Who is this for?

  • Nursing professors and educators
  • Simulation leads and educators
  • Faculty and department heads in healthcare and nursing
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Meet the speakers

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Brittany Haskell

Assistant Professor of Nursing & Psychiatric/Mental Health NP

Brittany Haskell is a board certified psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with 12 years of diverse clinical experience in psychiatry. Haskell has worked in a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings with a focus on adult patients with a spectrum of mental health diagnoses. She considers it a privilege to join her patients on their journey towards a healthier well-being. Currently, she works in an outpatient psychiatric practice serving adults in the Nashville community.

Haskell joined the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty in 2015. As an Assistant Professor of Nursing, she teaches across programs from pre-licensure to the doctoral level with a focus on legal and ethical considerations related to nursing practice, along with meeting the health-related needs of populations in the community setting. She particularly enjoys working closely with students and community partner agencies on quality improvement projects to improve health education and navigation of care.
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Venessa Hayes

Simulation Educator

Venessa Hayes, MSN, RN, CEN, is a Simulation Educator at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing in Leadership and is a Certified Emergency Nurse. With 19 years of experience in healthcare, including 13 years as a registered nurse, Venessa brings a diverse clinical and leadership background to her work in simulation and education.

Her bedside nursing experience includes the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department, mixed Emergency Departments, and trauma care. Throughout her career, she has also had the privilege of serving in a variety of leadership roles, including Nurse Manager and Trauma Program Manager.

Venessa is passionate about helping healthcare professionals remain grounded, compassionate, and human-centered while navigating an increasingly technology-driven healthcare environment. This passion led her to design the Human Centered Care Badge Course for MedNexus.

When she is not working in the simulation lab or teaching, Venessa enjoys spending time with her family, reading, gaming, and crafting.

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