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Hsiu-Chin Chen

Faculty Member

Professor Hsiu-Chin (Sunny) Chen

Biography

Dr. Hsiu-Chin (Sunny) Chen earned a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Utah and an Ed. D. in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. Her research areas include instrument development, leadership & job satisfaction, student satisfaction, program evaluation, service-learning project and research, cultural competency, NCLEX-RN predictors, fall prevention, compassion fatigue, burnout, and online teaching and learning. Dr. Chen has published over twenty studies in peer-reviewed nursing journals, has received over twenty internal and external research grants, and has presented research results in national and international research conferences. Dr. Chen has led a faculty research team to develop an intercultural competence program using visual simulation to facilitate student intercultural competence.

Education

Ed D, University of South Dakota, 2005

Major: Educational Administration

PhD, University of Utah, 2004

Major: Nursing

MS, Kaohsiung Medical University, 1995

Major: Nursing

BSN, Chung Shan Medical University, 1985

Major: Nursing

Teaching

NURS 4550

Quality and Safety in Nursing WE, Summer 2025

NURS 6700

Evaluation of Learning Outcomes, Spring 2025

NURS 2305

Nursing Health Assessment Laboratory, Spring 2025

NURS 2305

Nursing Health Assessment Laboratory, Spring 2025

NURS 4320

Nursing in the Community, Spring 2025

NURS 4325

Nursing in the Community Clinical, Spring 2025

NURS 4550

Quality and Safety in Nursing WE, Spring 2025

Presentations

Chen, Hsiu-Chin (Author Only), the Canadian Alliance of Nursing Educator using Simulation (CAN-Sim) conference, "A computer-based educational program to promote cultural competence. ", Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada . (May 5, 2025)
Chen, Hsiu-Chin (Presenter & Author), the International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education , "An evidence-based educational program on developing student cultural competence", Indiana University Indianapolis, Berlin, Germany. ()
Chen, Hsiu-chin (Presenter & Author), the Utah Public Health Conference , "Preparing healthcare professionals ready to meet the cultural needs of Utah. ", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. ()
Chen, Hsiu-Chin (Presenter & Author), Cross-cultural and Humanities Course Teaching and Teaching Plan Design, "Designing cultural competence and humanity programs & courses. ", Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan. (October, 2023)
Chen, Sunny , 43rd Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, "Nursing student satisfaction scale_ Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.", Western Institute of Nursing, Glendale, Arizona. ()
Chen, Sunny , Kochniuk, L. , National League for Nursing, "The significance of Student input to Nursing Program evaluation I. ", Las Vegas, Nevada. ()

Scholarly/Creative Works

Chen, Hsiu-Chin , (2024) "Revision and psychometric testing of the intercultural competence scale" (Issue: 1, vol. 32). Journal of Nursing Measurement. Doi: 10.1891/JNM-2022-0004
Chen, Hsiu-Chin , (2023) "Nursing students’ perceived attitudes toward addressing sexual health in their future profession_ A longitudinal quantitative study" (vol. 130). Nurse Education Today. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105953
Chen, Hsiu-Chin , (2020) "Development and psychometric properties of student perceptions of an online course (SPOC) in an RN-to-BSN program" (vol. 85). Nurse Education Today. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104303
Chen, Hsiu-Chin , (2020) "Faculty perceptions of teaching cultural competence in nursing." (vol. 15). Teaching and Learning in Nursing.
Chen, Hsiu-Chin , (2020) "The relationship among alarm fatigue, compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction in critical care and step-down nurses" . Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15555
Chen, Hsiu-Chin , (2020) "Using Q methodology in nursing education research_ A case study" (Issue: 2, vol. 45). Nurse Educator.

Awards

UUHSC HIPPA Privacy Training

University of Utah

Certification of Completion.

UVU Summer Institute

OTL - May 6, 2025

Project-based learning (PBL)

"Exploring Healthcare in Taiwan"

Center of Engaged Learning at Utah Valley State College

Awarded $5,000

"Presentation in concurrent section of the 17th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice"

SAC at Utah Valley State College

Awarded $1,479

"Presentation in Concurrent section of ICN 23th Quardrennial Congress Conference

Faculty Senate Faculty Development Committee at Utah Valley State College - May, 2005

Awarded $1,800

Presentation in Podium of the 38th Annual communicating nursing research conference of 19th Annual WIN Assembly

SAC at Utah Valley State College - April, 2005

Awarded $1,200