Te Teaching

Associate Professor, College of Nursing

·         Theory and clinical instruction and supervision of students in: Pre-clinical; First (Fundamentals) and Third Levels (Pediatrics), BSN Program; Fourth Level (Pediatrics), ADN Program; also Graduate Program faculty

·         Mentored clinical students in pediatrics using Shriners' Hospital for Children as teaching/learning facility)

·         Developed and piloting Healthcare Informatics course for undergraduate students in response to AACN recommendations

·         Developed a Graduate Research Seminar on Evidence-Based Practice for the Advanced Practice Nurse

·         Directed 18 Professional Papers submitted to the Graduate School in lieu of thesis (2002-2004)

·         Courses taught  (2003-4):  Graduate: Research and Research Seminar on Evidence-Based Practice; BSN: Research in Nursing, Health Information Management, Nursing of Infants and Children, and Pediatric clinical

Un University       erv Service

·         Strategic Planning & Budget Council (2005-2006).

·         Information Technology Advisory Council (2005-2006).

·         Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee, College of Nursing (2005-2006).

·         Institutional Review Board for Human Studies Research (2004-2005).

·         Chaired or served on University Committees: Instructional Technology Advisory Council and University Planning Council (2002-2003)

·         Serving as Chair of College of Nursing (CON) Learning Resource and Information Technology Committee (LRITC)

·         Served on College of Nursing Committees - Student Affairs (Recruitment), Learning Resources (Chair), APDG (Student appeals), Promotions and Tenure

·         Served as Faculty Senator  (!999-2003)

·         Co-author of the first University Technology Plan submitted and accepted by Board of Regents and used as a model for other universities

·         Served as Chair of ad hoc committee to develop the College of Nursing Technology Plan to articulate with the University Plan.

·         Represented the University and CON in delivery of Informatics, Evidence Based Practice, and teaching strategies presentations to nursing audiences locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally

Pr Professional  &   &Community Se Service

·         Currently, guiding student planning, development & implementation a health education and screening partnership project with Barrett Elementary School, a health care underserved school population.

·         Nutrition Health Fair (2005). Collaborative effort with School Based Clinic at Linwood Middle School. Directed student health teaching experiences.

·         Currently, seated on Interagency Council for Nursing Information Resources (ICIRN), an international forum for research and promotion of access and utilization of nursing literature

·         Currently, serving appointed position to the American Nurses Association Committee on Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure (CNPII) that oversees criteria and definition for recognition of nursing standardized languages

·         NSU liaison to CERT Taskforce for Biomedical Informatics initiative: Co-author of White Paper to establish Institute for Biomedical Informatics (CIBI), coordinating efforts for education, research and industry in the North Louisiana region

·         Co-PI with faculty from collaborating universities on $50,000 Board of Regents Planning Grant to support development of CIBI grant initiative seeking funding as an NSF center

·         Past chair of the Research and Informatics Council, Louisiana State Nurses Association (1999-2003)

·         Advisory Board, Northwest Louisiana Coalition for Health of Women and Children

·         Served in leadership positions in a variety of church, educational, and civic organizations

·         Successfully involved in fund raising efforts, child development planning and service delivery, and political activism for shaping the Shreveport/Bossier community

Re Research

Completed:

·         The National Nursing Information Literacy Study Evaluating U.S. Nurses’ Information Literacy Skills. This study is endorsed by AMIA-Nurses’ Working Group and ICIRN. Data collection was completed December 1, 2003 and data analysis will be completed February 15, 2004.

·         Advisor for 22 MSN  student group professional papers-in-lieu-of-thesis, each a demonstration of the application of Evidence-Based Practice (2001-2005)

In Progress:

·         Are There Differences in Student Learning Outcomes Between Online And Traditional Instruction for Dosage and Calculation Skills. Conducted with fellow faculty member Data collection Fall, 2003/Spring, 2006.

PrPresentations an & Publications

Active in presentations to nursing organizations locally, statewide, regionally, and nationally since 1996.

April, 2006- October, 1998:

• Evidence-Based Practice, Plenary Panelist, Nation Student Nurse Association Annual Convention, Baltimore, MA, April 7, 2006.
• McNeil, B., Elfrink, V., Beyea, S., Pierce, S., & Bickford, C. (2006). Computer literacy study: Report of qualitative findings. Journal of Professional Nursing 22(1): 52-59.
• McNeil, B., Elfrink, V., Pierce, S., Beyea, S., Bickford, C, & Averill, C. (2005). Nursing informatics knowledge and competencies: A national survey of nursing education programs in the United States, Journal of Medical Informatics 74:1021-1030.
• Pravikoff, D., Tanner, A., & Pierce, S. (2005). Readiness of U.S. Nurses for Evidence-Based Practice. American Journal of Nursing. 105 (9), 56-67.
• Allen, M., Jacobs, S., Levy, J., Pierce, S., Pravikoff, D., & Tanner, A. (2005). Continuing Education as a Catalyst for Inter-Professional Collaboration. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 24(3). 93-102.
• Integrating Evidence-based Practice into Nursing Curricula (2005). The Annual Review of Nursing Education. New York: Springer.

