Essentials of the Nurse + Engineer: Integrating Systems Engineering Modeling
- Conference
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Portland, Oregon
- Publication Date
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June 23, 2024
- Start Date
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June 23, 2024
- End Date
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July 12, 2024
- Conference Session
- Tagged Division
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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)
- Tagged Topic
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Diversity
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/47334
Paper Authors
Daniel B Oerther P.E.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
orcid.org/0000-0002-6724-3205
Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, BCEE, DLAAS, FAAN(h) joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving for ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he was head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Professor Oerther is internationally recognized for leadership of engineers, sanitarians, and nurses promoting the practice the sustainable development, local to global. Dan is a Past President of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. He is a Diplomate Laureate of the American Academy of Sanitarians. Dan is a lifetime honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Professor Oerther's awards as an educator include lifetime honorary Fellowship in the National League for Nursing's Academy of Nursing Educators and the Robert G. Quinn Award from the American Society for Engineering Education.
Sarah Oerther
Abstract
Previously, we reported on the development and pilot testing of a course to teach principles of systems engineering to students of environmental engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The prior publication included quantitative feedback from students collected through anonymous end-of-semester surveys. Recently, we explored the interface of public environmental health nursing and additional disciplines of engineering (i.e., architectural and civil engineering) as further subject matter for the application of systems engineering, particularly in the area of sustainable development. According to the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goals support the five pillars of people, planet, prosperity, partnerships, and peace, which are known as the 5 Ps of sustainable development. Here within, we share: 1) background on the development of the nurse+engineer, which is a newly described V-shaped professional; 2) content of two course modules that may be used to teach partnership between engineers and nurses to address the challenges of sustainable development using systems engineering; and 3) initial qualitative feedback from students collected through anonymous end-of-semester surveys. Our results suggest that the integration of systems engineering across a range of engineering disciplines (e.g., architectural, civil, and environmental engineering) with the profession of nursing (e.g., public environmental health nursing) offers an opportunity to promote interprofessional education to advance sustainable development, including areas such as life-cycle assessment.
Oerther, D. B., & Oerther, S. (2024, June), Essentials of the Nurse + Engineer: Integrating Systems Engineering Modeling Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47334
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