Deborah Mullens Shirey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

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Springdale, AR 72762

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acs1mw@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

FNP-BC since April 2000

Experienced university faculty in undergraduate and graduate studies; online instruction (Blackboard, WebCT, D2L); program and curricular development for undergraduate and graduate degree programs

Former business developer and owner. Substance Abuse Testing, LLC and Twin City Family Clinic, LLC. Developed drug and alcohol testing agency, certified breath alcohol instructor; certified to perform drug screens using urine, blood, and hair samples; conducted paternity testing; developed and facilitated reasonable suspicion courses for employers; Texas HealthSteps well-child exams and immunizations provider (1997-2004). Served as board member for the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry of America (DATIA), 2000-2004.

Certified facilitator, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Signature and College Student courses

CREDENTIALS

APRN licensed in Arkansas with prescriptive authority, Schedule III-V medications (2000-current)

National board certification in Family Practice by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) since March 31, 2000.

DEA licensure (2000-current)

Certified Medical Examiner (NRCME) for DOT physical examinations (2015)

Registered Nurse licensed in Arkansas (1988-current)

EDUCATION

Loyola University-Chicago; Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). All courses completed with 3.54 GPA. Degree conferred May 18, 2013.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Master of Nursing Science (MNSc); December 1999

Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR; Associate of Science-Nursing; May 1988

Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR; Bachelor of Arts-Mass Communication; December 1984

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

November 2015 – current: Karas Family Care, Fayetteville, AR. Family Nurse Practitioner.

August 2015 – current: Graduate Program Coordinator, University of Arkansas – Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, Fayetteville, AR. Development of FNP curriculum; continued development of DNP and MSN programs.

August 2014 – August 2015: Lafferty Family Care, Bentonville, AR. Family Nurse Practitioner.

May 2014 – current: Assistant Professor, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. Program Coordinator for FNP option of DNP program; DNP courses: Specialty Clinical III, IV, and V; and BSN-DNP course(s): Advanced Health Assessment Clinical. Online instruction; course development for FNP tract in BSN-DNP program.

August 1, 2013-June 1, 2014: Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock, TX. Fall 2013 courses: Pathophphysiology/Pharmacology; Aging. FNP Task Force, planning/development of new MSN program; course development for Advanced Health Assessment; Advanced Pharmacology.

March 2013 – June 2014: Nextcare Urgent Care, Austin clinics, PRN staff, Austin, TX.

October 2012 – January 2013: Adjunct faculty, Nurse Practitioner program, online instruction using “Desire 2 Learn”; Maryville University, St. Louis, MO.

January 2012 – May 2012: Adjunct faculty, Family Nurse Practitioner program, online instruction using “Blackboard”; Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX.

November 2010 – July 2013: Nurse Practitioner, Community Healthcare Center, Wichita Falls, TX.

July 2010-November 2010: CompHealth Medical Staffing, Salt Lake City, UT. Nurse Practitioner/locum tenen assigned to Community Healthcare Center, Wichita Falls, TX.

August 2009-July 2010: Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas, (First Care South and University of Arkansas Athletics clinics); Nurse Practitioner; Fayetteville, AR.

October 2007-August 2009: Health Care Express; Nurse Practitioner; Texarkana, TX and Magnolia, AR.

August 2006-May 2008: Texas A&M University-Texarkana; Instructor of Nursing/Student Leadership Development Coordinator; Health Assessment, Community Health, Student Leadership courses; Texarkana, TX.

September 2006-September 2007: EmCare, Emergency Medical Staffing; Nurse Practitioner, PRN staffing for emergency/urgent care center, Texarkana, TX.

June 2004-May 2005: University of Texas-Arlington; Clinical Pharmacology, online instruction using “WebCT”; Arlington, TX.

January 2004-March 2005: Nurse Practitioner; Rush Family Health Care; Texarkana, TX.

August 2002-January 2008: Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc.; Nurse Practitioner for infectious disease (HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis/Primary care) clinics in Texarkana, Longview, and Paris, TX; based in Texarkana, TX. Worked under grants including Ryan White Foundation, HRSA, and the Texas Department for Health and Human Services.

