[Phar26] Women’s History Month Spotlight: Ms. Christina Miser - Nursing

[Byrd, Kenley E]

Dear CPHS Community,
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are excited to spotlight Ms. Christina Miser, a distinguished member of our Nursing faculty.
March marks Women’s History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the remarkable contributions of women throughout history. In honor of this month, CPHS Student Affairs will be highlighting inspiring women faculty from our programs who have made a lasting impact in healthcare, science, and education. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday as we showcase their journeys, achievements, and contributions to the fields you are pursuing today.


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📌 About Ms. Christina Miser:

Instructor

Nursing

💡 Q&A Highlight:
Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in Clinical Research?
    I have always wanted to be a nurse.  In adolescence, I loved any course related to health sciences.  The idea of using that knowledge to impact clients’ health outcomes solidified the profession for me!

Q: Can you share a defining moment in your career?
    A defining moment in my career in Nursing Education was working alongside a former student in the Emergency Department.  At that time, I maintained a per diem role in our local ED.  A student I taught was hired as a new graduate nurse.  I taught her early in the curriculum, so seeing her enter the profession as a colleague, and knowing I had been part of her academic journey felt incredibly rewarding

Q: What challenges have you faced as a woman in science, and how did you overcome them?
      One challenge I have faced in the nursing profession surrounds our identity as female-dominated; therefore, overemphasizing caregiving as its “ticket to entry.”  I do not discount the significance that caregiving plays in the profession.  I agree that most nurses, regardless of gender, enter the profession to care for clients in their most vulnerable times.  However, nursing also requires strong skills in leadership, critical thinking, excellence in health sciences, and direct communication.
      As a bedside nurse, I worked in the Emergency Department; a setting that constantly challenged gender bias in the workforce. It was a setting where critical thinking, assertiveness, and sometimes physicality defied traditional “feminine” roles.  As a nurse educator, I am encouraged by our diverse student population who embrace our historical presence as caregivers while pursuing a future that focuses on the multifaceted skill sets required.

Q: How has your work in nursing contributed to the advancement of science?
      Practicing in the hospital setting provided immediate evidence of contributions to advancing healthcare.  During that time, I was able to see how clinical judgement and nursing interventions yielded a client with improved outcomes and often restored health.  Nursing Education also contributes to the advancement of healthcare by teaching and developing a student population that understands how to drive those same outcomes with the clients they will encounter upon graduation.

Q: What advice would you give to students, especially women, who are pursuing careers in nursing?
      I would tell any student pursuing nursing to stick with it!  Nursing school and professional nursing have their challenges, but it is a career that has always allowed me to have meaningful purpose and tremendous personal satisfaction in all seasons of life.  I have worked in various departments as life circumstances changed, or as I had a desire to learn something new! It is a profession that truly requires life-long learning, and I can honestly say, I have never had a “boring,” day in my career!

Q: What do you find most rewarding about working in education and mentoring students?
      The students are the most rewarding part of working in Nursing Education!  Seeing the profession through their lens is a refreshing reprieve from the hospital environment that can become negative.  Seeing their genuine excitement, desire to learn, pursuit of excellence in the course material, and pride in their achievements is a gift.  Currently, Seniors are accepting offers for their first jobs as new graduate nurses.  I love the buzz in the classroom as students share details about their job offers and the sense of pride seeing goals come to fruition.

Q: What does Women's History Month mean to you?
      Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on the strides that have been made for women in the nursing profession.  It is also a time to evaluate where we are at, and where we want to be. It is the continued desire to improve and address inequities and stigmas that do not apply or define. It is the personal and professional responsibility to exemplify that for students.

Q: Is there a woman (past or present) who has inspired your career or life?
     My former colleague, Dr. Stacy Huber (West Virginia University) has greatly inspired my career in nursing education.  Her passion for both the profession and academics pervades everything she does.  She is as enthusiastic taking students to their clinical sites as she is delivering a lecture at 8 am.  She has remained a sounding board, a source of knowledge, and most importantly a cheerleader throughout my career.  

Q: How do you balance your professional and personal life?
      The nursing profession has afforded great balance in my personal life.  There aren’t many professions that offer full-time, part-time, per diem, remote, dayshift, nightshift, weekend, 12-hour, and 8-hour schedules!  Nursing has always served as a reminder of the fragility of life.  I’m thankful for that perspective as it has helped me keep my work/life balance in check.

Join us in celebrating Ms. Christina Miser and all the amazing women shaping the future of healthcare and science. Stay tuned for more inspiring spotlights every Tuesday and Thursday!

All the Best,

Office of Student Affairs | Campbell University | College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

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