Education

DNP, Purdue University
MSN, Indiana University
ASN, Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington

Specialties and Expertise

Awards and Honors

Richard and Diane Billings Faculty Award for Scholarship in Teaching, 2024
IU Indianapolis Center for Teaching and Learning Curriculum Enhancement Grant, 2024

Biography

Dr. Brower is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track at Indiana University School of Nursing, with over 20 years of experience in cardiovascular critical care, pulmonary and critical care medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, and trauma. She is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Certified Critical Care Nurse.

Dr. Brower has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with the majority of her teaching in the AG-ACNP track as adjunct faculty from 2011-2015 and 2020-2022. Her interests include experiential and social learning, high-fidelity simulation, curriculum development and enhancement, and care of acutely and critically ill obstetric patients.

Publications

Brower, J. & Luebcke, C. (2024). Enhancing nurse practitioner student knowledge base and self-efficacy in the care of acutely ill obstetric patients: A pilot study. Nurse Educator. Published online ahead of print September 24, 2024. doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001735

Brower, J. (2024). Wernicke encephalopathy and bariatric surgery: An integrative approach for nurse practitioners. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105035

Brower, J., & Luebcke, C. (2024). Incorporating Considerations for the Obstetric Patient in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Curriculum. Nurse educator, 49(2), E67. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001450