My FIRST Publication....

I have been a pretty busy little bee this past year. So many of my professors have been amazing and taken me under their wings....and then some have done that plus some! Dr.Teresa Gore took me under her wings and then through me out of the nest. She not only encourages me but pushes me. She pushed me out of the nest and helped me to LAND my FIRST PUBLICATION! It is such an honor to be a peer-reviewed author!!!
Here was my official acceptance notification!!

The Journal of Nursing Education and Practice has reached a decision regarding your submission to Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, "Teaching Consistent Hand Hygiene: How Can We Improve?".
Our decision is to: Accept.

So you can actually look me up now and reference me :) 

Truly, God did all of this. He never ceases to amaze me. He has opened each of these doors for me and allowed me to work with some incredible people along the way as well as travel to some really cool places! 
All of the articles and abstracts I have been and continue to work on for publications are helping us hopefully to receive a grant within Auburn University School of Nursing! 

As of today....this is me in a nutshell as far as my "graduate student status":

Samantha Baggett completed her MSN in Nursing Education May of 2013 and is continuing to serve as an interactive educator for undergraduate nursing students by serving as a lecturer and standardized patient for simulations at Auburn University School of Nursing. She is continuing her education now at Auburn University and will graduate in May 2014 with a MSN and sit for her certification exam to become a certified registered family nurse practitioner.

Mrs.Baggett graduated with Bachelor of Science in Nursing May 2011 from Auburn. She has nursing experience in emergency room, medical surgical units, labor and delivery unit/nursery, surgery, cardiac catherization lab, critical care and pediatrics. She was awarded multiple awards and scholarships including: Auburn University Blue Jean Ball Scholarship, Lila White Fellowship, Robert E. and Eugenia D. Adams Endowed Scholarship, Auburn University Leadership and Achievement Scholarship.

Throughout her academic career, Mrs. Baggett has served on various committees and participated in multiple activities to gain knowledge of nursing research and education. These include: Auburn University School of Nursing MSN Evaluation Committee, Auburn University Graduate Student Council, Auburn University School of Nursing BSN Evaluation Committee, Auburn University School of Nursing Class President, Auburn University School of Nursing Senator, Auburn University Graduate Student Council, Auburn University Drug Free Campus Committee member and Auburn University Nursing Christian Fellowship Organization President. She is also an active member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. Mrs. Baggett has attended and presented at International Nursing conferences. She is also a published peer-reviewed author for nursing journals.