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Brandy Porter
College of Health Professions
College of Health Professions
Assistant Professor Graduate School of Nursing
bporter@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-5543
University Center Greenville
Academic Background
I have been teaching at Anderson University since the summer of 2019. I have been in many informal teaching roles throughout my career and have taught classes for CEU, developed orientation and new hire programs, as well as educational programs for the elderly through a Duke Endowment Grant. While I may still be new to teaching, I feel my 32 years of experience in healthcare will be invaluable. I have developed programs and teaching modules in the work environment that were used to improve working conditions, grow practice, and educate staff.
ADN, Guilford Technical Community College
BSN, University of South Carolina
DNP, University of South Carolina
Fast Facts
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 imagine being any other place.
I would love for students to know that it is a necessity to care for others on a deeper level. You have to spend time to actually know your patient as a person, not just a number. There has to be compassion in the care you provide in order to give the patient the care they deserve. There are so many things you can do with a DNP degree- the options are amazing. There are so many different areas they can go into-and 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 Practice 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. It is a great place to grow in faith and share with others.
Geriatrics, Retail Health, Leadership
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.