June 2000-August 2002: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Area Health Education Center-Texarkana; Clinical Faculty; Health Assessment, Advanced Health Assessment, and clinical preceptor; Clinical Faculty in Family Practice Residency Clinic; Susan G. Komen program and Special Projects/Grants programs; Texarkana, AR.

October 1997-August 2003: Substance Abuse Testing, LLP; Twin City Family Clinic, LLP; Owner/CEO; Texarkana, TX.

June 2000-December 2000; Texarkana College; Clinical Faculty (interim); Pharmacology course and Obstetrics and Gynecology clinical rotation; Texarkana, TX.

June 1997-September 1999; CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital; Registered Nurse, Emergency Department; Texarkana, TX.

August 1995 – June 1997; Miller County Sheriff’s Office; Registered Nurse for inmates of the county jail. Assisted in the establishment of the on-site clinic in the Miller County Courthouse, Texarkana, AR.

January 1992 – August 2000; Randy Sams Homeless Shelter, Texarkana, AR. Assisted in the development of a medical model for the homeless and participated in the Homeless Coalition. Registered Nurse and later Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Family Nurse Practitioner. Provided health services to the homeless population.

May 1988-April 1997; Registered Nurse, Wadley Regional Medical Center; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics, Emergency/Urgent Care, Employee/Occupational Health, Nursing Staff Development; Texarkana, TX.

RESEARCH /SCHOLARSHIP OF PRACTICE

Impact of Standardized Patients; Co-Primary Investigator (PI); September 2015.

HRSA grant D09HP28679; Co-PI; July 2015 (3-year grant; $1M); Development of a co-preceptor model to establish clinical partnerships throughout the state of Arkansas in underserved areas.

Shirey, Deborah M., Feasibility of Implementing a Behavioral Health Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in a Low Income Hypertensive Clinic Population. Poster presentation, National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculty, April 2015, Baltimore, MD.

Brazos Wellness (2014). Grasping heart disease: How to recognize women’s symptoms. Professional contribution to article. Katie Teel-Hancock, author.

Vital Record (2014). Grasping heart disease: How to recognize women’s symptoms. Professional contribution to article. Katie Teel-Hancock, author.

DNP Capstone Project: Feasibility of Implementing a Behavioral Health Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in a Low Income Hypertensive Clinic Population. Defense completed May 2013.

Special Health Resources for Texas (2007). Provided medical services with funding from a grant by the University of Texas to incorporate telehealth services for HIV/AIDs patients suffering from co-existing illnesses, opportunistic infections and behavioral health disorders. Collaborated via telehealth with specialists from the University of Texas and Longview Regional Medical Center regarding special needs of this vulnerable population.

Special Health Resources for Texas (2006). Provided medical services under a research grant in an experimental program for treatment of patients affected concurrently with hepatitis C and HIV/AIDs using interferon and ribavirin. Tracked positive hepatitis C tests and referred into treatment program. Monitored relevant lab tests throughout the course of treatment. Tracked data. Results reported to primary investigator.

2000 – 2002; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – AHEC, Texarkana, AR. Susan G. Komen grant for breast education outreach for minority groups; Grant program assistant for development of Hispanic clinic at St. Barbara’s Catholic Church in DeQueen, AR, including development of community health worker program for southwest Arkansas.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

November 5-8, 2015; Patient Safety Solutions Center TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Master Trainer; U.S. Department of Defense; San Antonio, TX.

September 16-18, 2015; Doctors of Nursing Practice, 8th National DNP Conference, “How to be a Better DNP in 3 Days”, Seattle, WA.

August 18, 2015; Kaplan’s Test Construction and Item-Writing Workshop, Fayetteville, AR.

August 4, 2015; Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) for Human Subjects Research and Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research; Fayetteville, AR.

June 29-30, 2015; City of Hope National Medical Center/Beckman Research Institute, “Integrating Palliative Oncology Care into Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Education and Clinical Practice”, St. Louis, MO.

