Campus Directory
Pamela Abbott
| Title: | Asst Professorial Lecturer |
| Office: | Warde Academic Center |
| Phone: | 773-298-3755 |
| Email: | pabbott@sxu.edu |
| Department: | Nursing |
Biography
Pamela Abbott has had a career in nursing spanning over 30 years. Her nursing experience includes various areas of nursing, such as cardiac intensive care (CCU), telemetry and post-anesthesia care (PACU), and labor and delivery. She has spent the majority of her career within labor and delivery both as a bedside nurse and in a charge nurse role. She is a member of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and is RNC-OB certified.
Abbott became an adjunct clinical instructor at Saint Xavier University in 2021. She has transitioned to a full-time assistant professorial position in 2022. Abbott has had the pleasure of teaching on-site clinicals, in-person labs and virtual simulations since 2021.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing Education
Aspen University
Areas of Specialization
- Labor and Delivery
- PACU
- Cardiac Critical Care/Telemetry
Certification/Licensure
- Registered Nurse (RN), Illinois Board of Nursing
- RNC-OB
Courses Taught
- NURS 436: Clinical Practice III - MC
- NURS 434: Clinical Practice III Lab
- NURS 479: Clinical Practice IV - Capstone
Presentations/Publications/Productions
Podium and Poster Presentations: Murphy-Smith, M., Samawi, Z., & Abbott, P., "Nursing Students Interactive Clinical Labor Experience in Implementing Nonpharmacological Pain Management Techniques: Closing the Theory to Practice Gap," SXU Research Expo (poster), Virtual International Day of the Midwife (podium), 67th ACNM Annual Meeting & Exhibition (podium), and NLN Educational Summit (poster).