Chelsea A . Hamzhie, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Faculty Chair

Assistant Professor

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Contact

chelseahamzhie@creighton.edu
Faculty - Nursing
College of Nursing
Academics - Nursing

Chelsea A . Hamzhie, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Faculty Chair

Assistant Professor

Dr. Chelsea Hamzhie serves as Assistant Professor and Faculty Coordinator for NCLEX Success and Academic Support at Creighton University College of Nursing. Her scholarship interest centers on the scholarship of teaching and learning, emphasizing strategies that promote student engagement, academic success, and clinical judgment development. Her recent projects explore gamified learning, cinematic simulation, and active learning innovations that enhance nursing student outcomes and NCLEX readiness. Dr. Hamzhie maintains clinical practice as a family nurse practitioner and has a background in family practice and community health. Her scholarship has been disseminated at numerous national nursing conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Hamzhie’s teaching and service has been recognized with multiple awards for teaching excellence and honors from professional nursing organizations.

Research Focus

  • -NCLEX readiness and student success, including predictive analytics, early identification of at-risk students, and targeted remediation strategies

  • -Simulation and innovative pedagogy to improve clinical judgement 

  • -Rural health workforce development and clinical education partnerships to improve access and workforce sustainability 

  • -Implicit bias and equity in nursing education 

Department

Nursing - Bachelors

Position

Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Nursing education perspectives
    Hanks Jacquie, Van De Graaff Whitney, Hamzhie Chelsea, Koziol Dana, Williams Jacque, Implicit Bias in Nursing 2023
  • Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.)
    Hadenfeldt Cindy, Todd Martha J., Hamzhie Chelsea, Medical respite post-hospitalization for adults experiencing homelessness
    53:3, p. 47 - 52 2023

Presentations

  • A Video-Based Parental Education Intervention to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in an Urban Pediatric Clinic 2025
  • Enhancing Preparedness for Pediatric Clinical Emergencies -0001

Awards

  • Teaching Excellence Award for Classroom Instruction
    December 2022 ABSN Students
  • Nebraska Action Coalition 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders Honoree
    Nebraska Action Coalition
  • The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty
    The Daisy Foundation
  • Teaching Excellence Award for Classroom Instruction
    August 2020 ABSN Students