CURRICULUM VITAE

April Stidham, DNP, APRN, MSN, FNP-C, RN

Home address:

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Saint Petersburg, FL 33710

Contact information:

(Cell) 276-***-****

Email:

ad3ppe@r.postjobfree.com

LICENSURE

Florida State APRN Autonomous license – Exp: 04/30/2025

Prescriptive Authority Licensure-State of Virginia, Exp: 07/31/2022

Family Nurse Practitioner Licensure-State of Virginia, Exp: 07/31/2024

Virginia Registered Nurse Licensure- Multistate privileges, Exp: 07/31/2024

DEA Licensure- Controlled Substances 2,3,4,5, Exp: 02/28/2025

Tennessee State Licensure for Advance Practitioner Nurse RN, FNP/APN, Exp: 07/31/2024

Washington Registered Nurse Licensure-Exp: 07/02/2017

Washington Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License- Exp: 07/02/2017

Washington State APRN Prescriptive Authority- Exp: 08/02/2017

EDUCATION

2011 DNP, University of Virginia

1997 FNP, Masters in Nursing, University of Virginia

1995 BSN, University of Virginia, Wise VA

1982 ADN, Mountain Empire Community College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CLINICAL PRACTICE

3/28/2023 - Present Village MD – Fulltime Position

Primary Care/Internal Medicine

9/2021 - 3/28/2023 Village MD – Part Time Position

Primary Care/Internal Medicine

3/2021 - 9/2021 Complex Care Solutions – Inovalon.

Home Visits – Assessments and Virtual Health Visits

6/2018 -- 9/2020 Florida Wellness Medical Group – Primary Care

Internal Medicine(part time)

2/2018 – 4/2018 Calvary Community Clinic, Tampa, FL

Volunteer Free Clinic FNP Primary Care

10/2016 – 6/2017 Providence Health & Services

Providence Medical Group Mill Creek Internal Medicine Practice

Everett, Washington

8/2011 – 9/2016 East Tennessee State University(ETSU) Nurse Managed Clinics, University Student Health Center,

Rural Health Clinic, Interprofessional Clinic (IP) FNP Primary Care Family, Adult/Geriatric Acute and Chronic disease management

6/2009 – 6/2011 Family Nurse Practitioner, Bristol Compressors Family Health Care Clinic PRN,Wellmont Physician Services, Bristol, VA

10/2006 – 6/2008 Nurse Practitioner, Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital ER PRN, Big Stone /Gap, VA

5/1997 – 8/2011 Family Nurse Practitioner Full-time, Wellmont Physician Services Medical Associates of Norton Internal Medicine, Norton, VA

7/1988 – 5/1997 RN, St. Mary’s Hospital Norton, VA. Held vast number of house supervisory and administrative nursing positions.

6/1982 – 3/1988 RN, Norton Community Hospital, Norton, VA Staff RN/Charge Nurse/Nurse Manager on Med/Surg/Pediatric floor and House Supervisor.

CONSULTANT/CHART REVIEWER

6/2013 - 8/2018 Affiliated Monitors, Inc. Boston, MA. Pain Management/Primary Care Chart Reviewer for Tennessee Board of Nursing NPs under supervision, probation of license with practice restrictions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ACADEMIA/TEACHING

12/2019- 3/15/2023 Nova Southeastern University – Program Director Graduate Programs MSN FNP Program and past Interim Program Director for Psych Mental Health NP Program

Tampa Bay Regional Campus

6/2017 – 12/2019 South University (SU)– Program Director MSN Graduate Programs. Specialization FNP

Tampa Campus and Orlando Learning Site

12/2016 – 12/2019 Adjunct Faculty, East Tennessee State University

8/2011 – 12/2016 Assistant Professor Graduate Programs, East Tennessee State University

8/2011 – 9/2016 DNP Coordinator for BSN DNP and Post Master’s Programs, East

Tennessee State University

5/2003 – 5/2006 Adjunct Faculty, University of Virginia at Wise College of Nursing BSN Program

6/1998 – 8/2000 Adjunct Faculty, University of Virginia School of Nursing Charlottesville, VA Telecommunication MSN FNP courses

2022 – Present

Courses taught - Nova Southeastern University TBRC

NSG 5542, Primary Care Adult I

NSG 5531, Advanced Pathophysiology – Revised Online Course

2018 - 2019

Courses revised and taught - Tampa campus (MSN FNP)

NSG 6001, Advanced Nursing Practice I

NSG 6020, Advanced Health Assessment

NSG6440, Family Health: Practicum IV

2011- 2017

Courses developed and taught - online/blended ETSU (BSN-DNP)

NRSE 5013, Health Promotion Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Older Adults.

