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Dean of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Patricia Prechter

Patricia M. Prechter, RN, MSN, EdD
Professor of Nursing
Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Chair of the Department of Nursing

Education
EdD University of New Orleans (Curriculum and Instruction)
MSN University of Alabama in Birmingham (clinical-pediatrics and functional-clinical specialization)
BSN University of Mississippi

Professional Experiences
Clinical

Dr. Prechter has been a registered nurse for over forty years with clinical experience in pediatrics, ambulatory care and adult medical surgical nursing.  

Educational
Dr. Prechter is a professor of nursing and is the Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital I Endowed Professor.  She joined the faculty at the University in 1982 as one of four nursing faculty who wrote the nursing curriculum. She has held several positions while at the University but is currently Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Chair of the Department of Nursing.

Her master’s thesis looked at The Effects of Planned Nursing Intervention on the Anxiety Level of Siblings of Children Diagnosed with Life-threatening Diseases and her dissertation research related to the Impact of Selected Variables on the Critical Thinking Skills of Baccalaureate Nursing Students.

Military
Dr. Prechter was commissioned as an Army Nurse Corp officer in the Louisiana Army National Guard in 1978. She retired January 2008 as a Colonel, State Chief Nurse and Deputy Commander of Louisiana’s Medical Command. She was the first female Colonel in the Louisiana Army National Guard and retired as the highest-ranking female in the Louisiana Army National Guard (LAARNG).

She has received numerous army medals to include the four Army Achievement Medals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Medal, Service in Southwest Asia Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Louisiana War Cross, four Army Commendation Medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, five bronze fleur-de-lis and fifth bronze oak leaf cluster. She was awarded the Legion of Merit Award for meritorious service as the medical commander in the Louisiana Super Dome during Hurricane Katrina, June 2006. She is a charter member of Women in the Military Association.

Her military education includes certification in Combat Lifesaver Training, Water Purification, Food Sanitation, Chemical Casualty, Maintenance, Leadership /AMEDD.  She received a diploma for the Army’s Medical Department Officer Advanced Course.

Dr. Prechter’s active duty experience includes the Katrina/Rita Hurricane Task Force and Operations Desert Shield/Desert Strom.

Community
Dr. Prechter served two terms on the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (2010-2018). She served ten years on the Board for Baptist Community Ministries (BCM).  She is a past secretary/treasurer and Chair of BCM.

She is on the Board of Directors for CommCare Corporation and serves as Chair of the CommCare Compliance Committee; she is also on the Board of Directors for All Saints Hospice.

Dr. Prechter was a New Orleans CityBusiness 2017 Health Care Hero. She was nominated as one of New Orleans Citi Business 2006 Women of the Year. She has served as a Program Evaluator for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and she was commissioned as a member of the Louisiana Health Care Commission.

She has been awarded the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation Endowed Professorship I and  III and the Notre Dame Class of 56 Endowed Professorship II. She has been elected into Who's Who American Teachers several times and she was a Great One Hundred Nurse.

Publications
Dr. Prechter has written, reviewed and edited for numerous publishers to include Prentice-Hall, Western Schools, and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  She coauthored a chapter in Nurses on the Front Line:  When Disaster Strikes (1878-2010).   Springer Publishing Company published the book.  The title of the chapter was “A Tale of Two Shelters:  A Katrina Story, 2005.”  She currently is a TEQ Blog reviewer for the National League for Nursing.

Professional Organizations
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International
American Nurses Association
Louisiana Council of Administrators of Nursing Education, Inc.
Kappa Gamma Pi
Sigma Tau Delta


Nursing Staff

Kayley KishKayley M. Kish, MEd
Administrative Assistant to the Dean 
Nursing and Health Sciences

 

 

 


Nursing Faculty

Anita Dupre AlthansDr. Anita Dupré Althans, RNC-OB, BSN, MSN, EdD
Associate Professor 

Education
EdD University of Holy Cross  
MSN University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
BSN University of Texas, Arlington

Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau
AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

Publications
She has co-authored a test bank for the 7th edition of Olds and London's Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Care. She has received honorariums for reviewing book proposals as well.


