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Mrs. Karen Hardin began her journey in healthcare with a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree in 1976. While working to attain her Master’s degree, she worked as a registered nurse in the local emergency room. In 1979 she achieved a Master of Science in nursing degree and began to work as a director of nursing in 1980. Looking to gain more leadership experience in a different type of organization she transferred to another state to work as Director of Nursing for a small hospital in 1985. Always able to easily form connections and build relationships, she took a higher administrative position which allowed her to assume greater leadership responsibilities. In 1987 she accepted positions as Director of Oncology Nursing and Director of Hospice. Working in these positions gave her the knowledge and skills she felt needed to be passed onto the next generation of nurses. In 1991 she began teaching in an Associate Degree Nursing program where she stayed for one year and affirmed her desire to teach in the field of higher education. In 1992 she accepted a position with her Alma Mater Clemson University, where she was responsible for teaching and supervising senior nursing students in the areas of critical care, fundamentals, nursing assessment, pediatrics, medical-surgical nursing, and her passion which is nursing leadership. In 2013 Karen left Clemson to bring her knowledge, skills, and expertise to teach with a newly formed Accelerated and Traditional Nursing Program. To further seal her mark of professionalism as a nursing education leader she became certified as a nurse educator (CNE) in 2013. Having the desire to affirm her knowledge and expertise in leadership strategy, high-level finance, resource management, and system integration, she achieved the ANCC Nurse Executive Advanced board certification examination (NEA-BC) in 2019. After over 30 years of experience in nursing gained through executive leadership positions and academic teaching, Karen retired from higher education in 2021. She currently spends her time traveling to see her three adult children, their respective spouses, a total of five grandchildren & one grand-dog.
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Dr. Andrea Raines currently serves as the RN-BSN Flex Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Anderson University. She began her journey as an Associate Degree prepared nurse in 2004 where she practiced as a Medical-Surgical Nurse for seven years until she transitioned into the role of a nursing systems analyst. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2013 and began teaching Certified Nursing Assistant students for a local community college. In 2014 she accepted an adjunct position as a clinical instructor for Anderson University in SC and transitioned into a full-time faculty role in May 2014. During this transitional time, she left the acute hospital setting and took on a new journey to work in the mental health field at a local state facility as a Psychiatric Mental health Nurse. While serving as a clinical instructor for Adult Health courses she began to work with students in the mental health clinical setting. Because of her background as an adult student, she was asked to serve on the development committee for the RN-BSN program. In 2015 she completed her Masters of Science in Nursing- Education and in the spring of 2016 accepted a new position as RN-BSN Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Nursing. While teaching in the online RN-BSN program & functioning as a lead course instructor for the traditional seated Mental Health Course, she enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice- Educational Leadership Program at American Sentinel University and completed her degree in February 2020. In December 2020 she successfully became a Certified Nursing Educator and continues to seek new opportunities to learn. She currently resides in SC with her family and is a wife, mother of two boys, and grandmother of one. |