NRSE 5014, Health and Clinical Management of Older Adults Practicum

NRSE 5038, Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Older Adults

NRSE 5031, Care Older Adults with Chronic Health Problems and Complex Needs

NRSE 5032, Care Older Adults with Chronic, Complex Health Problems Practicum

NRSE 6800, Residency/Internship IV (revised)

NRSE 6800, Residency/Internship III (revised)

NRSE 6800, Residency/Internship II (revised)

Courses Revised and taught blended/online (BSN-DNP) and on ground ETSU (MSN-FNP)

NRSE 5004, Seminar in Professional Roles (MSN,FNP)

NRSE 5022, Lifespan Assessment and Clinical Management: Women’s Health Practicum

NRSE 5013, Health Promotion Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Older Adults

NRSE 5014, Health and Clinical Management of Older Adults Practicum

NRSE 5018, Advanced Clinical Pharmacology

NRSE 6614, Advanced Interventions In DNP Practice

NRSE 5950, Internship in Advance Nursing Practice (MSN, FNP)

COMMITTEES SERVED (NSU)

Faculty Affairs Committee

Student Affairs Committee

Executive Board/Leadership Committee

Faculty Congress Committee

APRN Meeting – Chair

Curriculum Advisory Board – Co-Chair

COMMITTEES SERVED (SU)

Program Director Committee

Graduate Curriculum Committee

NP Subcommittee

COMMITTEES SERVED (ETSU)

Graduate Programs Curriculum Committee

Graduate Faculty Committee

Academic Council Committee

Faculty Practice Committee

Faculty Senate Committee 2012-15

IPERC Committee (Interprofessional Education and Research Committee)

IP (Interprofessional) Conference Planning Committee, Activity Director

MSN DNP Curriculum Subcommittee, Chair as of December, 2014

Building 60 IP Education and Simulation Task Force Committee for CoN

NONPF Distance Education SIG forum member

Pharmacy Admissions Committee (Interviewer Role)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TASK FORCE SERVED(ETSU)

Building 60 IP Simulation

HIPAA Task Force

Intensive Social Task Force

DNP Admission/Interview Task Force

Shadow Health Virtual Patient Program Facilitator for DNP NP Practicum Courses (Spring,2015)

Project Concert ePortfolio Platform for CoN(College of Nursing)

ANEP GRANT COMMITTEES SERVED – Chair/ PD(ETSU)

ANEP Coordinating Team Meeting(per semester) Chair

ANEP Budget Meeting(per semester) Chair

IP Conference Planning Committee(monthly) Chair

IP D2L Meeting(quarterly) Chair

IP Faculty Meeting(monthly) Chair

IP Conference Presentation at December’s AHSC Dean’s Meeting(December,2014)

NSU DNP PROJECT CHAIR

BSN DNP Student. DNP Project Defense:(August 2023). Implementing an Evidence-Based Protocol in a Skilled Nursing Facility to Reduce Pressure Ulcer Development.

ETSU CoN DNP CAPSTONE PROJECT FACULTY COMMITTEE MEMBER

BSN DNP FNP Student. Capstone Defense (May,2013). Healing Touch at an Inpatient Hospice Setting.

BSN DNP FNP Student. Capstone Defense (Feb.2014). Increasing Elementary Teacher Awareness of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children to Increase Physical Activity Time Allowed in the Classroom.

Post Master’s DNP FNP Student. Capstone Defense (March,2014). Optimizing a Geropsychiatric Care Continuum Through Interprofessional Collaboration.

BSN DNP FNP Student. Capstone Defense(April,2014). Effects of an Educational Program: Increasing the Acute Care Interdisciplinary Discharge Team’s Knowledge of the PACE Referral Process in the Southern Appalachian Region.

BSN DNP FNP Student. Capstone Defense (April,2014). Investigating Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Navigation.

ETSU CoN CAPSTONE/ PROJECT FACULTY CHAIR COMMITTEE

BSN DNP FNP Student. Successful Project Defense (April,2015). Validation of a Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool and Implementation of a Falls Risk Program in a Rural Hospice: A Quest for Quality Patient Outcomes.

