Patricia Troyan, RN, EdD, CNM
Associate Professor
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University
3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341
Office Number: (678) 547-6762
FAX: (678) 678-547-6777
Email: Troyan_PJ@mercer.edu
BS - Syracuse University
MS - University of Rochester
CNM - State University of New York
EdD - Columbia University
Current Courses:
NUR 411 Mental Health Nursing
NUR 330 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
NUR 604 Quantitative Methods of Inquiry in Nursing
NUR 611 Instructional and Evaluation Strategies
While new to Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Dr. Troyan has extensive teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate nursing education. She has a served in various other positions in nursing administration, program development and in clinical practice. As a certified nurse midwife, she has a special interest in adolescent pregnancy, and eating disorders among women in all age groups.
Throughout her career she has participated in several professional nursing organizations, and has also served as a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve Nurse Corp. In the Navy, she was afforded with numerous experiences related to professional nursing practice, including obstetrical and gynecological nursing, family practice nursing, and fleet hospital training.
Dr. Troyan's research interests are in adult education learning strategies in, resilience in acute care BSN nurses specifically in informal learning methods including mentoring and role modeling.