Lillybet Guilarte, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MEC, CNE Clinical Assistant Professor | Family Nurse Practitioner | Nurse Educator
Dr. Lillybet Guilarte is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Florida International Universityâs Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, an Honors College Faculty Fellow, and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Educator. Her work connects nursing education, advanced clinical practice, and professional leadership, with an emphasis on preparing nurses for evidence-based, collaborative, and compassionate care.
Her scholarly interests include nursing professionalism and identity formation, studentâfaculty and peer mentorship, interprofessional education, and student success. Her collaborative work has examined the role of studentâfaculty liaisons in undergraduate nursing education, early integration of professionalism, and interprofessional experiences that support studentsâ confidence, communication, and readiness for teamwork. Her clinical scholarship also addresses nurse practitioner models of pediatric urgent care, including patient satisfaction, length of stay, and access to timely care.
Her scholarly contributions extend to palliative care education and pediatric clinical practice. She coauthored âLegal Aspects of Palliative Care and Advance Care Planningâ with L. Ocampo, an accepted book chapter in press for the sixth edition of Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life (Springer Publishing Company, 2026). She also coauthored âForeign Body Aspiration Presenting as Recurrent Bronchiolitis: A Case Reportâ with G. Guilarte and L. Valdes-Fernandez, submitted to the Journal of Pediatric Health Care in 2025 and currently under review.
Dr. Guilarteâs teaching spans undergraduate nursing, graduate nurse educator preparation, and interdisciplinary Honors Collerge education. She integrates clinical reasoning, authentic learning experiences, instructional technology, and assessment-informed teaching to connect foundational knowledge with professional practice. She mentors undergraduate researchers, DNP candidates, and emerging nurse educators, supporting their development in scholarship, evidence-based practice, and leadership.
Her clinical background includes pediatric emergency and urgent care at Nicklaus Childrenâs Hospital, where she helped implement a nurse practitioner-led Fast Track pilot and received the Nurse Practitioner of the Year award in 2017. These experiences inform her teaching and scholarship on care delivery, quality improvement, and the preparation of practice-ready nurses.
Dr. Guilarte has disseminated collaborative scholarship through presentations at the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Florida Nurses Association, Baptist Health, and the National Institutes of Healthâs Network of Minority Health Research Investigators South Region Workshop. Her scholarly service includes abstract review for nursing research conferences and undergraduate research. Through faculty leadership and student organization advising, she supports mentorship, professional engagement, and pathways into nursing leadership.
She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Alabama and her Master of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida International University. Her interests in scholarly collaboration center on nursing education, mentorship, professional identity, interprofessional learning, and clinical practice improvement.
research interests
- Nursing education and evidence-based teaching practices - Nursing professionalism and professional identity formation - Student–faculty mentorship and peer mentoring - Nursing student success, retention, and academic progression - Interprofessional education, communication, and collaborative practice - Clinical reasoning and readiness for nursing practice - Instructional technology and innovative learning approaches - Nurse educator development and leadership - Pediatric urgent and emergency care - Nurse practitioner-led care models and healthcare quality improvement - Legal and ethical aspects of palliative care and advance care planning
