Barbara Peters

ASN Faculty

Hello, 

I am Barbara Peters, a full-time Valencia College West Campus faculty member.

I am a native Floridian raised in Liberty City, a neighborhood in Miami. In April 2024, I graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, where I completed my DNP degree and FNP/nurse Educator coursework. I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Nursing from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida,

In addition to approaching my third year here at Valencia, my recent experience in education includes two years as full-time faculty to pre-licensure undergraduate nursing students in their Maternal-Child rotation. I had the privilege of teaching maternal-newborn and pediatric nursing in the classroom, skills lab, and clinical environment.  I also worked as a Nurse Educator at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee for all clinical staff on the Medical/Surgical/Telemetry and Oncology floors.  I have additional experience as a clinical educator/preceptor in the mid and late 1990s in the private practice office environment for graduate students preparing for their degree and certification as Advanced Practice Nurses or Nurse Practitioners.

I became a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner in 1992. I have a background in primary care pediatrics in North, South, and Central Florida and child neurology here in Orlando. I began my nursing career as a registered nurse at Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida. I have also enjoyed working and learning as a Cardiovascular Intensive Care nurse at Miami Heart Institute and Cleveland Clinic Weston, a Medical Malpractice Nurse Paralegal, and a long-time Summer Camp RN in Upstate New York.

I am also an Indie publisher and author of two self-published books. I love studying information on health, the Bible, and languages--including Greek, Spanish, Korean/Hangul, and Portuguese. 

I look forward to facilitating each student's academic and professional growth as they strategically discover their current learning style and the opportunities to move toward excellence.



Contact

West Campus
4-216
4075821810
bpeters8@valenciacollege.edu

Hours

Online via Zoom