·         Curriculum Integration of Competencies for Evidence-Based Practice:

      The C.O.R.E. Model. Invited paper presented at the National League

      for Nursing   Education Summit 2004, Orlando, FL. October 2, 2004.

·         Curriculum Enhancement: Integrating Information Literacy for Evidence-Based Practice. Workshop delivered at the National League for Nursing  

      Education Summit 2004, Orlando, FL. October 2, 2004.

·         Integrating Evidence-Based Practice into a Nursing Curriculum,

     Annual Review of Nursing Education (Ed. III, In press). Lippincott,

      Williams, & Wilkins. New York.

·         Readiness for Evidence-based practice? Scientific paper presentation

      at MedInfo 2004, San Francisco, September 2004.

·         Nursing Informatics: A barrier to evidence-based practice? Invited

      presentation for C.A.R.I.N.G. at MedInfo 2004, San Francisco,

      September 2004.

·         Nursing Information Literacy for Evidence-Based Practice: Nurse

Administrators’ Views. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society

of Nursing. 15^th International Nursing Research Congress. July 22-24,

2004. Dublin, Ireland.

·         Information Literacy: Instrument Development to Measure

      Competencies and Knowledge Among Nursing Educators, Nursing

      Administrators, and Nursing Clinicians-- A Pilot Study Poster, American

      Medical Informatics Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC,

      November, 2003.

·         Searching for Information Resources for Evidence Based Nursing Practice for Louisiana Nurse Practitioners, Alexandria, LA, September, 2003

• Nurses’ Readiness for Evidence-Based Nursing Informatics: From Assessment to Integrative Conceptual Framework, 8th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June, 2003
• Chicken Soup for the Researcher’s Soul: Choices, Challenges, Collaboration and ..Chocolate. Sigma Theta Tau International.,Beta Chi Chapter Research Conference. Shreveport, Louisiana. March 19, 2004.
• Carroll, S., Pierce, S., Webb, D., Moore, D., & Shelton, D.  Developing a Nursing Information Literacy Program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Association of College and Research Librarians. Louisiana. Many, Louisiana, November 6-7, 2003.

·         Developing an Information Literacy Program at NSU, Presentation with Diane Webb, MSN, RN and Sally Carroll, Librarian, LA Association of College Librarians, Many, LA., Nov., 2003

·         Information Literacy: Nurses’ Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice, Poster presentation at the American Medical Informatics Association, Washington, DC November 8-11, 2003.

·         Developing an Information Literacy Program at NSU, Presentation with Diane Webb, MSN, RN and Sally Carroll, Librarian, South Central Chapter, Medical Library Association, Annual Meeting, Shreveport, LA., October 5, 2003.

·         Developing an Information Literacy Plan for a College of Nursing, (Co-presented with NSU  CON librarian and another faculty member) for the Louisiana Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL), October 23, 2003.

·         Developing an Information Literacy Plan for a College of Nursing, (Co-presented with NSU  CON librarian and another faculty member),South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLS) for the October 4-6, 2003

·         McNeil, B., Elfrink, V., Bickford, C., Pierce, S., Beyea, S., Averill, C., & Klappenback, C. (2003), Nursing information technology knowledge, skills, and preparation of student nurses, nursing faculty, and clinicians: A U.S. survey, Journal of Nursing Education, 42(8), 341-349.

·         Nurses’ readiness for evidence-based nursing informatics (EBNI): From assessment to an integrative conceptual framework, NI 2003: 8^th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, June 20, 2003.

·         Information technology needs, competencies, and preparation: A national online survey of U.S. baccalaureate nursing programs, NI 2003: 8^th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, June 23, 2003.

·         Comparison of NANDA/NIC/NOC linkages between nursing students and nursing experts, NI 2003: 8^th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, June 23, 2003.

·         Pravikoff, D., Pierce, S., Tanner, A. (2003), Are nurses ready for evidence-based practice, American Journal of Nursing 105:5, 95-96.

·         Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: Needs, Tools, and Solutions (Meeting Symposium), Catch the Wave: MLA ’02 (Annual meeting of Medical Library Association), San Diego, CA, May 3, 2003.

·         In Thede, L.. (2003). Other Facets of Informatics: A Wide Impact in Informatics & Nursing: Practical and Future Aspects , 2^nd Ed. Lippincott: Philadelphia, PA.

