WANDA DOUGLAS, MSN, RN
924 A Eckels Lane
Evansville, IN 47712
Home Phone 812 468-2313
Cell: (512) 771-3317
Registered Nurse with education and extensive experience in organizational administration and leadership, project planning, coordination, development, management and evaluation. Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA) and the Texas Board of Nurse Examiner’s accreditation, approval and regulatory issues and processes relating to continuing nursing education. Experienced lobbyist. Professionally and personally committed to nursing, excellence in formal and continuing nursing education and quality patient care.
EXPERIENCE University of Southern Indiana (USI)
Instructor, 2006 to present
Instructor for fundamentals course – primarily skills lab.
Clinical Coordinator for nursing management/leadership course.
Course Coordinator for nursing management/leadership course.
Course Coordinator for graduate curriculum development course.
Texas Nurses Association (TNA) Austin, TX
Director, Education, 1998 to 2006Ongoing consultative role is ongoing.
Responsible for the administration of the ANCC COA accredited Texas Nurses Association Continuing Nursing Education Approver Unit and the ANCC COA accredited Texas Nurses Association/Foundation Provider Unit. Serve as nurse planner for continuing nursing education activities. Monitor and coordinate activities relating to formal nursing education issues in Texas. Serve as TNA’s liaison with the Deans and Directors of all the Texas nursing programs. Responsible for the Continuing Nursing Education Committee. Staff the Nursing Education Policy Coalition (a coalition of representatives from Deans and Directors, Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education, Texas Organization of Associate Degree Nurses and Texas Nurses Association).
· Directed and coordinated two Texas Nurses Association Approver Unit’s self studies and site visits for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
· Prepared and coordinated two Texas Nurses Association/Foundation Provider Unit’s self studies and site visits for the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation
· Planned, developed, implemented and evaluated a state-wide Education Summit, the association convention, three Nurse Days at the Capitol, five Leadership Conferences and numerous seminars, conferences and workshops throughout the state
· Presented oral and written testimony before various legislative committees
· Lobbied many nursing and health care issues including the nursing shortage issue and continuing nursing education issues
· Worked collaboratively with the staff of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and the Deans and Directors of the Texas nursing programs to develop guidelines for the implementation of legislatively funded initiatives passed by the Texas Legislature relating to the 2001 Nursing Shortage Reduction Act – the Dramatic Growth Fund Program, the Nursing Innovation Grant Program, the Nursing Faculty Teaching Overload Compensation Program
Louisiana State Nurses Association New Orleans, LA
Executive Director, 1994 – 1998
Responsible for the management, leadership and operations of the state nurses association, including the development of health policy and lobbying nursing and health care issues. Administratively responsible for the ANCC COA accredited continuing nursing education approver and provider units.
· Prepared, coordinated and organized the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s self study and site visit for both the approver unit and the provider unit and received full accreditation for both units
· Served as nurse planner for the ANCC accredited provider unit
· Served as a peer reviewer for all of the LSNA approved provider applications
· Assisted in writing proposal and was awarded bi-state (Louisiana and Arkansas) grant from American Nurses Association for two initiatives: membership and workplace advocacy
· Wrote proposal and was awarded second bi-state grant to continue membership and workplace advocacy initiatives
· Assisted in writing and then successfully lobbied for a new Louisiana Nurse Practice Act
· Lobbied for prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses and successfully passed legislation for demonstration projects relating to prescriptive authority
· Prepared, coordinated and implemented the State Nurses Association Assessment study which resulted in the relocation of the state headquarters to Baton Rouge, LA
· Planned, developed and implemented four state conventions
· Initiated joint conventions with the Louisiana Association of Student Nurses
· Planned, developed and implemented three “Nurse Day at the Legislature” programs
· Represented the association on state committees, advisory groups,
councils and coalitions
· Made numerous presentations representing the association and its position relating to nursing and health care issues
· Testified before various committees of the Louisiana State Legislature regarding numerous nursing and health care issues
Delgado Community College – Charity School of Nursing New Orleans, LA
Instructor – One Semester 1994
Taught senior management class, designed lesson plans and evaluated student performance. Clinical area was large telemetry/step-down unit.
Southern Baptist Hospital New Orleans, LA
Nurse Manager, Emergency Department 1992 – 1994
Responsible for the administrative and operational management of the department including staff, budgets, patients, physician relations and regulatory and accrediting agencies.
