Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Memberships & Professional Activities
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Worthy, Karen
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr. Worthy has a 23-year history in professional nursing working in various clinical specialties, including surgical services, intensive care units, medical-surgical units, and community health. Dr. Worthy has educated future nurses for 14 years and has been with the University of South Carolina College of Nursing since 2012. Dr. Worthy is a Certified Nurse Educator and an Amy Cockcroft Fellow.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Nursing
- Department
- Advanced Prof Nursing Practice
- Tenure Status
- Non-Tenure Track
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Personal Focus Areas
- Nursing Education Paradigms and Conceptual Learning, Leadership Development and Effectiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2019 | Professional Activity | Selected to present a Pacesetter on diversity and inclusion at the SREB conference held in Atlanta in November | Southern Regional Education Board Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing (SREB) |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Award | Palmetto Gold Award | South Carolina Nurses Foundation, Inc. |
| 2016 | Award | People's Choice Award - "Patient Safety Requires Concept Mastery" Poster | Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) National Forum - San Antonio, Texas, May 2016 |
| 2017 | Award | Alpha Xi Sigma Theta Tau Founder’s Award | Alpha Xi Sigma Theta Tau Chapter, 50th Anniversary |
| 2018 | Award | Clinical Practice Teaching Award | University of South Carolina |
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