Carrie Hollerud

Carrie Hollerud, MSN, RN, serves as the Academic Coordinator of Nursing Education within the Department of Nursing & Public Health at the University of Northern Iowa's College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. She joined UNI in July 2023 while completing her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), expected Fall 2024, bringing extensive clinical experience from cardiac/telemetry nursing to her educational role.

Her educational background includes:

• BSN (institution unspecified)
• MSN in Nursing Education (2020)
• DNP candidate (Fall 2024 completion)

Hollerud specializes in translating bedside nursing expertise into effective clinical education, with research interests centered on developing student clinical judgment through real-world scenarios. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes communication, collaboration, and compassionate care, particularly in head-to-toe patient assessments and cardiac nursing fundamentals. She actively shapes UNI's new Nursing program curriculum to integrate classroom theory with lab and simulation experiences.

Within UNI's nursing program infrastructure, Hollerud utilizes integrated classrooms, clinical laboratories, and simulation environments to provide hands-on skill development. These facilities enable students to practice critical nursing competencies in controlled settings before clinical rotations, with particular focus on assessment techniques and emergency response protocols.