Nursing Department

    Laurie Jowers Ware, PhD, RN       

Rank:   Professor
E-mail:  ltaylor@westga.edu
Phone: 678-839-5631
Office #: 281

Teaching Philosophy:

Teaching/learning is an interactive and reciprocal process conducted to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to critically think and make independent judgments. Learning is a life long process with the teacher responsible for facilitating learning, and the student responsible and accountable for her/his own learning. When students are committed to taking charge of their own learning, they learn best. The teacher promotes learning by using a variety of teaching strategies including role modeling, mentoring and coaching within a caring environment. 

As part of the teaching learning process, faculty and students must enter into a relationship based on trust, integrity, accountability, and caring. Learning is facilitated in an environment that reflects a caring philosophy. Although ultimate responsibility lies with the student, it is the role of faculty to facilitate the development of necessary knowledge and skills in order for our graduates to be successful in pursuing their life’s goals and ambitions.

Courses taught:

Undergraduate level:  Leadership/Management, Community Health, Adult Health, and Research

Graduate level:  Nursing Theories, Health Systems Leadership, Research, Issues, and Adult Health Courses  

Education: BSN Nursing; MSN Adult Health, Teaching; PhD Educational Administration, Nursing

Areas of Expertise or Professional Interests:  Nursing Theory, Quantitative Research, Pain Assessment in Older Minority Adults

Research Program: Pain Assessment and Management of Pain in Older Adults

Honors and Awards:

March 2001           Recipient of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses Research Grant, “The Evaluation of Pain in Cognitively Impaired Minority Elders.” 
                            Amount: $3000. 

March 2001           Certificate of Recognition for the Best Research Project Poster at the 11th Annual American Society of Pain Management Nursing Meeting , Houston,
    TX

Spring 2001           Nominee for Florida State University Outstanding Teacher Award

October 1999         Citation for Scientific Merit in Poster Research Presentation. American Pain Society’s  8th Annual Scientific Meeting.  Fort Lauderdale, FL ($50 award)

Professional Memberships and Certifications:

                         American Nurses Association

                         Georgia Nurses Association

                         Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

                         Southern Nursing Research Society

                         American Geriatric Association

                         American Pain Society

                         American Society of Pain Management Nurses

 Personal interests: Reading, walking/hiking, spending time with my daughter and family

The most unique thing about our program is…our caring philosophy which is reflected throughout the curriculum.

 Curriculum Vita