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ppayne@salud.unm.edu
272-8832
Rm. 214
Curriculum Vitae

Pat Payne is an Associate Professor at the College of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Payne earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Baylor University, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas System School of Nursing at Austin, a doctorate in nursing from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Certificate in nurse-midwifery from The University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital Nurse-Midwifery Education Program.

Dr. Payne has been involved with nursing education since 1984. He teaching experience includes associate degree, baccalaureate degree, and graduate degree programs in New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado. Her content areas in nursing education include medical-surgical nursing, health assessment, nursing process, nursing fundamentals, and education. She is the Coordinator for the Nursing Education Concentration in the Master's Degree Program. Her research interests are in nursing education and critical thinking. She collaborated in the development of the Critical Thinking Resource. For more than ten years, she also has been actively writing textbooks, workbooks, and developing electronic media for nursing students and nurses for continuing education.