Arkansas State University



Curriculum Vita

NAME:

Elizabeth Nix

CREDENTIALS:

PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, CNS, CDE

CURRENT FACULTY APPOINTMENT:

Associate Tenured Professor, School of Nursing

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS:

Academic:

Adjunct faculty member, Colorado Christian University, summer 2016

Associate professor, Arkansas State University, Promoted: 2014

Assistant professor, Arkansas State University, Tenured: 2009

Assistant professor, Arkansas State University, Pre-tenured 2004-2009

Serve as Preceptor for MSN, CNS, and DNP students each semester.

Advisor for all level under graduate students.

Dissertation Committees:

#2: Stacy Sloas, Dissertation Committee member, Education Doctorate, Arkansas State University-Spring 2019

#1: Sarah Davidson, Dissertation Committee member/preceptor, DNP, American Sentinel University, Spring 2019

Practice:

Coordinator for Outpatient Diabetes Self Management

ASU-Jonesboro Campus

Jonesboro, AR 3/1/2012-present

PRN-Education Department

St.Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, AR 6/1/2004-present

Inpatient/Outpatient Diabetes Management 5/29/90-6/18/04

Enterostomal Therapy

St.Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, AR

Staff-PRN Nursing 11/90-10/96

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Jonesboro, AR

Staff –Full time nursing: Labor and Delivery 5/30/1989- 5/1990

Methodist Hospital, Jonesboro, AR

Staff-Full Time: Arkansas Children’s Hospital 12/22/1986- 5/1989

Little Rock, AR

Administrative:

ACEN Curriculum Committee Chairperson Standard 2 2016-present

Outpatient Coordinator for ADA recognition program ASU 2012-present

Community Clinical Coordinator Traditional BSN programs 2008-present

Outpatient Coordinator for ADA recognition Diabetes Program 1998-2004

St.Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, AR

Charge Nurse-Arkansas Children’s Hospital 1988-1989

Little Rock, AR

EDUCATION:

PhD Public Health Walden University, November, 2013

Master of Science Nursing Arkansas State University May, 2004

Bachelors of Science Nursing Arkansas State University May, 1995

Associate of Science Nursing Arkansas State University Dec., 1986

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Arkansas State University: College of Nursing and Health Professions

Outstanding Faculty Advising Award: April, 24, 2015

Arkansas State University: College of Nursing and Health Professions

Outstanding Faculty Service Award April 25, 2013

Outstanding Nursing Alumni: ASU-Jonesboro, College of Nursing and

Health Professions. Fall, 2008/2010

PUBLICATIONS:

Publication #06:

Improving Health Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes and Pre-diabetes

Number of Pages: 2, Volume 65, No.3, 2018

Journal: Imprint

Is this an international, national, regional, or state journal? National

Is this journal dealing with your area of specialization? Yes

Publication # 05:

Hemodialysis Nurses a Most Trusted Profession: African American

Hemodialysis Patients perceptions of Faith and Nursing

Number of Pages: 16, Volume32, Issue 4, 2017

Journal: Journal of Christian Nursing

Is this an international, national, regional, or state journal? National

Is this journal dealing with your area of specialization? Yes

Publication # 04:

Breakfast Blitz: An Innovative Nutrition Program

Number of Pages: 6

Co-authored: Towery, P., Nix, E., & Norman, B.

Journal: Dimensions of Early Childhood

Volume 21 Number 3 Date: Fall 2014

Is this an international, national, regional, or state journal? Regional

Is this journal dealing with your area of specialization? Yes

Publication # 03:

An Evidence Based Approach to Undergraduate Physical

Assessment Practicum Course

Number of Pages: 5 Publication number:

Co-authored: Anderson, B., Nix, E., Norman, B. & McPike, H.

Journal: Nursing Education in Practice

Volume: 13 Number: 5 Date: September 2013

Is this an international, national, regional, or state journal? National

Is this journal dealing with your area of specialization? Yes

Publication #02:

Title of Publication: Nursing Behaviors Related to Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside

Administration

Number of Pages: 6

Co-Authors: Brenda Anderson, B., Crader, M., Nix, E., & McDaniel, M.

Journal: Medsurg Nursing

Volume: 21 Issue: 6 Date: 2012.

