Phyllis L. Rowe, DNP, M.S.N., A.N.P.
Associate Professor, Nursing
Assistant Director, Vocational Nursing Program

Courses Taught:

Nursing 17:   Transition Course for Advanced Placement/transfer Students
Nursing 50:   Introductory Vocational Nursing Foundations
Nursing 51:   Introductory Concepts of Vocational Nursing-Health/Illness
Nursing 52:   Introductory Concepts of Vocational Nursing-Nursing Fundamentals
Nursing 62:   Intermediate Concepts of Vocational Nursing-Medical/Surgical
Nursing 63:   Intermediate Concepts of Vocational Nursing-Mental Health
Nursing 71:   Advanced Concepts of Vocational Nursing-Medical/Surgical
Nursing 93:  Calculations for Healthcare Providers

Phyllis Rowe started college at the University of Illinois as a mathematics major. In her sophomore year, a church program on missionary work in South America stimulated her interest in healthcare, and the next fall, she was enrolled in the U of I College of Nursing. Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, she started work as a staff nurse in a large state mental health facility. Soon she was assigned to work in the Staff Development Department and was hooked on teaching. Meanwhile, she worked part time on weekends as a staff nurse at a local hospital on the maternity and mental health units.

When her husband was accepted for graduate studies at the University of California, Riverside, they happily moved their meager possessions and their cat across the country. Her interview at Riverside Community College (RCC) was scheduled the day after they arrived and she has been teaching at RCC ever since. In the intervening years, she has earned a permanent teaching credential, as well as a Master of Science Degree in Nursing with a specialization as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. In May 2007 she graduated from the Doctorate of Nursing Program at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.

Dr. Rowe states her life has been enriched immeasurably through her association with RCC and the nursing profession. She is honored to share in the achievement of our students' goals and feels grateful every day that her life has been blessed with this interesting and challenging  career.

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