·         Making Your Curriculum Evidence-Based: Implementing an Integrative Framework. National League for Nursing Education Summit 2002, Anaheim, California. September 21, 2002.

·         Using the PDA to Support Evidence-Based Practice in the Clinical Environment. National League for Nursing Education Summit 2001, Anaheim, California. September 20, 2002.

·         A Different Color for Concept Maps: a Tint of Evidence-Based Practice. National League for Nursing Education Summit 2001, Anaheim, California. September 19, 2002.

·         A Comparison Between Nursing Students and Experts of NANDA/NIC/NOC Linkage Utilization. First Annual CERT Institute for Biomedical Informatics Research Symposium. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 5, 2002.

·         Information Literacy Needs: Are Nurses Ready for Evidence-Based Practice? Workshop presented to the Nursing Working group of the American Medical Informatics Association. San Antonio, Texas. November 10, 2002.

·         Evidence-Based Practice: Application to Practice, Beta Chi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Research Day, Shreveport, Louisiana, March 15, 2002

·         Integrating Evidence-Based Practice into Curriculum, University of Missouri Nursing Education Seminar, Columbia, Missouri, October 12, 2001

·         Conceptualization, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Graduate Research Seminar in Evidence-Based Practice, National League for Nursing Education Summit 2001, Baltimore, Maryland, September 21, 2001

·         Information Access for Contemporary Practice, Nu Tau Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Alexandria, Louisiana, March 9, 2001

·         Information Access for Contemporary Practice, Louisiana State Nurses Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 8, 2001

·         Information Literacy for Evidence-Based Practice, National League for Nursing Education 2000 Summit, Nashville, Tennessee, September, 2000

·         Searching for Information: An Essential Tool for Evidence-Based Practice, Guest Lecture for Nursing 5995: Research Seminar, Northwestern State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, June, 2000

·         Evidence-Based Practice: Are Louisiana Nurses and Faculty Prepared? Beta Chi Chapter, sigma Theta Tau Research Seminar, Northwestern State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, March, 2000

·         Clinical Information Needs Identified, Information Resources Utilized, and Electronic Information Seeking Processes Applied in Preparation for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice, Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention, San Diego, California, November, 1999

·         The Big Purple Dot: Clinical Information Systems, Louisiana State Nurses Association, Alexandria, Louisiana, October, 1999

·         Role of Nursing Informatics and the Public Health Nurse, Louisiana Public Health Nurses, Regions III, VI, VIII, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Louisiana, March, April, July, 1999

·         Interactive Concept Map for Evidence-Based Practice, Sigma Theta Tau International, Region 5 Conference, Austin, Texas, February, 1999

·         Technology in an Instructional Environment, Northwestern State University, Faculty Institute, Natchitoches, Louisiana, January, 1999

·         Pierce, S. And Tanner, A. Information Needs of Louisiana Nurses (2000). Pelican News 56(4).

·         Pierce, S. The New Kid on the Block: Introducing the Nursing Informatics Conference Group to LSNA (1998). Pelican News, 54(4).

·         Informatics in Nursing Education: A Bayou Float Trip, Capitol Area Roundtable Informatics in Nursing Group (CARING), WINI (Weekend Immersion in Informatics), Washington, DC / Baltimore area, October, 1998.

ReRecognition

·         Outstanding Nurse Researcher, Louisiana State Nurses Association, 2004.

·         Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Nursing, Northwestern State University, October, 2003.

·         Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, inclusion 8^th Ed., 2004.

·         Named Distinguished Faculty Member to Louisiana Board of Regents by Northwestern State University, October, 2000.

Ed Education

·         Ed.D. (2000)   Major: Educational Technology

·         Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana 

·         Research focused on Nursing Informatics

·         Dissertation:  Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice: Information Literacy Needs of Nursing Faculty and Students in a Southern U.S. State, May, 2000

·         MSN (1975) Clinical Focus: Pediatrics Didactic Foci: Education/ Management   Northwestern State University   Natchitoches, Louisiana

·         BSN (1964) Northwestern State University   Natchitoches, Louisiana

PrPrevious EmEmployment

1974-76                    Northwestern State University             Shreveport, LA

Instructor

Provided nursing theory instruction in an integrated curriculum and clinical supervision in pediatric and medical-surgical environments for senior nursing students

1968-1974        Schumpert Hospital / Doctors' Hospital       Shreveport, Louisiana

Charge Nurse / Staff Nurse

·         Provided direct patient care in pediatric and medical-surgical acute care areas

·         Served as Inservice Coordinator responsible for staff development

·         Coordinated patient care and clinical staff assignments on a twenty-bed acute care unit