Dr. Sheila Burke is a Nurse Executive with more than 20 years of experience in leading nursing education programs from application through accreditation. Her background includes responsibility for directing and developing nursing education systems that served thousands of students in locations across the country. She has held leadership roles in healthcare administration as well as nursing education. She has extensive experience with boards of nursing and held key roles in programs achieving state approval and accreditation at the regional, national, and professional level. She has been responsible for leading education teams through curriculum development and instructional design and oversaw projects for integrating new curriculum and evaluation processes with a variety of learning management systems. She has been responsible for the hiring, developing, and directing of deans of nursing in order to facilitate achievement of the institution’s key performance indicators, including NCLEX pass rates and regulatory compliance. She successfully led programs through rapid change during the COVID pandemic while maintaining focus on academic excellence and student support. She has created and collaborated on programs to improve student engagement and the development of innovative clinical education affiliations. She has mentored nursing deans and faculty to achieve advanced leadership skills.  

Dr. Burke has created faculty and staff development programs that fostered achievement of improved faculty performance and student outcomes. She has served as an organizational leader for strategic planning and addressing complex regulatory issues. She has been a leader for initiatives to improve healthy work environments. She has served as a reviewer and co-author for nursing education textbooks and practice standards.

Education: Doctorate degree in Nurse Executive Leadership, Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration, Master’s in Business Administration

Dr. Burke has:

• Led the formation of nursing education programs at the practical, associate, baccalaureate (BSN Generic, Accelerated and RN-BSN programs), masters (including NP) and doctoral (DNP) levels
• Created and implemented nursing simulation education programs that integrated technology, developed student skills, and met all regulatory and accreditation standards
• Developed and implemented new program offerings, working with multiple clinical partners to increase program capacity and graduate placements
• Evaluated existing nursing programs that had not met established standards and established action plans to achieve sustainable improvements
• Led the transition of nursing education programs from campus based to online delivery and created multiple hybrid programs that met all accreditation and regulatory standards, including management of faculty training and compliance for multi-state programs
• Created management tracking systems that provided data essential for program evaluation and improvement
• Oversaw deans’ performance of program management to achieve organizational performance quality and compliance targets
• Participated in organizational strategic planning, policy development and design of orientation and dean development processes.
• Led multiple programs through applying for and achieving ACEN and/or CCNE accreditation (included site preparation for onsite evaluation visits) including successful attainment of accreditation for on-ground and /or distance BSN, BSN-RN, MSN, and DNP programs
• Facilitated deans and faculty through every phase of adopting and implementing new instructional technology (exam management, NCLEX preparation, publisher resources) including designing student engagement plan and evaluation of resources and impact reports