Is this an international, national, regional, or state journal? National

Is this journal (book) dealing with your area of specialization? Yes

Publication #01:

What a Difference an ET Makes in the Life of an Ostomy Patient

Number of Pages: 1

Is the article co-authored? No

Journal: Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Volume: 35

Number: 3S Date: 2008

Is this an international, national, regional, or state journal? International

Is this journal (book) dealing with your area of specialization? Yes

PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED FORUMS (ABSTRACTS):

International

Presentation #13:

Title of Poster: Windshield Surveys: A New Twist on an

old assignment using Techology:

Learned Forum: Drexel University: Nurse Educator Institute

Date and place of meeting: March 14-15, 2016, Clear Water, Florida

Presentation #12:

Title of Poster: Community Health Goes to the Movies: Fact or Fiction

Learned Forum: Nurse Educator Institute

Date and place of meeting: April 12-15, 2016

Presentation#11:

Title of Poster: Engaging Pre-Nursing Students into an Awareness of Nursing as an Art Form: Using IPAD Technology

Learned Forum: Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Conference

Date and place of meeting: November 6-11, 2015 ,Las Vegas, NV

Presentation #10:

Title of Poster: Innovative Teaching for the Next Generation of Nurses:

An Introduction to the Wonderful World of Wound Care

Learned Forum: Nurse Educator Institute

Date and place of meeting: April12-15, 2015, Branson, MO

Presentation # 09:

Title of Poster: Community Nursing Engaging Students in a Home

Health Experience.

Learned Forum: DB Productions: Nursing Education and Nurse Educator Conference

Date and place of meeting: November 13, 2013, Honolulu, HI

Presentation #08:

Title of Poster: Engaging the Next Generation of Nurses: Incorporating

Preventive wound care in Nursing.

Learned Forum: Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Date and place of meeting: October 24, 2012, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation #07:

Title of Poster: Engaging Nursing Students in Wound Care Simulations: When

Academia meets the Real World.

Learned Forum: Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Date and place of meeting: October 24, 2012, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation #06:

Title of Poster: What a difference an ET/WOCN Nurse makes in

The Life of an Ostomate: a Qualitative approach.

Learned Forum: Sigma Theta Tau International

Date and place of meeting: July15, 2009, Vancouver, Canada

Presentation #05:

Title of Poster: Resident-to-Resident Violence: A Non-Pharmacological

Approach.

Learned forum: Sigma Theta Tau International

Date and place of meeting: July 18, 2007, Vienna, Austria

Presentation #04:

Title of Poster: Diabetes Care for the Underserved Working Poor

Learned forum: Sigma Theta Tau International

Date and place of meeting: July18, 2007, Vienna, Austria

Presentation # 03:

Title of Poster: Men in Nursing: Motivating Factors

Learned forum: Sigma Theta Tau International

Date and place of meeting: July 18, 2007, Vienna, Austria

Presentation #02:

Title of Poster: Restraint Reduction in Long Term Care-

Co-presenter: Susi Sifford

Learned Forum: Sigma Theta Tau International

Date and place of meeting: July 14, 2005, Kona, HI

Presentation #01:

Podium Presentation: Learning Disaster Preparedness Journey

From Fear to Quiet Competence.

Co-Author, Charlotte Young.

Learned Forum: Sigma Theta Tau International

Date and place of meeting: July 16, 2007, Vienna, Austria

National:

Presentation #18:

Title of Poster: Active Shooters: Does our faculty understand how to stay safe?

Learned Forum: Southeast Nurse Educator Conference

Date and place of meeting: June 18-20, 2018, Charleston, South Carolina,

Presentation #17:

Title of Poster: Bridging The Gap: Integrating HESI Case Studies into the

Community Clinical Experience

Learned Forum: Nursing Conference presented by DI Productions

Date and place of meeting: July 19-23, 2016, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation #16:

Title of Poster: Accelerated Nursing: Nursing School on Steroids Combining

Clinical Experiences with Simulations

Co-Authored: Erin Stegall and Elizabeth S.Nix

Learned Forum: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions

Date and place of meeting: October 28-30, 2015, Scottsdale, AZ

Presentation # 15:

Title of Poster: Seeking out Unique Student Opportunities to learn about Acute and

