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Brandy K. Peter
College of Health Professions
College of Health Professions
Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing Program
bporter@andersonuniversity.edu
864-231-5543
- bporter@andersonuniversity.edu
- 864-231-5543
Academic Background
DNP, University of South Carolina
BSN, University of South Carolina
ADN, Guildford Tech Community College
Teaching at AU
What year did you start teacing at AU?
2019
How would you describe your classes to someone who has never attended one?
I would say that my classes are tough because I want others to learn and be the best they can be. I am approachable and care a lot about my students' success. If they have ideas I am willing to consider. I believe that if they learn now and are willing to to work hard when they graduate they will not have a hard transition into practice.
Contact
bporter@andersonuniversity.edu
Phone
864-231-5543
Fast Facts
I would say that my classes are tough because I want others to learn and be the best they can be. I am approachable and care a lot about my students’ success. If they have ideas I am willing to consider. I believe that if they learn now and are willing to to work hard when they graduate they will not have a hard transition into practice.
Informatics in Healthcare Delivery
Advanced Physical Assessment
Care of Aging Adults
Integration of Scholarship into Practice
Advanced Pharmacology
DNP Residency
DNP Transition to Practice
Faith & Learning Worldviews
In the healthcare profession we are often faced with patients and family members who are suffering, who are lonely, hopeless, and don’t know where to turn. I have always wanted to share my faith in God with them to help them hold on to something bigger than their situation, than themselves, to have hope. In most places of work this is not acceptable to discuss unless the patient brings it up- and usually those that need to hear about God the most are not ones that ask- they don’t know to ask. I believe that at AU I can merge my passion for teaching others to learn and find their best self with my love for the Lord. Being able to share my faith with students to encourage them is so amazing. I can’t imaging being any other place.
I would love for students to know that it is a necessity to care for others on a deeper level- In order to really do the patients you care for justice you have to want to help them. There are so many things you can do with a DNP degree- the options are so amazing, so many areas they can go into- all are not at the bedside if that is not the right area for them.
I have worked as the Clinical Director of Home Health Care, Centers for Senior and Geriatric Hypertension, I was the State Practice Manager for MinuteClinic and opened most of these in the state of SC. I am an Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leadership Fellow, I have received awards in clinical excellence, outstanding Doctor of Nursing Manager for Clinical Excellence, and the Outstanding Young Nurse Alumnus USC College of Nursing. I have published articles in peer-reviewed journals and completed many presentations.
I love the Christian foundation and the people that work at AU are so encouraging, loving and supportive.
Co-Author and Co-Editor of Untold Nursing Stories 2004
(Porter) Frost, B & Hajjar, I Blood Pressure Measurement Education and Evaluation Program (BEEP) Improves Measurement Accuracy in Community Based Nurses. Clinical Hypertension; In review.
(Porter) Frost, B & Hajjar, I Research Utilization: Implementing the American Heart Association Guidelines for Measuring Blood Pressure. Hypertension; American Society of Hypertension, May 2005.
(Porter) Frost, B & Hajjar, I Impact of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Policy Change on the Health of Americans. Journal of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (March, 2006) [In press].
(Porter) Frost, B. Center for Senior Hypertension Patient Care Protocols. (10/2004).
(Porter) Frost, B. & Hajjar, I. Frost-Hajjar Model for Senior Hypertension Control. (2005).
Hajjar, I., Keown, M., & (Porter)Frost, B. Antihypertensive Agents for Aging Patients Who Are At Risk for Cognitive Dysfunction. Current Hypertension Reports, Vol 7, No 6, December 2005.