College of Nursing

Background

Professor Smith has been a nurse since 1997. His primary clinical focus is in critical care nursing. He has worked in ICU, CCU, PCU, PACU, Trauma, Med-Surgical, ER, and was a travel nurse for 5 years. Professor Smith has held certification in critical care nursing (CCRN) since 2007. He was a clinical educator for Providence Hospitals and was the director of the simulation center at Providence. Specializing in technology focused training, Professor Smith used various authoring tools to create interactive learning modules for the Learning Management System (LMS) at Providence. He is a certified instructor in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). He obtained his Masters in Nursing in 2011 with a specialization in Nursing Informatics from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota in February 2011; his Bachelor of Science in Nursing, from USC Upstate in Spartanburg, SC in August 2005; and his Associate in Health Science in Nursing, from Midlands Technical College in Columbia, South Carolina in December 1997.

Teaching

• Course Faculty: Fall 2011-N312 Foundations of Nursing Practice USC College of Nursing
• Course Faculty: Fall 2011-JN312 Foundations of Nursing Practice-Distance Learning; USC College of Nursing
• Course Faculty/ Co-Coordinator: Spring 2012- NUR 412 Acute Care Nursing of Adults I USC College of Nursing
• Course Faculty/ Course Coordinator: Fall 2012 NUR 422 Acute Care Nursing of Adults II USC College of Nursing
• Course Faculty/ Course Coordinator: Fall 2012 JNUR 422 Acute Care Nursing of Adults II – Distance Learning; USC College of Nursing

Dissemination 

Smith, Craig H. (2012). Understanding Simulation: Fidelity, Debriefing, and Putting it all together. Columbia, South Carolina, September 2012.

Smith, Craig H. (2012). Nursing Informatics: What is it and why will it benefit you? Columbia, South Carolina. May 2012.

Smith, Craig H. (2011). Non-Traditional Simulation, Transition from hospital to community based simulation center. 3rd Annual Simulation Conference. Greensboro, NC. August 2011.

Smith, Craig H. (2011). Using Simulation in Critical Care to Enhance Evidence Based Outcomes. AACN East Regional Conference. Raleigh, NC October 2010.

Smith, Craig H. (2010). Informatics and Software Logistics: Using Authoring Tools. AHA Leadership Conference, Columbia, SC March 2010.

Smith Craig H. (2010). Informatics and Software Logistics: Using Authoring Tools. Columbia, South Carolina. January 2010. 

Professional Service

• Treasurer, Mid-State Carolina Chapter AACN 2010-2011
• President, Mid-State Carolina Chapter AACN 2011-2013
• Chair, Nursing Informatics Council-Providence Hospitals 2010-2011
• Honorary Speaker, Midland Technical College Graduation December 2011
• Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of South Carolina 2012
• Web Master, Sigma Theta Tau-Alpha Xi Chapter 2012-2013  

Professional Practice

• Clinical Educator – Informatics Nurse Specialist, Providence Hospitals
• Staff Registered Nurse - Critical Care Services, Providence Hospitals