Curriculum Vitae

Candace L. Gandy

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EDUCATION:

Walden University, MSN to PhD February 28, 2022-Present

University of Phoenix, Phoenix AZ

Masters Nursing Science, Nursing Education 2015

University of Phoenix, Phoenix AZ

B.A, Management 2003

University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls SD

Diploma in Nursing 1985

Sioux Valley School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD

WORK EXPERIENCE and PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

August 2022-Present

Assistant Professor (full-time)

The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Kitty DeGree School of Nursing

Monroe, LA

Primary teaching responsibilities: Health Assessment, Fundamentals, and Simulation

January 2016-May, 2022

Assistant Professor (full-time)

The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Kitty DeGree School of Nursing

Monroe, LA

Primary teaching responsibilities: Management and Leadership-Didactic and Practicum, Online, RN to BSN, Simulation

March 2015-January 2016

Assistant Professor (part-time)

The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Kitty DeGree School of Nursing

Monroe, LA

Primary teaching responsibilities: Advanced Medical Leadership Practicum, Simulation, and Nursing Fundamental Practicum, Simulation

March 2016-Present

Staff Nurse (PRN)-Postpartum Unit

St. Francis Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Cared for postpartum mothers and their babies, educated on postpartum care, breastfeeding, and parenting. Cared for complicated postpartum patients with medical needs and surgical patients.

December 2014-March-2016

Charge Nurse (part-time)-Postpartum Unit

St. Francis Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Cared for postpartum mothers and their babies, educated on postpartum care, breastfeeding, and parenting. Cared for complicated postpartum patients with medical needs and surgical patients.

February 2009-December 2014

Charge Nurse (full time)

St. Francis Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Cared for postpartum mothers and their babies, educated on postpartum care, breastfeeding, and parenting. Cared for complicated postpartum patients with medical needs and surgical patients.

September 2007-March 2015

Staff Nurse-Labor and Delivery Unit

St. Francis Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Cared for patients in labor, delivered babies, cared for mothers and newborns in the first hour, circulated and recovered cesarean deliveries

July 2006-September 2007

Co-Manager (full time)

Gastrointestinal/Endoscopy Center

West Monroe, LA

Managed Pre and Post Procedure Area, developed monthly staffing schedules, purchased inventory, record keeping of supply, equipment, patients, and assisted with financial record keeping.

October 2006-July 2007

Coordinator of Clinical Education (full time)

St. Francis Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Assisted with transition and education of six foreign exchange nurses for over a year, taught new employee orientation, taught CPR, taught Critical Care Classes, developed six new electronic educational programs, implemented Rapid Response Policy, and New Blood Transfusion Policy and educated on staff on these policies, part of the PICC team.

February 2004-October 2006

Manager ASU/PACU/Endoscopy (full time)

St. Francis Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Managed over 45 staff members, assisted staff in working with new anesthesia and surgical physicians, prepared units for The Joint Commission Accreditation, assisted with the implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), hired, fired, evaluated, and disciplined staff, reviewed policies annually, assisted in developing two new surgical lines. Developed PICC Team with new policy and procedures

November 2003-April 2004

Staff Nurse (full time)

LHC Glenwood Homecare

West Monroe, LA

Cared for patients who lived in their homes, Responsibilities included admissions, developing and implementing care plans, providing medical care, and discharging patients.

July 1998- November 2003

RN Case Manager (full time)

Prairie Freedom Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Assessed individuals with paraplegia and approved for Medicaid Waiver program, developed annual care plans and medication plans for over 80 patients, diffused problems between living center, the State of South Dakota, and the client, educated and managed over 160 personal attendants.

March 1995-July 1998

Coordinator/Home Infusion (full time)

St. Francis Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Developed Home Infusion Department for hospital, managed infusion room build according to Food Drug Administration (FDA) standards and code, developed all policy and procedures, bought and managed supplies, managed pharmacy infusion room, managed a staff of four, managed home care nurses, marketing, place Peripheral Inserted Central Catheters (PICC), taught physicians to insert PICC lines, preapproved patients, negotiated prices with insurance companies, ran pharmacy to code and standards.

May1991-March 1995

Staff Nurse-PACU (full time)

St. Francis Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Recovered post-surgical patients, worked in the preoperative holding area.

March 1990-May 1991

St. Francis Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

RN Coordinator-Interventional Radiology (full time)

Started Interventional Radiology Department for hospital, developed all policy and procedures for the unit, bought and managed supplies, cared for patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures, administered conscious sedation, recovered patients post sedation.

