University. She brings more than 27 years of nursing experience spanning direct patient care, nursing leadership, healthcare quality, and nursing education.
Her clinical background includes neonatal intensive care, newborn nursery, high-risk obstetrics, infection prevention, case management, and utilization review. Prior to joining Texas State University, she held nursing faculty positions at multiple institutions, gaining experience in classroom, clinical, and simulation-based education across a variety of undergraduate nursing courses.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University in 1998 and her Master of Science in Nursing, with a concentration in Nursing Administration, from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2023.
Her diverse professional background provides a strong foundation for integrating clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and nursing leadership principles into undergraduate nursing education.
Her clinical background includes neonatal intensive care, newborn nursery, high-risk obstetrics, infection prevention, case management, and utilization review. Prior to joining Texas State University, she held nursing faculty positions at multiple institutions, gaining experience in classroom, clinical, and simulation-based education across a variety of undergraduate nursing courses.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University in 1998 and her Master of Science in Nursing, with a concentration in Nursing Administration, from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2023.
Her diverse professional background provides a strong foundation for integrating clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and nursing leadership principles into undergraduate nursing education.
Research Interests
Research and scholarly interests include maternal health disparities, with a particular focus on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality among Black women, advancing health equity, and improving access to high-quality, culturally responsive maternal healthcare.
Additional scholarly interests include infection prevention, patient safety, healthcare quality improvement, and the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes. Previous professional activities include participation in antimicrobial stewardship and evidence-based practice initiatives, infection prevention programs, and scholarly dissemination through a poster presentation on VAP prevention strategies in the NICU at an Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) conference.
Within nursing education, scholarly interests include student success, clinical judgment development, simulation-based learning, and evidence-based teaching strategies that promote academic achievement and readiness for professional nursing practice.
Additional scholarly interests include infection prevention, patient safety, healthcare quality improvement, and the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes. Previous professional activities include participation in antimicrobial stewardship and evidence-based practice initiatives, infection prevention programs, and scholarly dissemination through a poster presentation on VAP prevention strategies in the NICU at an Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) conference.
Within nursing education, scholarly interests include student success, clinical judgment development, simulation-based learning, and evidence-based teaching strategies that promote academic achievement and readiness for professional nursing practice.
Teaching Interests
Teaching interests include pathophysiology, pharmacology, health assessment, fundamental nursing skills, maternal-newborn nursing, pediatrics, mental health nursing, and community health.
A primary focus is helping students bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical application through active learning, simulation, case-based instruction, and clinical reasoning exercises.
Particular emphasis is placed on developing clinical judgment, critical thinking, prioritization, and safe medication administration practices. Additional interests include student mentorship, individualized remediation, NCLEX preparation, and helping students develop the confidence, professionalism, and decision-making skills necessary for successful transition into nursing practice.
A primary focus is helping students bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical application through active learning, simulation, case-based instruction, and clinical reasoning exercises.
Particular emphasis is placed on developing clinical judgment, critical thinking, prioritization, and safe medication administration practices. Additional interests include student mentorship, individualized remediation, NCLEX preparation, and helping students develop the confidence, professionalism, and decision-making skills necessary for successful transition into nursing practice.