Hannah Pope is a native of Birmingham, AL growing up in Hoover where she currently resides with her husband, daughter and dachshund. She received her Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) from the Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing at Samford University in 2015. During her time as an undergraduate student at Samford, Pope took advantage of study abroad opportunities traveling to London learning about British healthcare and exploring the city as well as Ecuador for missions nursing. Her background is pediatric nursing, and she has worked as an RN at Children’s of Alabama (COA) in both the operating room and intensive care step-down unit since graduating. Pope has also worked as a part-time clinical associate with Samford students for several years in the areas of health assessment, foundations and pediatrics sparking her desire to pursue further education. She received a Master of Science in nursing (MSN) for education from Auburn University and transitioned from clinician at COA to nurse educator at Samford. She was thrilled to return to Samford for her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in Nursing Administration completed in 2024. Pope’s desire is to be an educational leader integrating faith and practice for the future generation of nurses providing compassionate, holistic and competent nursing care.
Degrees and Certifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Samford University
- Master of Science in Nursing Education - Auburn University
- Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Administration - Samford University
- Certified Nurse Educator - National League of Nursing
Awards and Honors
- Ida V. Moffett Caring Award - 2015
Expertise
- Pediatrics
- Foundations
- Health Assessment
Involvement/Professional Societies
- Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Eta Chapter
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
- Alabama League for Nursing (ALN)
- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Delta Chapter
- Hunter Street Baptist Church
Recent Presentations
• Pope, Hannah S. & Rodriguez, Kristine (2024). Evidence-Based Nurse Empathy Training to Impact Nurse Empathy Knowledge and Skills. Sigma Repository. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10755/605107
• Pope, H. (2024, March 1). Empowering Nurses Through Empathy Education: Evidence-Based Nurse Empathy Training to Enhance Knowledge and Skills [Podium presentation]. Alabama League for Nursing annual meeting, Huntsville, Alabama
• Pope, H. (2023, March 3). Implementation of a CHG Champion to Improve Nurse Knowledge of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection [Poster presentation]. Alabama League for Nursing annual meeting, Auburn, Alabama
• Pope, H. (2022, September 19). Implementation of a CHG Champion to Improve Nurse Knowledge of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection [Poster presentation]. Alabama State Nurses Association annual conference, Point Clear, Alabama.
Research Areas
• Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention bundles
• Nurse empathy education
