Carol A. Kirby, DNP, RN, CNM

Associate Professor of Nursing
At Berea College since 2004

Contact Information

Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building, 343
CPO 2190
Email: kirbyc@berea.edu
Phone: 859-985-3381
Fax: 859-972-0738

Spring 2022

Office Hours

Mon/Wed: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Carol Kirby

Class Schedule

  • NUR 230  (Mon/Wed: 12:45 pm – 2:30 pm)
  • NUR 355  (Thur: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm)
  • NUR 450  (Tue: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm) (Tue: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm)

Degrees

  • DNP – University of Kentucky, Nursing Practice
  • MSN – University of Kentucky, Nurse Midwifery
  • BSN – Eastern Kentucky University, Nursing
  • ADN – Presentation College, Nursing
  • Diploma –Nettleton College, Business Administration

Courses

  • NUR 110: Certified Nurse Aide Preparation
  • NUR 230: Pharmacology
  • NUR 301: Women’s Health, Maternity & Neonatal Nursing
  • NUR 450: Synthesis and Complex Nursing Care

Biography

Carol Kirby came to Berea College in 2004 after many years of professional nursing practice with specialization in maternal/neonatal nursing. During her tenure at Berea College, Carol has taught a variety of nursing courses and served as the Nursing Program Chair from 2010-2014. She is currently teaching nursing students across the curriculum and is serving as the KBN Simulation Manager for the Berea College Nursing Simulation Center.

Research/Scholarly Work Foci

  • Preterm birth
  • Cesarean Birth Rate – implications for practice
  • Maternal Anxiety as predictor for cesarean delivery
  • Simulation in Nursing Education

Affiliations

  • Member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSiH) 2021-present
  • Member of the International Nursing Association of Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) 2021-present
  • Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society 2010 – present
  • Member of the National League for Nursing 2006 – present
  • Member of the Kentucky League Nursing 2006 – present
  • Member of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) 1998 – present

College Service

  • Parliamentarian, General Faculty Assembly and the College Faculty Assembly, per request of the Executive Council. 2019- 2020.
  • Committee Member, Nursing Program 2014 Search, Program Chair
  • Committee Member, Natural Sciences & Health Building Planning 2012-2014
  • Parliamentarian, General Faculty Assembly and the College Faculty Assembly, per request of the Executive Council. 2011- 2014.
  • Chair of the Nursing Program, Appointment by Dean of the Faculty, May 2010-2014.
  • Committee Member, Faculty Learning Community Workgroup on e-Portfolios – 2012 to present
  • Committee Member, Enrollment Planning Work Group—Academic Programs subgroup 2011-2012.
  • Committee Member, Biology – Anatomy & Physiology Faculty Search 2011-12
  • Committee Chair, Nursing Program Faculty Search 2011-2012
  • Committee Member, Berea College Presidential Search 2011.
  • Committee Member, Berea College Restructuring Committee: Summer Design Team C, Summer 2010
  • Nursing Program Faculty Search. Committee Chair, 2010-2011

Community Service

  • Council Member, Kentucky One Health – Berea, KY, Patient and Family Advisory Council, 2010 – Present
  • Past Board Member, Daniel Boone Chapter of the American Red Cross 2010 – 2012

Publications

  • Ponder, J. & Kirby, C. “Testing & Remediation Policies to Promote NCLEX-RN Success” Poster proposal accepted for presentation at the Kentucky League for Nursing, 12th Annual Nurse Educator Conference, May 18-19, 2016 in Louisville KY.
  • Kirby, C & Ponder, J. “Testing & Remediation Policies to Promote NCLEX-RN Success” Poster presentation at the AACN Faculty Development Conference, St Petersburg, Florida. February 4-6, 2016.
  • Kirby, Carol A., “Prenatal Anxiety and Cesarean Delivery in a Clinic Population” (2015). Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing Commons, Digital Commons Network, BePress.com http://network.bepress.com/medicine-and-health-sciences/nursing/maternal-child-health- and-neonatal-nursing/
  • Kirby, Carol A., “Prenatal Anxiety and Cesarean Delivery in a Clinic Population” (2015). DNP Practice Inquiry Projects. Paper 39. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/dnp_etds/39
  • Kirby, Carol A. “Managerial Epidemiology – Case Studies” authored for Dr. Steven Fleming, University of Kentucky, College of Public Health, “Managerial Epidemiology” textbook website (2011).
  • Kirby, Carol A. Maternity & Women’s Health Subject Matter Expert / Case Study reviewer and author for 24 chapter case studies – Ricci, S. (2012). Essentials of Maternity, Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (Peer reviewed, online instructor resources for text).

Presentations

  • Kirby, C. Maternity Content Expert Reviewer for Ohman, Davis’s Q&A for the NCLEX-RN Examination. 2nd Edition. FA Davis. (October 2015).
  • Kirby, C. “Prenatal Anxiety and Cesarean Delivery in a Clinic Population” (2015). Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing Commons, Digital Commons Network, BePress.com http://network.bepress.com/medicine-and-health-sciences/nursing/maternal-child-health-and-neonatal-nursing/
  • Kirby, C. “Prenatal Anxiety and Cesarean Delivery in a Clinic Population” (2015). DNP Practice Inquiry Projects. Paper 39. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/dnp_etds/39
  • Kirby. C. Maternity & Women’s Health Subject Matter Expert / Case Study Reviewer and Author for 24 chapter case studies – Ricci, S. (2012). Essentials of Maternity, Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (Peer reviewed, online instructor resources for text).
  • Kirby. C. “Managerial Epidemiology – Case Studies” authored for Dr. Steven Fleming, University of Kentucky, College of Public Health, Managerial Epidemiology textbook website (2011).
  • Kirby, C. “Predictors of Maternal Decision for an Elective Cesarean Birth.” Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health (submitted) 2010.
  • Kirby, Carol A. “Prenatal Anxiety and Cesarean Delivery in a Clinic Population”. Presented in defense of doctorate (peer reviewed). University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 4/20/2015.
  • Kirby, Carol A. “Use of PDA’s in Nursing Education”. Presented (Regional Nursing Conference – Peer Reviewed) 5th Annual Faculty Development Workshop: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 5/21/09.
  • Kirby C., Farley P., & Villaran T. “Use of PDA’s in Nursing Education”. Co-presenters 2009 Technology Integration Program for Nursing Education Practice (TIP-NEP) Conference. Funded by a HRSA grant to Duke University in collaboration with Western Carolina University.