BSN DNP FNP Student. Successful Project Defense. (April,2015). Increasing Medication Adherence and Reducing Knowledge Deficits with the Use of a Personal Health Application in the management of Middle and Older Adult Medication Regimens.

BSN DNP FNP Student. Successful Project Proposal Defense in Progress. (2015). Evaluation of Interprofessional Education among Students in Nurse-Managed Clinics Located in Rural East Tennessee.

BSN DNP FNP Student. Successful Project Defense. (April, 2015). Does Diabetes Education Presented at a Low Literacy Level to Homeless Individuals Increase Health Literacy and Lower Hemoglobin AiC Levels?

BSN DNP FNP Student. DNP Successful Project Proposal Defense .(June,2016). Advanced Care Planning: Regional Community Program development in Northeast Tennessee.

BSN DNP FNP Student. DNP Project Defense: (April, 2017). High School Adolescent Smoking Prevention in Johnson County Tennessee. (2016).

BSN DNP FNP Student. DNP Project Defense: (April, 2017). Using Simulation to Assess Communication Skills of Undergraduate Nursing Students.

ETSU HONORS IN DISCIPLINE(HID) FOR UNDERGRADUATE(UG) STUDENTS

ETSU UG student.(2014). Prospectus Reviewer. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Education Effectiveness for Athletic Trainers at a University Physical Activity Community Center.

ETSU UG Student. (2015). Prospectus Mentor. The Importance of Effective Hand-Off between CNAs in Long Term Care.

HONORS/ AWARDS

1996 - 1997 Who’s Who Among America’s Professional Management

2013 - 2014 East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Nurse of the Year – Service Award

2014 - 2015 East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, Nurse of the Year – Practice

Award

NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Exp: 7/31/2027. Cert. # F0897303.

Certified Health Coach by the National Society of Health Coaches Expires: 09/12/2017

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Evidence-based recommendations for the prevention of herpes zoster in older adults. UAB Individual CME Case Study. 2014. Primary Author. Link to case study: http://courses.cme.uab.edu/course/view.php?id=265

Interprofessional management of a patient with dysphagia secondary to stroke. UAB Group CME. Case Study. 2014. Primary Author. Link to case study: http://courses.cme.uab.edu/mod/lesson/view.php?id=800

Interprofessional team development in student led clinics in rural Northeast Tn. International Journal of Health Sciences Education. Second Author. 4(1):1-21, April 2017.

Strategic Innovation between PhD and DNP Programs: Collaboration, Collegiality and Shared Resources. Nursing Outlook. Fourth Author. 64(4): 312-320, July-August 2016

Student and Preceptor Advancement in a Dedicated Education Site (SPADES): Innovation in Clinical Education for Advanced Practice Nurses. Nursing Education Perspectives. Third Author. 40(1):60-61, January/February 2019.

Developing Clinical Rotations in a Low Income Area: Strategies for Healthcare Educators. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. Jossey-Bass, Wiley. Manuscript for book chapter accepted. Primary Author.(In collaboration with Harrison School of Pharmacy Program, Auburn University). June. 2020

Development and Implementation of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Competency Validation Tool in Three Nurse-Led Clinics in Rural East Tennessee. Fourth Author. Journal of Doctor of Nursing Practice.12(2): 189-195, October 1, 2019.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - Current

National Association of Health Coaches

NONPF (National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculty) Faculty Membership

Florida Nurse Practitioner Network (FNPN) - Current

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Member

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Stidham, A. (2011). Evaluation of Custodian Services Knowledge and Best Cleaning Practices in Relation to Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Rural Southwest Virginia School System. Capstone Defense. University of Virginia School of Nursing.

Stidham, A. (2013). Evaluation of Custodian Services Knowledge and Best Cleaning Practices in Relation to Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Rural Southwest Virginia School System. 2nd Annual Research Day Epsilon Sigma Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International.

Stidham, A. (2013). Presentation on Information from the DNP Conference related to faculty awareness of DNP programs and work and access to poster presentations to Faculty Council Meeting. October, 2013

Stidham, A. (2014). Evaluation of Custodian Services Knowledge and Best Cleaning Practices in Relation to Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Rural Southwest Virginia School System. National poster presentation at the 2014 National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone Colorado.

Stidham, A. (2014). What is Palliative Care? An ELNEC Overview. TNA-TSAN Convention. Murfeesboro, TN.

Stidham, A. (2015). Palliative Care: An Overview of the Need and Benefits. 19th Annual Louis A Canellaro Primary Care Conference. Johnson City, TN.

