Dr. Chaluza Kapaale has been an educator in nursing since 2012 and engaged in nursing academic leadership since 2015. In addition to nursing education, Dr. Kapaale has experience in perioperative nursing and as a surgical technologist. His research interests include measurement, evaluation, outcomes, and quality improvement in nursing education. He also is interested in nursing workforce issues as an area of research. Dr. Kapaale is driven in his work by a passion for helping others become what they aspire to be.
Education
- PhD, Nursing, from University of Texas at Tyler
- MS, Nursing, from Hardin Simmons University
- BS, Nursing, from McMurry University
License/Certifications
- Registered Nurse License (MA & TX)
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
- Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN) Fellow
- Certified Operating Room Nurse Emeritus [CNOR(E)]
Top five Clifton Strengths
Ideation, Strategic, Achiever, Learner, Individualization.
Publications/Presentations
Meadows-Oliver, M., & Kapaale, C. C. (2023). Critically Appraising Qualitative and Mixed Methods Evidence for Clinical Decision Making. In Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (Eds). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: a guide to best practice (pp. 266-301). 5th ed. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Kapaale, C. C. (2020). Validating factors that influence student nurse intention regarding perioperative nursing. Journal of nursing measurement, 28(3), E293–E313. https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-D-19-00040
Kapaale, C. C. (2019). Student nurses’ intention regarding a career in perioperative nursing: A mixed methods study. Nursing Theses and Dissertations. Paper 98., http://hdl.handle.net/10950/1257
Kapaale, C. C. (2018). Understanding value as a key concept in sustaining the perioperative nursing workforce. AORN Journal, 107(3), 345-354. doi:10.1002/aorn.12074
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Since 2009
- American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN), Since 2013
- Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) 2010-2021
- Association of Surgical Technologists (AST), 2006-2015
Chaluza C. Kapaale in the News
Simmons School of Nursing Joins National Campaign for Health Workforce Well-Being
The Simmons University School of Nursing was accepted as part of the inaugural cohort in the National Academy of Medicine's Change Maker Campaign for Health Workforce Well-Being.