· Served on the hospital committee that planned and implemented the transition phase of the merge of Southern Baptist Hospital and Mercy Hospital
· Implemented a new inventory control system which significantly decreased ‘lost supply’ charges
· Instituted self scheduling
· Implemented Continuous Quality Improvement program that included evaluating competencies and determining professional development needs
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA
Clinical Director, Medical/Surgical Unit and Pediatric Unit 1991 – 1992
Responsible for the management and operations of two units, a med-surg and a pediatric unit.
Midland College Midland, TX
Instructor – One Semester 1991
Taught senior management class, designed lesson plans and evaluated student performance. Clinical areas: medical, surgical, pediatrics, psych, oncology, orthopedics, same-day-surgery, skilled/rehab unit and telemetry.
Glenwood Psychiatric Hospital Midland, TX
PRN Staff Nurse 1990 – 1991
Worked as a staff nurse during the summer and on holidays in a psychiatric facility in order to obtain psychiatric nursing experience prior to taking students to a psychiatric clinical setting.
Shannon Medical Center San Angelo, TX
Administrative Director of Emergency Services 1989 – 1990
Responsible for management and supervision of the Emergency Department and Fast Tract Clinic.
Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX
1976 – 1989
Began as night charge nurse in labor and delivery. Received numerous promotions to positions of increasing responsibility including relief House Supervisor for all three shifts, Staff Development/Inservice Education, Nurse Recruiter, Staffing Coordinator and Director of Emergency Services. Served as Director of Emergency Services for approximately 8 years.
Director of Emergency Services
· Wrote and implemented all policies and procedures for the department
· Coordinated JCAHO mock surveys
· Collaboratively wrote and implemented the hospital disaster plan
· Coordinated hospital and city wide mock disasters
· Developed a new inventory control system
· Developed and refined the triage system
· Developed and implemented a new patient charge system
· Planned, developed, implemented and managed a Testing and Diagnostic
Center
· Panned, developed, implemented and managed an air ambulance service
· Planned, developed, implemented and managed a Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner program
· Planned, developed and implemented a patient satisfaction program
· Worked with the hospital Chaplain to develop a Good Shepherd Staff
program for the department
· Implemented a staff support program
· Participated in a time-management program which resulted in the development of new job descriptions and performance based evaluation system
· Virtually eliminated staff turnover while increasing efficiency, productivity and staff satisfaction through increasing staff participation in decisions relating to the management of the department, staffing and patient care
· Developed a departmental career ladder that recognized education, certification and community service
Wabash County Public Health Department Mt. Carmel, IL
Staff Nurse, 1975 – 1976
· Staffed county well-child, glaucoma and diabetes clinics
· Served as school nurse for five elementary and junior high schools
· Provided home health services
Wabash County Hospital Mt. Carmel, IL
PRN - Weekend Staff Nurse 1975 – 1976
Labor and Delivery
University of Missouri Medical Center Columbia, MO
Staff Nurse, 1974 – 1975
Thoracic Intensive Care Unit
Pearce Hospital Eldorado, IL
Relief Night Supervisor, 1973 - 1974
Small 67 bed rural hospital. Worked as nurse aide the last year of school.
Began relieving the night supervisor immediately after passing State
Boards. The night supervisor was the labor and delivery nurse, the emergency room nurse and the pharmacist.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Science in Nursing: 1993 – 1994 Louisiana State University Medical
30 semester hours completed Center
New Orleans, LA
Master of Science in Nursing 1991 University of Texas @ Arlington
Arlington, TX
Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing 1987 Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center School of Nursing of the Permian
Basin
Odessa, TX
Associate Degree in Nursing 1973 Olney Central College
Olney, IL
CERTIFICATIONS
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Nursing Professional Development
October 14, 2006 – October 13, 2001
CURRENT LICENSURE
Indiana
Texas
AWARDS AND HONORS
Texas Tech Univ. Health Sciences Center School of Nursing – Honored as the recipient of the first
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award
Texas Tech Univ. Health Sciences Center School of Nursing – Peer Support Award
Univ. of Texas @ Arlington – Outstanding Nursing Administration Graduate Student
Midland Memorial Hospital Nurse of the Year
Midland Memorial Hospital Ambassador
Olney Central College – The Nursing Award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
American Nurses Association/Indiana State Nurses Association/Texas Nurses Association
APPOINTMENTS
Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) for ANCC Commission on Accreditation (COA) as the COA representative (2006 to present)
Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) for ANCC COA as the Approver Unit representative (2000 to 2006)
ANCC COA Site Visit Appraiser
Peer reviewer for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Nursing Innovation Grants