Amanda Waterman
Director of Undergraduate Clinical Experiences & Instructor of Nursing
Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing
RN, EdD (in progress) University of West Georgia; MSN (Nursing Education) Capella University; BS (Nursing) Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing; BA (Psychology) Quincy University
Location: Inman Center 108
615-460-8391amanda.waterman@belmont.edu
Biography
Mrs. Waterman joined Belmont University in the spring of 2017 as clinical adjunct faculty. She served in the role of Clinical Placement Coordinator from August 2017 until June 2023, before transitioning to her current role as Director of Undergraduate Clinical Experiences. Her practice experience been primarily in the medical intensive care area, though she also has experience as a prison and pulmonary acute care nurse. Mrs. Waterman teaches at the senior level in Preceptorship and Experiential Learning IV. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, five children, and four dogs. There is never a dull (or quiet) moment in her house!
Responsibilities
Mrs. Waterman coordinates clinical placement and assists with the recruitment and hiring of clinical adjunct faculty members within the undergraduate nursing program. She is the course coordinator for Preceptorship and Experiential Learning IV. She serves in many committees throughout Inman College of Nursing, including the Undergraduate Leadership Committee, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Undergraduate Experiential Learning Committee, and the HOS/Nursing Pipeline Task Force. Additionally, she is an interprofessional faculty committee member of Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Interprofessional Education group.
Areas of Expertise
Critical Care Nursing, Interprofessional Education, Transition-to-Practice Gap, Orientation and Continuing Education of Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, Readiness for Practice, Competency Based Evaluation
Personal Statement
After nearly failing out of nursing school on my first attempt, I changed my major to psychology so that I could serve patients in a different capacity. The idea of returning to nursing school “one day” never left me. A month before graduating with my psychology degree, someone close to me became very ill. It was sitting at the bedside of that loved one when I saw the power a good nurse can have on the healing of a patient. At that moment, I felt God telling me that I needed to try again.
My life verse is Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to give you hope and a future.” I’m so thankful that I listened to Him when he told me to go back to nursing school. I am also so thankful that His plans for me are so much bigger than anything I could imagine. I find great joy in helping students find their purpose and reach their full potential as a nurse. In my opinion, nursing is the best profession and it is such an honor to serve Jesus by taking care of the most vulnerable and weak.