College of Health and Human Services

Alexis Ramirez, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing | MCL 189 | Office: 559.278.2833

alexisr@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

  • California State University, Fresno – Doctor of Nursing Practice, 2021
  • Chamberlain College of Nursing – Master of Science in Nursing Education, 2014
  • Chamberlain College of Nursing – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2013
  • Meridian Community College – Associate Degree in Nursing, 2005

Courses Taught

  • NURS 110 – Intermediate Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • NURS 140A – Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • NURS 140AL – Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical Practicum* 
  • NURS 152 – Advanced Leadership
Additional Teaching Experience: 
  • Advanced Pharmacology
  • Nursing Theory
Dr. Alexis Ramirez, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, is a Fresno State alumna, nurse educator, leader, and clinician with more than 20 years of progressive experience in nursing practice, education, and academic leadership. She joins the School of Nursing as an Assistant Professor after serving Fresno State students as adjunct faculty since 2014. Her clinical background includes medical-surgical, cardiovascular, progressive care, and critical care nursing. Throughout her career, she has led workforce-development initiatives, designed competency-based education, mentored nurses and faculty, and taught students across undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
 

Dr. Ramirez's scholarly interests include workforce development, transition-to-practice outcomes, professional role development, competency validation, and strengthening partnerships between academia and clinical practice. Her personal mission is to educate, mentor, and empower nurses to develop the clinical judgment, confidence, and leadership skills needed to provide safe, equitable, and compassionate care. Through teaching, scholarship, and service, she strives to prepare nurses who will advocate for their patients, improve healthcare systems, and lead meaningful change throughout the Central Valley and beyond.
  • Adult medical-surgical and critical care nursing
  • Cardiovascular and progressive care nursing
  • Clinical reasoning and nursing judgment
  • Transition to professional nursing practice
  • Professional role development
  • Nursing workforce development
  • Competency-based education and validation
  • Simulation-based learning
  • Nursing professional development
  • Academic-practice partnerships
  • Patient safety and quality improvement
  • Nursing leadership
  • Ramirez, A. (2021). Nursing Transitions into Practice: A Comparison of Professional Role Behavior Outcomes. Doctoral project, California State University, Fresno.

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing pilot research examining onboarding and readiness to transition into professional nursing practice, 2022–2023.

  • “Integrating the Electronic Health Record and Simulated Learning Activities.” Association for Nursing Professional Development, 2020.

  • “Start, Pause, Reflect Simulated Learning Activities,” 2019.