Faculty Profile
Ms. Susan Hopkins, MSN, RN, JD
Temporary Part-time Faculty Instructor
Susan.Hopkins@millersville.edu
Office: Caputo Hall, Room 123
Phone: 717-872-3410
Fax: 717-871-4877
Additional Information
Education:
- Juris Doctor, Temple University School of Law
- Law Review, Articles Editor
- M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
- B.S., Albright College
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Professional:
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center - Care Coordinator, 2007 to present.
- Manage complex surgical oncology, urology, and minimally invasive surgical patients from admission through discharge; coordinate multidisciplinary treatment plan.
- Nurse Residency Program group facilitator, present
- Nursing Grand Rounds, "Raising The Bar, You Make the Difference", presenter, 2009
- Manage complex surgical oncology, urology, and minimally invasive surgical patients from admission through discharge; coordinate multidisciplinary treatment plan.
- Atlee, Hall & Brookhart - Associate, 2005-2007.
- Assisted partners in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation.
Publications:
- 2006 Lippincott and Williams, Pocket Guide for Nursing, Legal Nursing Issues Chapter, reprinted, 2008.
Professional Interests
- Nursing- legal issues; elderly law; case management and nursing standards of care