February 1998-March 1990

Charge Nurse-ICU (full time)

St. Francis Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Cared for medical, surgical, and burn patients. Original Open Heart Team Member, burn awareness to the public, assisted coordinator of the burn unit, worked as charge nurse, managed a team of 20 nurses.

August 1986-February 1998

Staff Nurse-Surgical Floor/Psychiatric Unit (full time)

VA Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Care of the acute and chronic psychiatric patient, group leader, interdisciplinary team member, education on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

July 1985-August 1986

Staff Nurse (full time)

Keystone Treatment Center

Canton, SD

Intake, Detox, Care for the patients in recovery, educational talks on recovery and life skills, group and counseling activities, courses towards chemical dependency counselor I.

ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

August 2022-Present

NURS2004 Health Assessment and Promotion

NURS2009 Fundamentals in Nursing

August 2021-May 2022

NURS4066 Theory Management and Leadership

NURS4066 Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS2000 Nursing Concepts

August 2020-May2020

NURS4066 Theory Management and Leadership

NURS4066 Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

January 2020-May 2020

NURS4066 Theory Management and Leadership

NURS4066 Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS4076, Nursing Management, RN to BSN

August 2019-December 2019

Lead Teacher NURS4066 Theory Management and Leadership

Co-Lead Teacher NURS4066 Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS4076, Nursing Management, RN to BSN

January 2019-May 2019

Lead Teacher NURS4066 Theory Management and Leadership

Lead Teacher NURS4066 Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS4076, Nursing Management, RN to BSN

August 2018-December 2018

Lead Teacher NURS4066 Theory Management and Leadership

Lead Teacher NURS4066 Clinical Management and Leadership

Lead Teacher NURS4001 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

January 2018-May 2018

NUR4064, Nursing Management and Leadership

Lead Teacher NUR4066, Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS4076, Nursing Management, RN to BSN

August 2017-December 2017

NUR4064, Nursing Management and Leadership

Lead Teacher NUR4066, Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS4076 Management, RN to BSN

January 2017-May 2017

NURS2004, Health Assessment

NURS4064, Nursing Management and Leadership

Lead Teacher NURS4066, Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

NURS4076, Nursing Management, RN to BSN

August 2016-December 2016

NURS2000 Nursing Concepts

NURS2080 Basic Principles of Pharmacology

NURS4000 Adult Health Nursing

NURS4005 Adult Health Nursing Practicum

NURS4064 Nursing Management and Leadership

January 2016-May 2016

NURS4037 Online-Professional Issues and Trends

NUR 4063 Nursing Management and Leadership

NURS4065 Nursing Practicum Management and Leadership

August 2015-December 2015

NURS4005 Adult Health Nursing

NURS4005 Adult Health Nursing Practicum

March 2015-May 2015

NURS2009 Fundamentals of Nursing

NUR 63463 Fundamentals of Nursing Practicum

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

RESEARCH PENDING

February 2022 What is the Lived Experience of Stress-Fatigue in Nurses? Dissertation Study at Walden University Minneapolis, Minnesota

Are Comfort Animals Effective in Reducing Stress ins Students During Finals Week: Is there a Difference in Stress Reduction Between Male and Female Students? Emerging Scholar research to be conducted May 2023 and published Fall, 2023.

The effects of animals on semester one student’s transition to a professional nursing program. Collaborate research with semester one faculty.

PUBLICATIONS

July 2021, Dixon K., Hawsey L., Shows, J., Gandy, C. Joining Forces: A Response to Limited Clinical Sites During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Online Journal of Interprofessional Health Promotion, University of Louisiana Monroe-ULM Digital Repository, University of Louisiana Monroe Research.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

May 2012 through March 2014: Reducing surgical site infections in cesarean deliveries, St. Francs Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana

February 2004 through September 2006: Surgical Line to improve pre- and post-operative nursing care for surgical patients, St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana

May 2004-September 2004: Improving preoperative throughput in the ambulatory care patient, St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana

June 2004 through July 2005: Using lidocaine to improve the IV experience in the ambulatory care patient, St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana

March 1997 through July 1997: Evaluating battery life in home infusion pumps, Avera McKennan Medical Center, Team Leader.

January 1990 through August 1990: Evaluating the effectiveness of direct Streptokinase infusion to reduce venous thrombus emboli, Avera McKennan- Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

October 2018 to Present: Using Blind Variance/Selective Retention Theory to increase nurse retention, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana.

January 2018 to present: Evaluating the effectiveness of the charge nurse role in the management and leadership practicum, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana.

October 2017 to March 2018: Evaluating NCLEX Scores of Graduating Nursing Students since implementing the Quality, Safety Education in Nursing Framework, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana.

March 2014 to December 2014: Decreasing 30-day admissions in patients with chronic disease, University of Phoenix.