Chronic Illness in the Rehabilitation Setting

Co-Authored: Mandy Koekemoer and Elizabeth S.Nix

Learned Forum: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions

Date and place of meeting: October 28-30, 2015, Scottsdale, AZ

Presention#14:

Title of Poster: Using Simulation to Engage Student’s into a Culture of Safety

Learned Forum: National League of Nurses

Date and place of meeting: September 30-October 2, 2015, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation #13:

Title of Poster: Bridging the Gap: Integrating HESI Case Studies into the

Clinical Experience

Learned Forum: American Diabetes Association

Date and place of the meeting: May 2015, Orlando, Florida

Presentation #12:

Podium Presentation: The Lived Experiences of African

Americans Receiving hemodialysis.

Learned Forum: American Nephrology Nurses Association

Date and place of the meeting: April 19-23, 2015, Orlando, FL.

Presentation #11:

Title of Poster: Nursing’s impact on African American’s with

End Stage Renal Disease: A Most Trusted Profession

Learned Forum: Boot Camp for Nurse Educators

Date and place of meeting: July 17-21, 2014, New Mexico

Presentation # 10: Engaging Community Clinical Nursing Students into an

Environment of Patient Safety in the Home Health Setting

Learned Forum: Drexel University Nursing Education Institute

Date and place of meeting: June 16-19, 2014, Myrtle Beach, NC

Presentation # 09:

Title of Poster: Educating Community Health Nursing Students with Real

World Experiences: Implementing Primary Prevention Strategies of care in the

Community Setting.

Learned Forum: Drexel University: Nursing Education Institute

Date and place of meeting: June 19, 2013, New Orleans, La.

Presentation #08:

Title of Poster: Engaging Teachers to a better understanding of Type 2

Diabetes and Healthy Eating.

Learned Forum: American Diabetes Association

Date and place of meeting: May 23, 2013, Orlando, Fl.

Presentation #07:

Presented as Podium and Poster Presentation: Breakfast Blitz

Co-Author, Pam Towery and Bilinda Norman

Learned Forum: American Diabetes Association

Date and place of meeting: May 23, 2013, Orlando, FL.

Presentation: #06:

Title of Poster: Nursing behaviors in an acute care setting related to

The use Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside administration.

Learned Forum: Drexel University

Date and place of meeting: June 19, 2012, Savannah, Ga.

Presentation: #05:

Title of Poster: Engaging Nursing Students Using ADA Concept Maps.

Learned Forum: Boot Camp for Nurse Educators

Date and place of meeting: July 14, 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

Presentation #04:

Title of Poster: What a difference a ET makes in the life of an

Ostomate: A Quantitative study of certification.

Learned Forum: Wound Continence Nurses Society

Date and place of meeting: June 24, 2008, Orlando, FL.

Presentation #03:

Title of Poster: The Unseen Homeless

Learned Forum: Boot Camp for Nursing Educators

Date and place of meeting: Feb.6, 2008, Albuquerque, NM

Presentation #02:

Title of Poster: Educational Intervention for the Prevention of Foot Ulcers and Subsequent Amputation in the Dialysis Patient

Learned Forum: Clinical Symposiums on Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Date and place of meeting: October 24, 2005, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation #01:

Title of Poster: Nursing Satisfaction of Learning in Collaborative Groups

Co-presenters: Walden, D. and Sifford, S

Learned Forum: NLN National Educational Summit

Date and place of meeting: September 30, 2005, Baltimore, MD

State:

Presentation: #03: Nurse Institute

Title of Poster: Physical Assessment practices of Registered Nurses

in Arkansas.

Learned Forum: Arkansas Nurses Association

Date and place of meeting October 22, 2012, Little Rock, Ar.

Presentation #02:

Title of Podium Presentation: How much sugar do we really consume?

Learned Forum: 42nd Annual Arkansas Early Childhood Education Conference.

Date and place of meeting: August 6, 2012, Jonesboro, Ar.