June 16, 2015; Circle of Life, Certification of Participation, Northwest Arkansas Palliative Care Collaborative Monthly Journal Review, Springdale, AR.

April 23-26, 2015; National Organization of Nursing Practitioner Faculties, 41st Annual Meeting, “Charting NP Education: Building Blocks for Excellence”, Baltimore, MD.

NONPF Conference, April 2014, Denver, CO.

Grant Writing USA 2013: October 17-18, 2013; Austin, TX.

December 2012 – Texas DSHS Clinical Conference; Austin, TX

June 2011 – Texas DSHS Clinical Conference; Austin, TX

June 2006, Vickie Milazzo Institute, Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Course, ANCC; Houston, TX

October 2002, Patient Consultation and Partner Elicitation, Texas Department of Health; Austin, TX

August 2002, HIV/AIDS Provider Training Workshop; AIDS Education Training Center for Oklahoma/Texas, Amelia Court Clinic, Parkland Hospital; Dallas, TX

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Fall 2014: Development of the Family Nurse Practitioner curriculum for the BSN-DNP program at the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Texas A&M Health Science Center (July 2013); Consultant in the development of proposed Family Nurse Practitioner program; Assisted in curriculum development for the program

Development of Community Health Worker (CHW) program for UAMS/AHEC-SW, 2001. Established a family practice clinic for the Hispanic population of DeQueen, AR at St. Barbara’s Catholic Church utilizing CHWs for community outreach, health education, and translation of medical services.

Assisted in the development of a breast screening project for UAMS/AHEC-SW with grant funding from Susan G. Komen Foundation (2001).

PRESENTATIONS (Invitations and accepted)

(Peer-reviewed) April 25, 2015; Poster presentation, National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF); Baltimore, MD

(Invited) April 14, 2015; Poster and oral presentations, Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit 2015; Madison, WI

March 2015; Jones Elementary School, Parent University; Health literacy for Marshallese and Hispanic parents; Healthy Lifestyle Habits for Children of All Ages.

January 2015, Co-presenter, Partnership for Health Literacy Council; Developing Healthy Lifestyle habits in Pediatric & Adolescent populations: Plain Language Even Kids Can Understand; Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR

May 2007, Presenter, Arkansas State School Nurses Association, Digesting Pediatric GI Disorders; Texarkana, AR

Black National Baptist Convention (2006). Dispelling Myths about HIV/AIDs; Texarkana, TX.

Texarkana, Texas Rotary Club (2004). Dispelling Myths about HIV/AIDs; Texarkana, TX.

COURSES TAUGHT

Specialty Clinical IV (DNP, online)

Specialty Clinical III (DNP; online)

Care of the Older Adult (Traditional BSN; didactic)

Pathophysiology/Pharmacology (RN-BSN; online)

Advanced Practice Roles (MSN; online)

Nurse Practitioner I, II, III (MSN; online; clinical instruction)

Community Health (RN-BSN; didactic)

Leadership (RN-BSN; didactic)

Health & Wellness (generic course; didactic)

Pharmacology (pre-nursing; didactic and online)

Advanced Health Assessment (MSN; didactic; online)

Health Assessment (BSN; didactic)

Professional Issues (BSN; didactic)

Clinical preceptor for MSN, DNP, and MD students

COMMITTEES

Academic Affairs

Academic Writing Group

DNP Advisory Committee

Graduate Faculty

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Advanced Practice Nurses of the Ozarks (APNO)

American Nurses Association (ANA)

Arkansas Nurses Association (ArNA)

ArNA APRN Executive Council

Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA)

Austin Advanced Practice Nurses

National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)

National League for Nursing

Partnership for Health Literacy Council (Arkansas)

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing (Pi Theta Chapter)

AWARDS

August 2011, HRSA, National Health Service Corp awardee

June 2011, Clinical Champion Award, NCTCHC, Wichita Falls, TX

May 2002, Sigma Theta Tau, Award for Clinical Excellence; Texarkana, TX

October 1997, University of Arkansas for Medical Science; Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); recipient of grant funding from Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor to attend certification course for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)

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