May 2012-March 2014: Reducing surgical site infection in cesarean deliveries, St. Francis Medical Center.

March 2003 to November 2003: Single Parent Ministry as a Non-Profit Organization, University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

January 1990 through August 1990: Evaluating the effectiveness of direct Streptokinase infusion to reduce venous thrombus emboli, Avera Mckennan Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

POSTER PRESENTATION

February 2019: Poster Presenter Sigma Theta Tau, Lambda Mu Conference: Using Blind Variance/Selective Retention Theory to Increase Nurse Retention, University of Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana.

October 2013: Poster Board Presenter TRIP Research Conference: Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Cesarean Deliveries, St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana.

November 2004 St. Francis Medical Center, Ambulatory Unit: Preoperative Throughput in the Ambulatory Care Patient.

Single Parent Ministries as a Non-Profit Organizations, 2003 University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

March 1997: Avera Mckennan Quality Improvement Fair: Decreasing IV pump alarms: A team approach, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

October 1990: Streptokinase Infusion to Reduce Thrombus Emboli, National Radiology Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION

June 2019: Presidents Academy, University of Louisiana Monroe: Nursing as a Profession, Monroe, Louisiana.

October 2017: Vantage Health Clinic Annual Education: Infection Control Practices in the Clinic Setting, Monroe, Louisiana.

December 2014: St. Francis Medical Center Director of Nursing, administrative staff, and Lady of the Lake Director of Gerontology: Decreasing 30-Day admissions in Patients with Chronic Disease, Monroe, Louisiana.

March 2013: St. Francis Medical Center labor and delivery and postpartum staff at a unit meeting: Reducing Surgical Infections in Cesarean Deliveries, Monroe, Louisiana.

October 2005: St. Francis Medical Center Medical and Administrative staff: Quality Improvement: Increasing Throughput in Surgical Patients,

March 2006: St. Francis Medical Center, Nursing Staff: Nurse Informatics-Cerner Conversion, Monroe, Louisiana.

September 2006: St. Francis Medical Center peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) team: PICC line insertion, Monroe, Louisiana.

December 2006, May 2007: St. Francis Medical Center Critical Care Class: Respiratory Arrest, Monroe Louisiana.

December 2006, May 2007: St. Francis Medical Center Critical Care Class: Hemodynamic Monitoring, Monroe, Louisiana.

June 1996, May 1997, April 1998: Medical and Nursing Staff, Avera Mckennan Hospital and Rural Hospitals, PICC Line Insertion, South Dakota and Minnesota Region.

August 1995: Avera McKennan Board of Directors: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange Experience, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

September 1995, June 1996: Sioux Falls Lion Club: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange Experience, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

November 1995: Sioux Falls Veteran Affair and 40:8 Club: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange Experience, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

February 1996, March 1996: Sioux Falls Rotary Club: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange Experience, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

April 1996, March 1997: Toast Masters Club: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange Experience, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1996: Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange

March 1998: First Baptist Women’s Retreat: Northern Ireland Nurse Exchange Experience, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1990: Avera McKenna critical care nursing staff: Streptokinase Infusion to Reduce Thrombus Emboli, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1989, December 1989, May 1990, December 1990: Avera McKennan Critical Care Classes: Spinal Cord Injury, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1989, December 1989, May 1990, December 1990: Avera McKennan Critical Care Classes: Respiratory Arrest, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1989, December 1989, May 1990, December 1990: Avera McKennan Critical Care Classes: Nursing Care in the Burn Patient, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1989, December 1989, May 1990, December 1990: Avera McKennan Critical Care Classes: Hemodynamic Monitoring, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

May 1987: Veterans Administrative Hospital Surgical Nursing Unit meeting: Stress Management and Coping Skills in Nursing Practice, Sioux Falls South Dakota.

December 1986: Veterans Administration Hospital Surgical Nursing Unit meeting: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Nursing Practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

December 1985: Keystone Treatment Center, nursing and counseling staff, unit meeting: Delirium Tremors and Nursing Care, Canton, South Dakota.

