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Bequie (Bequie) Perry
DNP, MSNed, MS, RN, CEN

Assistant Teaching Professor

216 Biomedical Building, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus

Phone: 412-974-2541

Email: rjs7134@psu.edu

Bequie Perry is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Nursing at Penn State University, committed to advancing nursing education through innovative, culturally competent, and globally engaged approaches. She also holds a multidisciplinary master’s degree in the arts, with a focus on ceramics and museum studies, which informs her creative approach to teaching and community engagement. With a clinical background in emergency and forensic nursing, she continues to practice as a staff nurse and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) at Independence Health.

A 2024–2025 Penn State Global Learning Fellow, Perry’s academic interests include the integration of the arts into health education, global learning, and intentional career development in nursing. She has developed and led study abroad initiatives focused on wellness and community engagement through interdisciplinary and cross-cultural experiences. An active presenter at state, national, and international levels, she has also represented emergency nursing as both a national and international delegate. Perry serves in multiple leadership roles within the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), including Communications Co-Chair Social Media for the Pennsylvania State Council and President-Elect of the Western Chapter.

Education

• DNP, Capella University
• MSNed, Capella University
• Diploma of Nursing, UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing
• MS, multidisciplinary: Ceramics and Museum Studies,  SUNY Buffalo State
• BS, Art Education, University of Central Florida

Teaching

Courses Taught

• NURS230: (Didactic/Clinical): Introduction to the Fundamentals of Nursing
• NURS301 (Didactic/Clinical): Nursing Care of the Adult Client Requiring Medical-Surgical Intervention
• NURS405A (Clinical): Nursing Care of the Adult Client with Complex Health Problems: Part A
• NURS405B (Clinical): Nursing Care of the Adult Client with Complex Health Problems: Part B – (Will teach didactic in Sp26 forward)
• NURS 409: Introduction to Forensic Nursing
• NURS 245: Violence and the Impact on Society (Fall 25)
• NURS 420: Mental Health Nursing (Clinical)
• COMM 101N: Understanding and Enhancing Creativity
• AA 230N: Arts & Wellness in Communities

Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization

PRIMARY:

• Emergency Nursing
• Medical Surgical Nursing

CERTIFICATIONS:

• CEN

Research

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise

PRIMARY

• Forensic Nursing
• Trauma Informed Care
• Global Learning

Presentations and Conference Involvement

• (2025). 10th Annual Independence Health Evidence Based Practice Forum: Knowing the Best to Be the Best (Keynote) Mentor, Mingle, and Manifest: The Art of Career Alchemy
• (2025). Teaching and Learning With Technology (Co-Presenter) Game Changers: Revolutionizing Education Through Play
• (2025). Emergency Nurses Association Leadership Conference – Kentucky, (Co-Presenter) Beyond the Scroll: Social Media for Connection, Learning, and Engagement
• (2024). Emergency Nurses Association National Conference – Las Vegas, Code Compassion: Navigating Trauma-Informed Communication
• (2024). Emergency Nurses Association State Conference – Horizons, Fire Breathing, Sword Swallowing and Other Death Defying ER Visits
• (2024). 9th Annual Independence Health Evidence Based Practice Forum: Changing Times and Supporting One Another, Increasing Sepsis Bundle Completion: Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection (ISBC) in the Emergency Department
• (2023). Emergency Nurses Association National Conference – San Diego, CA, Increasing Sepsis Bundle Completion: Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection (ISBC) in the Emergency Department
• (2023). Emergency Nurses Association State Conference – Horizons, Appalachian Phamacopia

Research Funding and Grants

• (2024). Center for Global Studies + EDGE Awards, EDGE Mini-Grants – IVEC Conference Attendance
• (2024). Emergency Nurses Association Global Exchange Scholarship: ENA Global Exchange to Spain
• (2024). Open Educational Resources (OER) Leads Adoption Grant
• (2024). Office for General Education, General Education Microgrant
• (2023). Center for Global Studies + EDGE Awards, EDGE Mini Grant

Editorial and Peer Review Roles

• 2025: Peer Review, Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). National Conference Poster Abstract Reviewer
• 2024: Peer Review, Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), National Conference Poster Abstract Reviewer

Service

Community and Policy Engagement

• 2024: ENA Global Exchange to Spain Nursing Delegate
• 2024: Pennsylvania ENA General Assembly Nursing Delegate
• 2023: Pennsylvania ENA General Assembly Nursing Delegate

Professional Organization Involvement and Fellowships

MEMBERSHIPS

• NLN
• ENA
• IAFN

FELLOWSHIPS

• 2024-2025: Penn State Global and Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence Global Learning Faculty Fellow

LEADERSHIP

• 2025: ENA Western Pennsylvania Chapter – President Elect
• 2024, 2025: ENA Pennsylvania State Council – Communications Co Chair Social Media

Policy and Advocacy Work

• Westmoreland Human Trafficking Taskforce
• Pennsylvania ENA General Assembly Nursing Delegate

Clinically-oriented Conference Presentations and Clinical Publications

• 2025: 10th Annual Independence Health Evidence Based Practice Forum: Knowing the Best to Be the Best (Keynote) Mentor, Mingle, and Manifest: The Art of Career Alchemy
• 2025: Teaching and Learning With Technology (Co-Presenter) Game Changers: Revolutionizing Education Through Play
• 2025: Emergency Nurses Association Leadership Conference – Kentucky, (Co-Presenter) Beyond the Scroll: Social Media for Connection, Learning, and Engagement
• 2024: Emergency Nurses Association National Conference – Las Vegas, Code Compassion: Navigating Trauma-Informed Communication
• 2024: Emergency Nurses Association State Conference – Horizons, Fire Breathing, Sword Swallowing and Other Death Defying ER Visits
• 2024: 9th Annual Independence Health Evidence Based Practice Forum: Changing Times and Supporting One Another, Increasing Sepsis Bundle Completion: Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection (ISBC) in the Emergency Department
• 2023: Emergency Nurses Association National Conference – San Diego, CA, Increasing Sepsis Bundle Completion: Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection (ISBC) in the Emergency Department
• 2023: Emergency Nurses Association State Conference – Horizons, Appalachian Phamacopia

Interprofessional Collaboration, Community Engagement, and Global Health

PARTNERSHIP

• 2023: EDGE Partnership with Ah Najah University in Palestine

VOLUNTEER

• Westmoreland Human Trafficking Taskforce

Social Media Accounts

• Facebook: Bequie Perry
• LinkedIn: Bequie Perry

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Last updated 8/24/2025