Ngozi U. Azuogu, DNP, MSN, RN

Pre-Nursing Director/Assistant Professor;
Activities Director, Title III Nursing Scholar Program
Department of Nursing
Wesley College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904
302.736.2497
nazuogu [at] desu.edu

Education

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE — December 2020
  DNP Project: Social Determinants of Health Screening & Referral Processes
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ — November 2009
  Specialization: Nursing Informatics
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL — December 2002

Research Interests / Area

• Nursing informatics and healthcare technology in education and practice
• Social determinants of health: screening, referral, and community-hospital care processes
• Integrated pathophysiology and pharmacology curriculum design
• Clinical reasoning, remediation, and nursing student success and progression

Professional Memberships

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
• American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)
• National League for Nursing (NLN)

Publications

• Azuogu, N. (2020). Development & Evaluation of a Nurse Leader-Driven Social Determinant of Health Screening and Referral Process in a Community Hospital. DNP Dissertation, ProQuest.
• Boytim, M., Chasanov, W., Azuogu, N., Marcinak, R., Taylor, D., & Winward, H. (2020, July/August). COVID-19 in a Community Hospital: The First 100 Patients. Delaware Medical Journal, 92(4), 162–167.

Honors & Awards

• Inducted member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Teaching

Delaware State University — Department of Nursing
Undergraduate

• NURS 191 — University Seminar I
• NURS 192 — University Seminar II
• NURS 204 — Pathophysiology in Nursing
• NURS 207 — Pharmacology in Nursing
• NURS 210 — Clinical Reasoning
• NURS 300 — Growth & Development Across the Lifespan
• NURS 314 — Nursing Informatics and Technology

Graduate

• NURS 512 — Global Healthcare
• NURS 521— Organizational Change
• NURS 530 — Research & Applied Statistics
• NURS 545 — Informatics
• NURS 650 —Instructional Technology and Design

Additional Information

Certifications & Licensure

• Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate (2020)
• Registered Nurse (RN) — Delaware (Compact State)

Program Leadership

• Directs the Pre-Nursing Program, overseeing freshman and sophomore pre-nursing students, admissions, and progression.
• Serves as Activities Director for the Title III Nursing Scholar Program.
• Coordinates program initiatives including the Junior Nursing Readiness Academy and the ATI Launch for Summer JumpStart pre-nursing cohort.

Professional Background

• 23+ years of clinical and healthcare informatics experience spanning trauma, cardiology, and telemetry nursing and EHR implementation, including roles in various healthcare organizations.