Presentation #01:

Evidence Based Wound Care

Learned Forum: Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists

Date and place of meeting: October 9, 2009, Little Rock, AR

Local:

Presentation #04:

Title of Podium Presentation: Diabetes Update for the Health Care Provider

Learned Forum: Arkansas State University, College of Nursing and Health Professions

Date and place of meeting: April 11, 2015 Arkansas State University-Jonesboro, AR

Presentation #03:

Title of Podium Presentation: Diabetes Update for Health Care Providers

Learned Forum: Arkansas Nurses Association

Date and place of meeting: May 10, 2011, Arkansas State University

Presentation #02

Educational Intervention for the Patient at Risk for Foot Ulcers

Learned Forum: Sigma Theta Tau Tri-Chapter Research Day

Date and place of meeting: March 31, 2006,

Arkansas State University-Jonesboro, College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Presentation #01: Restraint Reduction in Long-Term Care

Co-Presenters: Sifford, S.

Learned Forum: Sigma Theta Tau International Tri-Chapter

Research Day.

Date and place of meeting: October 24, 2005, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro: College of Nursing and Health Professions

GRANTS:

External:

Activity #01: Type of grant: Blue and You

Dollar value of grant: $150,000

Dates of funding: November 2014

Involvement: Co-Investigator, Grant Writer

Not Funded

Activity #02: Type of grant: Blood Glucose Strip Program

Funded through a series of programs in a

joint effort in the community

Name of the grantor: Northeast Arkansas Diabetes Council

Dollar value of grant: $10,000

Dates of funding June 2007-June 2008

Involvement: Council developed guidelines for dispensing

funds through the Jonesboro Church Health Center

Activity #03: Breakfast Blitz

Name of grantor: PepsiCo

Dollar value of grant: $5,000

Dates funded: February-June 2013

Involvement: Co-Investigator, Co-Grant Writer

Activity #04: The highs and Lows of Protein: What do our peritoneal dialysis patients

really know?

Sigma Theta Tau International

Dollar value of grant: $500.00

Dates funded: March-April 2017

Involvement: Primary investigator and Grant Writer

Internal:

Activity #01: Type of grant: Developed Two Continuing Education Programs for Department of Nursing. (Diabetes Care, repeated). Reference Guide for New Faculty

Name of grantor: College of Nursing and Health Professions

Dollar value of grant: $2,000

Type of Grant: Specials Projects Grant

Dates of funding: 2006

Involvement: Primary Educator for both programs

Activity #02: Type of grant: Developed Two Continuing Education

Programs for the Department of Nursing: Diabetes Care, Wound/Ostomy

Care

Name of grantor: College of Nursing and Health Professions

Arkansas State University-Jonesboro

Dollar value of grant: $5,000

Type of Grant: Specials Projects Grant.

Dates of funding: 2005

Involvement: Primary Educator for both programs

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (MEMBERSHIPS & OFFICES):

Memberships:

American Diabetes Association 2015-Present

Arkansas Nurses Association /ARNA 2004-Present

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 2004-Present

American Association of Diabetes Educators 1994-2014

Sigma Theta Tau International 1994-Present

Wound Ostomy Continence Society 1990-2012

United Ostomy Association 1990-2003

Northeast Arkansas Nurse Practitioners 2014-Present

Services:

National Appointment to NCBDE (National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators Jan.2016 to present.

Arkansas Nurses Association Delegate to convention,

October 11-12, 2012.

Student Nurses Association: Faculty Representative 2010-2012, 2014, 2015

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Eta Theta Chapter

Offices held:

Chapter Leader: 2017-2019

Secretary 2005-2007

Research Day Planning Committee, member, 2007-2008, 2012

Awards Committee, member, 2006

Northeast Arkansas Diabetes Council

Offices held:

President 2005-2007

Secretary 2000

Treasurer 1999

Coordinator for Arkansas State University-Diabetes Self Management Program

Fall 2012-Present

CONTINUED EDUCATION:

Regional/state/community professional organization meetings and conferences attended:

#1: Diabetes Update for Health Care Providers: University of Arkansas

Medical Science Little Rock, Arkansas, March 2018, March 29-30, 2019

#2: Sigma Theta Tau Research Day, Arkansas State University,

March 26,2017

National professional organization meetings and conferences attended:

#18: Metabolic and Endocrine Diabetes Conference Oct. 2016

Orlando, FL

#17: National League of Nurses: September 30-October 2, 2015,

Las Vegas, NV

#16: Nurse Institute, Branson, Mo. April 8-11, 2015

#15: ANNA conference, April 18-23, 2015, Orlando, FL

#14: ADA Southern Conference, May 20-24, 2015, Orlando, FL

#13: Drexel University Education Summit, Myrtle, NC

June 18-21, 2014

#12: Boot Camp for Nurse Educators, Phoenix, AZ

July 16-19, 2014

#11: Drexel University Education Summit, New Orleans, LA

June 18-21, 2013

#10: ADA Southern Regionals, Orlando, Florida

May 22,25,2013

#09: Drexel University Education Summit: Savannah, Georgia

June 20-25, 2012

#08: American Association of Diabetes Educators: Las Vegas, NV

August 2-6, 2011

#07: American Association for Diabetes Educators: San Antonio, Texas,

August 3-7, 2010

#06: Sigma Theta Tau International, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 18, 2009

#05: Wound Ostomy Continence Society, Orlando, FL, June 2008

#04: Boot Camp for Nurse Educators, Albuquerque, NM,

February 2008

#03: Oncology Nurses Society, Las Vegas, NV, April 2007

#02: American Association of Diabetes Educators,

St. Louis, MO, August, 2006

#01: National League for Nursing, Educational Summit, Baltimore, MD,

September 2005

International Meetings and conferences attended:

#06: Sigma Theta Tau International: November 6-11, 2015,

Las Vegas, NV

# 05: DB Productions: Nurse Education/Educators Conference

Honolulu, HI, November 15-18, 2013

#04: Wound and Skin Care Symposium

Las Vegas, NV, October 22-25, 2012

#03: Sigma Theta Tau International Conference,

Vancouver, Canada, July 13-19, 2009.

#02: Sigma Theta Tau International Conference,

Vienna, Austria, July, 12-18, 2007

#01: Sigma Theta Tau International Evidence Based Conference,

Kona, HI, July 11-15, 2005

OTHER:

Appointed a national auditor for the American Diabetes Association for accreditation of programs in the United States, 2008-present.

Appointed to National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators: Three year term to serve on the Outreach Committee, Starting January 2016.

Research Interests:

Community Health, Disaster Preparedness, Public Health, Diabetes, Chronic wound care, ostomy care, health care disparities, working with diverse populations, Cultural Competencies.

In addition I have been selected to present a quantitate study at the American Nephrology Association meeting April 14-19, 2018. This study is entitled “The highs and lows of protein. What do our peritoneal dialysis patients really know? This research will also be submitted for publication very soon.

Courses Taught:

I have taught face to face courses from 2004 until present. These courses include:

Role Development

Health Assessment

Health Assessment Practicum

Community Theory in both the traditional BSN programs and also for the online RN to BSN program.

Cultural Competency course online for both traditional students and for RN to BSN programs.

Community Clinical faculty and coordinator for senior year 2007-present.

Served as preceptor for Clinical Nurse Specialist students and Doctoral students as needed.

Course Development/revision at Arkansas State University

I revised the Cultural Competency for the Health Care Providers and teach this course online fall and spring each year.

I developed a course in Patient Safety for the Bachelor of Health Science program.

I have revised the Community Theory course for the RN to BSN program.

Course Development at Colorado Christian University

I was contracted as adjunct faculty for the summer of 2016 to develop and online course for Health Promotion. This course was a seven week course in which I worked with the course builder. Developed syllabus, student learning outcomes, projects, discussion boards and exams.

Grants submitted but not funded:

#01: Arkansas Community Foundation Grant to support the Water is Cool program. Submitted April 2015 but not funded. $20,000.

#02: Blue Cross Blue and You Grant for Immunization project to increase immunizations of incoming freshman against flu and meningitis. This was submitted July 2014. Amount not funded $150,000. In response to not receiving this grant we have worked with Arkansas Department of health and will be having a mass flu clinic on our campus in October 2016. It is now a requirement by the Arkansas Department of Health that children receive the meningitis vaccines as a part of attending public school.

#02: Grant submitted to AADE for support for new Diabetes Clinic to be opened fall 2012. I will serve as the program coordinator for the new free diabetes center which will be housed on ASU-Jonesboro campus fall 2012. The grant was not funded but we received funding from the University to open up the clinic in fall 2012.

Revised: 3/6/2018

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