April 1985: Sioux Valley Hospital Senior presentation: Home Peritoneal Dialysis, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

UNIVERSITYSERVICE ACTIVITIES

SCHOOL OF NURSING COMMITTEES

Assessment and Evaluation Committee Spring 2016 to May 2022

Convocation Committee, Spring 2016-May 2022

Assessment Appeals Committee Fall 2018 to Spring 2019

Awards Committee August 2019 to May 2022

Daisy Award, Fall 2018-Spring 2019

Public Relations Committee, August 2016 to -May 2018; August 2022 to Present

Curriculum Committee August 2022 to Present

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

November 2019: to Present: SACSCOC Leadership Team

August 2019 to May 2022 Academic Research and Innovation Committee

August 2016 to May 2021 Faculty Senate

August 2016 July 2018: Fall 2019 to Present: Faculty Handbook Committee

August 2017 to May 2021 Faculty Welfare Committee

August 2018 to July 2019: Chairwoman Faculty Welfare Committee

August 2019 to May 2022 Women and Diversity Subcommittee

Faculty Finance Committee February 2019

August 2018 to July 2019: Faculty Senate Executive Committee-Secretary

August 2017 to July 2018: Faculty Senate Executive Committee-Secretary Elect

August 2017 to May 2019: Faculty Development Committee

UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

January to Present: Emerging Scholar

August 2019: Luncheon St, Francis Medical Center

September 2019: Luncheon Northeast Regional Health

September 2019: Luncheon Morehouse Regional Health Center

September 2019: Luncheon Glenwood Regional Medical Center

September 2019: Luncheon Willis Knighton Regional Medical Center

September 2019: Luncheon Ochsner LSU Medical Center

September-October 2019 Submitted: Advised 12 undergraduate students on career development

September October 2019: Sumitted12 letters of recommendations for undergraduate students Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Interviews January 2019

October 2018: Homecoming Football Game

October 2018: Homecoming Coronation

October 2018: Health Fair, Semester 5 Nursing Students

December 2018: Kitty Degree School of Nursing Convocation

December 2018: Clinical Nurse Leader Hooding Ceremony

December 2018: University Graduation

December 2018: School of Nursing Christmas Party

September 2018: Sigma Theta Tau Honors Breakfast

August 2018: Faculty Recognition Foundation Awards,

August 2018: Focus on Biology Quality Education Plan (QEP)

June 2018: President’s Academy-Obstetric Simulation

May 2018: Kitty Degree School of Nursing Convocation

April 2018: Sigma Theta Tau Pinning Ceremony

March 2018: Art Crawl

March 2018: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors at University Health

March 2018: Luncheon for Seniors Willis Knighting

March 2018: Health Fair

March 2018: Luncheon for Seniors Glenwood Regional Medical Center

February 2018: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors Northeast Louisiana Hospital

February 2018: Luncheon for Seniors St. Francis Medical Center

December 2017: University Graduation

December 2017: Kitty Degree School of Nursing Convocation

December 2017: Kitty Degree School of Nursing Christmas Party

November 2017: University Christmas Party

October 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors Glenwood Regional Medical Center

October 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors St. Francis Medical Center

October 2017: Health Fair

October 2017: Support Art Day

September 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors Northeast Louisiana Medical Center,

September 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors University Health

September 2017: Sigma Theta Tau Honors Breakfast

September 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors Willis Knighting

August 2017: Faculty Recognition Foundation Awards,

June 2017: Presidents Academy Disaster

June 2017: June 2017: Presidents Academy Medical Education

May 2017: University Graduation

May 2017: Kitty Degree School of Nursing Convocation

April 2017: Sigma That Tau Pinning Ceremony

Spring 2017: Science and Health Fair

March 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors Glenwood Regional Medical Center

March 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors St. Francis Medical Center

February 2017: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors University Health

January 2017: Audited Continuing Education Committee records

December 2016: School of Nursing Christmas Party

October 2016: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors St. Francis Medical Center

October 2016: Health Fair

September 2016: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors Northeast Louisiana Medical Center,

September 2016: Luncheon Semester 5 Seniors University Health

September 2016: Sigma Theta Tau Honors Breakfast

August 2016: Faculty Recognition Foundation Awards

June 2016: President Academy

May 2016: Kitty Degree School of Nursing Convocation

April 2016: Sigma Theta Tau Induction Ceremony

August 2015: Faculty Recognition Foundation Awards

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

Sigma Theta Tau Nurse Leader Spring 2016-Present

2016- 2017: Sigma Theta Tau Leadership Succession Committee

2014-Present: America Nurses Association

1996-Present: Intravenous Nurses Society

1988-Present: Advance Cardiac Life Support Accreditation Program

2008-Present: Neonatal Resuscitative Program

AWARDS AND HONORS

2016I: Induction Sigma Theta Tau-Nurse Leader

2014: Quality Improvement Award, St. Francis Medical Center

2014: Vice Share-Shared Governance Committee, St. Francis Medical Center

2013-1015: Research Committee Appointee, St. Francis Hospital, Shared Governance

2013-2016: Leader in Patient Satisfaction, St. Francis Medical Center

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