Stidham, A. (2015). Interprofessional Team Development in Student Lead Clinics in Rural Northeast Tennessee. Interprofessional Health Care Summit 04.10.15. Savannah, Ga.

Stidham,A. (2015). Interprofessional Team Development in Student Lead Clinics in Rural Northeast Tennessee. First Annual Interprofessional Education Conference: Improving Outcomes of Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions 06.11.15. Pigeon Forge, TN. Activity Director.

Stidham, A. (2016). Second Annual Interprofessional Education Conference: A Kaleidoscope of Knowledge for HealthCare Providers and Educators. 06.16 & 17.16 Asheville, N.C. Activity Director.

Hall, K.; Diffender, S.; Stidham, A.; & Mullins, C. (2016). 9th Annual Doctors of Nursing Practice Conference. Baltimore, MD. SPADES: Student and Preceptor Advancement in a Dedicated Educational Site: Playing the CARDS dealt in Advanced Nursing Education and Practice. Poster Presentation

Bechard, J.; Stidham, A.; and Mullins, C. (2017) Evaluation of Health Outcomes in Student-Led Interprofessional Clinics Located in a Rural East Tennessee Nurse-Led Clinic Setting.

3rd Annual Southeastern Interprofessional Education Conference: Merging Academics and Practice through the Clinical Experience. Poster Presentation.

Boone,J.; Stidham,A., Mullins,C. (2017). Evaluation of Interprofessional Education Among

Students in Nurse-Managed Clinics Located in Rural East Tennessee. 3rd Annual Southeastern Interprofessional Education Conference: Merging Academics and Practice through the Clinical Experinence. Poster Presentation.

Scholars Program

University of Alabama Birmingham. Geriatric Education Center Faculty Scholars Program. Certificate of completion one year course, 2013-2014.

Nova Southeastern University – Emerging Leadership Program – 6 month course. Certificate of completion, 12/2022.

Research Grants

Adult Nursing Education Program (ANEP) 2013 HRSA Grant #: D09HP25924. Key Personnel 2013-14. Became active Project Director as of June, 2014. Project Title: Interprofessional Education for Advanced Practice Nursing: Building APN Capacity for the Interprofessional Management of Multiple Chronic Conditions.

Adult Nursing Education Program (ANEP) 2015 HRSA Grant # D09HP28676. Key Personnel 2015. Project Title: Student and Preceptor Advancement in a Dedicated Education Site (SPADES): Playing the Cards Dealt in Advanced Nursing Education and Practice.

Evaluation of CNA Knowledge and Perception of MRSA in Johnson City, TN. Principal Investigator ($390) ETSU Research Development Committee . 2013-2014.

The Bedside Care Giver: Evaluation of CNA Knowledge and Perception of MRSA in the rural Appalachian areas of VA, TN, and NC. Principal Investigator ($9,878) ETSU Research Development Committee . 2014-2015.

CLINICAL STUDIES PARTICIPATION (Outside ETSU. Implemented at Practice Setting belonging to Wellmont Health System 1999-2007)

LOGIC Study: Lotrel Gauging Improved Control

Prince Study: Pravastatin Inflammation CPR Evaluation

The Chrono Trial: Verelan PM Controlling Hypertension in the morning with a Chrono Med

Tequin Study: Open label Multicenter Study of Gatifloxacin in the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infection

SMART Study: Salmeterol Mutlicenter Asthma Research

T.R.E.A.T. Study: Telethromycin Respiratory Effectiveness Assessment Trial

Goal A1C Trial: Glycemia Optimization with algorithms and Lab at point of care

Pace Trial: Prevacid Active Comparator Evaluation (PACE) trial- A study to evaluate the efficacy of Lansoprazole 30 mg q/d vs. Esomeprazole 40 mg q/d on systematic relief of GERD associated heartburn

EXCEED Trial: Examining Clinical Experience with Escitrilopram in depression

ISSAC Study: Initiative for Social Anxiety Assessment and Care (Paxil)

AMMO Trial: Algorithium for Meridia in the Management of Obesity

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BLS Health Care Provider AHA (CPR) Exp: 06/2025

CPR Instructor (AHA). Exp: 02/17 (Instructor 1985-2009)

ACLS Provider Exp: 08/2023

ASLS Provider Exp: 10/2023

ASLS Instructor Exp: 10/2023

Past Neonatal Resuscitation Hospital Instructor Exp: 09/98

PALS Provider (AHA) Exp: 9/2024

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