Barbara L. Yoost

Barbara Yoost is emerita faculty at Kent State University, an active member of the Ohio Medical Reserve Corps, and serves on the Ohio Northern University Nursing Advisory Board. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and a Fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education. Yoost is the co-author of numerous textbooks, clinical companions, and a conceptual care mapping case study book. She received her BSN and MSN with a concentration in Adult Medical Surgical Education from Kent State University. Having practiced as an intensive care nurse, Yoost has held full-time faculty appointments at North Central State College in the ADN program; Huron School of Nursing, (part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System), in the ADN/Diploma program; and 19 years at her alma mater and Notre Dame College in their BSN programs. Her passion for innovative teaching and active learning strategies has defined her nursing education career. She taught KSU nursing courses in Switzerland and provided continuing education nursing courses (by invitation) in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. An avid sailor and kayaker, Barbara and her husband, Charles, enjoy traveling and spending time with their two married sons, six grandchildren, and friends.