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Education

• Post-Masters, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, èßäÉçÇøAPP, 2020
• Post-Masters, Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, èßäÉçÇøAPP, 2017
• EdD, Walden University, 2014
• MSN, èßäÉçÇøAPP, 2008
• BSN, èßäÉçÇøAPP, 2004

Research Interests

• Effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation curriculum for nursing students
• Facilitating interprofessional collaboration in the hospital clinical setting with adult health nursing students
• Teaching strategies to enhance clinical decision making skills

Research

Completed Research

• Evaluating the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation curriculum for nursing students. Doctoral Study, October 2014.

Presentations

• Dixon, N., Holley, A. G., & Doggett, T. S. (2020, October). Providing Alternative Classroom and Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention (Virtual). Poster presentation.
• Curtis, N.(2020, March). Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbation vs. Pseudoexacerbation: A Case Study. Podium presentation at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist 2020 Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
• Holley, A. G., Curtis, N., & Sturdivant, T. (2019, October). Ochsner Journal. Education vs. Practice: Evidence-Based Comparison of Enteral Nutrition Tube Residual Management.
• Holley, A. G., Curtis, N., & Sturdivant, T. (2019, October). Ochsner Journal. Education vs. Practice: Evidence-Based Comparison of Enteral Nutrition Tube Residual Management. Poster session presented at Ochsner’s 11^thAnnual EBP/Research Conference Evidence for Practice Origins and Directions, New Orleans, LA.
• Curtis, N.(2019, April). Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbation vs. Urinary Tract Infection: A Case Study. Podium presentation at the Alabama State Nursing Association-Elizabeth A. Morris Clinical Education FACES Conference, Montgomery, AL
• Curtis, N., & Scott, S. (2018, May). Facilitating interprofessional collaboration in the clinical setting with adult health nursing students. Podium presentation at the Eight Annual South Alabama Conference on Teaching and Learning, Mobile, AL.
• 2017- Performance Improvement Project Presentation. Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression and Oversedation: Best Practices for Patient Monitoring and Assessment. University of South Alabama Medical Center, Trauma/Orthopedic Unit. March 23 and 24, 2017.
• 2017- Poster presentation: Evaluating the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation curriculum for nursing students. Alabama League Nursing Conference. Samford University. March 3, 2017.
• 2016- Poster presentation: Evaluating the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation curriculum for nursing students. Healthcare Simulation Conference. Johnson County Community College. September 22 and 23, 2016.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses Taught

• Clinical Nursing Skills
• Foundations of Professional Nursing Clinical
• Health Assessment
• Adult Health Nursing Clinical II
• Evidence Based Practice

Honors and Awards

• Excellence in Practice Award, èßäÉçÇøAPP, College of Nursing, 2017