Katelyn (Katie) Rafferty-Balas, MSN

Title:	Instructor
Division:	Nursing
Office Location:	Nursing 190
Office Phone:	815-753-1231
Email:	krafferty2@niu.edu

Courses Taught

• Medical-Surgical II Nursing
• NURS 433 Child Health Nursing Clinical

Education

• MSN, Aspen University, Major: Nursing Education
• B.S.N., Colorado Christian University, Major: Nursing

Academic/Research Interests

• Disaster Relief Nursing
• Nursing Education

Clinical Experience

• 2014-2015: Registered Nurse - St Francis Medical Center: Med-Surg
• 2015-2016: Registered Nurse - Travel Nurse, various locations: Med-Surg
• 2016-2019: Registered Nurse - Children’s Mercy, Pediatric ER, NICU, PICU
• 2019-Present: Registered Nurse - Northwestern Medicine, ER
• 2022-Present: Registered Nurse - Samaritan’s Purse, Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), International Aid