Christina Baughn, DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor Adult Health Nursing
Education
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
Administration/Education
Samford University, 2018 - Master of Science in Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist / Adult Health Nursing Education
University of South Alabama, 2008 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of South Alabama, 1992
Areas of Teaching Expertise
- Adult-gerontological nursing
- Medical-surgical nursing
- Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning
- Nursing process and care planning
- Clinical education and undergraduate nursing student development
- Informatics, electronic health records, and healthcare technologies
Research and Scholarly Interests
- Generative artificial intelligence in nursing education
- AI-supported care planning and clinical judgment development
- Nursing accountability and ethical use of emerging technologies
- Nursing process, standardized nursing language, and care planning
- Undergraduate nursing education and competency-based learning
- Electronic health records and informatics in nursing education
- Culinary medicine and health promotion
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- AHN 448: Adult Gerontological Nursing Clinical, Course Coordinator
- AHN 447: Adult Gerontological Nursing
- HSC 342: Administration of Medication, Course Coordinator
- NU 300: Foundations of Professional Nursing
- NU 301: Foundations of Professional Nursing Clinical
- NU 311: Clinical Skills in Nursing
- NU 325: Health Assessment
- NU 327: Pathophysiology Basis of Nursing
- NU 412: Decision Making & Delegation
Graduate Courses
- NU 608: EBP & Quality Improvement
- NU 613: Organizational & Systems Leadership
Publications
- Doenges, M., Moorhouse, M. F., Murr, A., Baughn, C., & Moore-Nadler, M. (2024). Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span (11th ed). F. A. Davis Company.
- Moorhouse, M. F., Baughn, C. L., & Moore-Nadler, M. (2026). Nurse’s Pocket Guide: Problems, diagnoses, prioritized solutions. (17th ed.). F A DAVIS.
- Moorhouse, M. F., Baughn, C. L., & Nadler-Moore, M. (2025). Nursing Diagnosis Manual: Identifying problems and individualizing. (8th
ed.). F A DAVIS.
Baughn, C. L., Garand, K., & Ambrocio, K. R. (2023). Undergraduate Nursing Application of the Rapid Aspiration Screening Tool (RAS-3): An Interprofessional Swallow Screen Simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 85, 101470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101470
Honors and Awards
- Paul Ambrose Scholar, 2017
- National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator, 2019–present
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academy participant
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Mini-Grant recipient
Certifications and Affiliations
- Registered Nurse, Alabama, 1992–present
- Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing, 2019–present
- American Nurses Association
- Alabama State Nurses Association
- Alabama Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Gulf Coast Organization for Nursing Leadership
- National League for Nursing
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing