Nurse Educator Recruitment Campaign

Carol Toussie Weingarten, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Villanova University College of Nursing

Carol Toussie Weingarten began her career as a staff nurse in an adult medical-surgical teaching unit. Two years later, she began graduate study and often worked with students in obstetric units during the day and as part of the staff in the adult intensive care units in the evenings. Working simultaneously at both ends of life taught her the enjoyment of adapting to new settings and cultivated a broad appreciation for nursing.

"I have a career that I love and that combines the best of the worlds of nursing and of teaching. Being clinically involved helps my teaching, and teaching helps my clinical work," Weingarten said. Even as a full-time educator, she remains involved clinically, dividing her time between the Villanova campus and the surrounding Philadelphia area.

"As nurses, we are essential to the health of our communities, be they local or global," she said. "As nurse educators we ensure that our communities have the nurses who are prepared to meet current and future health needs and to lead the next generation of health-care providers."