Becky Good, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE

Education
DNP: Rush University, Chicago, IL 
BSN, MSN: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 

Certifications
Certified Nurse Educator: National League for Nursing (NLN)
Family Nurse Practitioner: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Teaching 
Dr. Good is a Clinical Associate Professor with diverse work experiences spanning a 30-year nursing career in progressive care, oncology, medical-surgical nursing, infectious diseases, wound care, and family practice. She is board certified as an ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner and a NLN Certified Nurse Educator. With nearly 15 years in academia, Dr. Good has taught undergraduate and graduate education and has coordinated the FNP programs at two Big Ten Universities. 

Selected Awards
Dr. Good has received many teaching awards and fellowships from Purdue University including the Exceptional Early Career Award, Patsy Mellott Teaching Innovation Award, Innovation in Helping Students Learn Award, Teaching Academy Fellowship, Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship, Jane S. Link Outstanding Teaching Award, and the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. She also received her chapter’s Sigma Theta Tau Excellence of Nursing Practice Award for her work in HIV prevention.

Selected Publications
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Mitchell, S., Good, B., Potetz, J., & Kirby, K. (2023). Student perceptions of a novel learning method to improve LGBTQ knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.05.004

Good, B. (2021). Improving nurse preceptor competence with clinical teaching on a dedicated education unit. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(5), 226-231. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20210414-06

Hollister, L., Zhu, T., Edwards, N., Good, B., & Hoeppner, S. (2021). Mass casualty mini drills on trauma surgery department staff knowledge: An educational improvement study. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 28(2), 135-141. https://doi.org/ 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000571

Kirby, K., & Good, B.  (2020). From education to practice: Incorporating quality improvement projects into a baccalaureate nursing curriculum. AORN Journal, 111(5), 527-535. https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.13015

Walters, B., Potetz, J., & Fedesco, H. (2017). Simulations in the classroom: An innovative active learning experience. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(12), 609-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2017.07.009

Selected Presentations

Good, B. & Potetz, J. (2023 Nov). Using Virtual Simulation in Nurse Practitioner Education. (Poster Presentation). American Association of Colleges of Nursing Faculty Leadership Network, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Good, B., Foli, K., Huang, W. J., Adams, N., Ott, C., & Kersey S. (2023, Sept).  Substance Use Education for Advanced Practice Nursing Students: A Massive Open Online Course. (Podium & Poster Presentation). Professional Nurse Educators Group, Louisville, KY. 

Adams, N., Foli, K., Good, B., Huang, W. J., & Ott, C. (2023, March). Changes in Student Nurses’ Knowledge and Stigma of Substance Use through a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). (Poster Presentation). Midwest Nursing Research Society, Des Moines, IA. 

Mitchell, S., Good, B., Potetz, J., & Kirby, K. (2022, July).  Increasing LGBTQ Healthcare Competency in Nursing.  (Poster Presentation). National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO. 

Good, B.  (2022, July). PrEP Your High-risk Patients Before It’s Too Late. (Poster Presentation). National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO. 

Foli, K., Huang, W. J., Adams, N., Kersey, S., Good, B., & Ott, C. (2021, Oct). Creating the Nurses’ Substance Use Education Massive Open Online Course: NSUE-MOOC. (Podium Presentation). American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Louisville, KY.

Good, B., Potetz, J., & Kirby, K.  (2021, July). Leveraging the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit to Improve Preventive Care. (Poster Presentation). National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO. 

Community Engagement
Dr. Good is passionate about improving patient care access for vulnerable populations. She was one of the first clinicians at Indiana University (IU) Health to focus on annual wellness visits for the Medicare population, and she established the first HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) clinic in IU Health’s west central region. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, NLN, and Sigma Theta Tau International. She has served on numerous academic committees including the Graduate Admissions, Graduate Curriculum, Graduate Student Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Simulation, Mentoring, and Continuing Education committees. She has also chaired many DNP student committees. For over 20 years, she has volunteered in her church community as a Sunday school teacher, youth leader, VBS group leader, summer camp counselor, and women’s ministry leader. She is also active in Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) International. She loves spending time with her family and dogs, traveling, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, and reading.