Ms. Brenda Austin
Assistant Professor
My office hours: Mon 9-11, Wed 9-11, Fri 8-12.
Students may stop by my office to sign up for these times OR may email me for an appointment at other times.
AAS North Central Missouri College 1977
BSN University of Missouri -Columbia 1999
MSN Walden University 2006
Brenda has over 27 years teaching nursing and 48 years as a registered nurse. She has held positions in the clinical area in critical care, medical-surgical and obstetrics. She also has many years experience in simulation and interprofessional education activities. While at Truman, she has taught Pharmacology, Adult Health, Maternal-Newborn and Fundamentals/Assessment. She enjoys teacihing difficult concepts and seeing the student understand and apply those concepts in the clinical setting. Her greatest passion is being in clinical with students and bedside nursing.