Teale Ryan, PhD, RN

Professional Background

Dr. Ryan has 22+ years of emergency/trauma nursing experience in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland. In addition to her teaching duties, she currently works as an ER and trauma nurse in Salina. She has been a KU faculty member since 2018.

• PhD, Nursing Education, University of Kansas Medical Center
• MS, Health Informatics, University of Kansas Medical Center
• BSN, Nursing, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
• BS, Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association
• Registered Nurse, Kansas State Board of Nursing
• Stroke Certification, National Institute of Health
• Trauma Nurse Core Course Instructor, Emergency Nurses Association
• Trauma Nurse Core Course, Emergency Nurses Association

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• Ryan, Teale, Herlihy, Kesa, Sanner-Stiehr, Ericka, Sardiu, Mihaela, Weis, Karen, Christian, Becky. 2026. Challenging Assumptions: Association Between Clinical Hours, Simulation, and Work Experience and New Graduate Nurse Practice Readiness. Nurse Educator, 6. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000002084
• Weis, Karen., L., Woodall, Deena, Ryan, Teale, Larson, Lisa. 2025. Nursing Practice Considerations for Medicare’s Reimbursement Model of Rural Emergency Hospitals. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 15 (4), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2155-8256(25)00033-x
• Ryan, Teale, Mattson, Nathan. 2024. Engaging Students on Satellite Campuses. Nurse Educator, 49 (5), E300-E300. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000001608
• Ryan, Teale. 2020. Active Learning Health Terminology Activity. Journal of Nursing Education, 59 (4), 240-240. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20200323-14