Chelsea Entzel
Dean, School of Business and Economics
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Concordia–Spectrum Campus
Biography
Chelsea Entzel serves as the Assistant Director of Nursing Programs and Assistant Professor of Nursing at Concordia University Irvine. She began teaching at Concordia as adjunct faculty in 2020 and transitioned into program leadership while continuing to teach across the ABSN curriculum.
Chelsea began her nursing career in critical care and continues to practice in a mixed CCU and Rapid Response environment. She has served on multiple hospital committees, contributing to nursing education, clinical quality, and professional development initiatives. As lead author for her unit’s AACN Beacon Award submission, her CCU earned Silver recognition, a national distinction for excellence in critical care nursing.
She brings a unique interdisciplinary background to her teaching and leadership, combining clinical excellence with advanced training in communication, organizational management, and nursing education.
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) — Western University of Health Sciences
- Master of Commerce (M.COMM), Organizational Management — University of New South Wales, Australia
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication — Concordia University Irvine
Courses Taught
- Advanced Medical–Surgical Nursing Theory
- Advanced Medical–Surgical Nursing Clinical
- Medical–Surgical Nursing Clinical
- Skills Lab
- Pharmacology Lab
- Advanced Preceptorship Clinical
Publications & Awards
- Lead Author, AACN Beacon Award (Silver) — 2016
Memberships
- American Association of Critical Care Nursing (AACN)
- Sigma Theta Tau International