Janaé Lemons ArcementJanaé Lemons Arcement, RN, MSN, CPNP
Assistant Professor 

Education
MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Vanderbilt University
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Professional Experience
Ms. Arcement has been a registered nurse for over 21 years. A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, since 2006. Ms. Arcement also maintains a clinical nursing practice.

Professional Organizations
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society


Lauren BroussardLauren Broussard
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN Student, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Professional Associations
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses

Professional Experience
Ms. Broussard has a extensive background. She began her nursing career as an LPN and returned to school to become and RN. Since graduation she has worked in the areas of Bone Marrow transplant, Hematology/Oncology, cardiology and Medical-Surgical. Her most recent experiences have been in the OR where she specialized in Neurosurgery, Trauma, and Cardiovascular surgery.


Amy HebertAmy Hebert, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN University of Phoenix
BSN Nicholls State University

Professional Experience
Ms. Hebert has been a registered nurse for over 18 years. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and her MSN concentration is in nursing education. Her clinical experience involves the care of pediatric populations in multiple settings including intensive care, emergency room care, acute care, community adolescent health, and intermediate care of the newborn. She has experience in managing the medical side of adolescent school-based health centers, mentoring novice nursing faculty, and precepting nurses, and staff in the clinical setting.

Professional Organizations
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International
American Nurses Association
Society of Pediatric Nurses


Bridget HemstreetBridget Hemstreet, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Education
PhD Capella University
MSN Excelsior College
BSN Excelsior College
AS Excelsior College
PN license from Luther Fletcher Technical Community College

Professional Experience
Dr. Hemstreet has over 20 years of experience working at the patient bedside. The specialty areas of care worked focused primarily on telemetry monitored patients on the acute care unit. The types of patients cared for within that care area include cardiac related diseases, both chronic and acute, stroke and neurological disorders, and monitoring of acute symptomatic health related issues. The related health issues included most systems in the general medical surgical specialization such as gastrointestinal disorders, renal disease, pulmonary and genitourinary. She also has experience with post-op surgical care. The types of patients cared for include those that have had obstetrical surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiac catheterization procedures, pain management procedures, weight loss management procedures and cosmetic, skin flap procedures. She also has some ICU experience and worked one on one with ventilated patients and cardiac IV infusions. She additionally has experience in the role of charge nurse. She has also served as a BLS instructor for AHA and has holds NIH certification for stroke assessment, as well as ACLS and PALS certification.

Professional Organizations
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
American Nurses Association
New Orleans District Nurses Association


Julie HumphreyJulie M Humphrey, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Education
MSN Walden University
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Kaplan University: Certificate in Forensic Nursing and a Certificate in Legal Nurse Consulting from the Vickie Milazzo Institute: Certificate, Legal Nurse consulting

Professional Experience
Ms. Humphrey has a total of 27 years of experience working at the patient bedside. The specialty areas of care focus primarily of obstetrical patients for 15 years.  The patients consist of high and low risk maternity patients pre and post-delivery along with well-baby newborn care. Eight years in hyperbaric oxygen medicine a care area that includes many types of patients, all age ranges, mostly wound healing, carbon monoxide poisoning, commercial and sport dive medicine for decompression sickness even some on ventilators. She practiced in telemetry and medical-surgical acute care practice caring for patients with cardiac related diseases, both chronic and acute, stroke and neurological disorders, pre and post-operative procedures and monitoring of acute symptomatic health related issues. The related health issues included most systems in the general medical surgical specialization such as gastrointestinal disorders, renal disease, pulmonary, genitourinary. The types of patients also include those that have had gynecological surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiac catheterization procedures, pain management procedures, skin flap procedures. She additionally has experience in the roles of charge nurse, preceptor, clinical manager and clinical director. 

Professional Organizations
Golden Key International Honour Society
Sigma Theta Tau
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
American Nurses Association


Karen JacksonKaren Jackson, RNC-OB, MSN
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN University of Phoenix
BSN Louisiana State University

Professional Experience
Ms. Jackson has been a Registered Nurse for seven years. She specializes in Labor and Delivery and is certified in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing. She has nursing experience in the fields of medical-surgical, telemetry, postpartum, and newborn patient care. She serves as a preceptor and mentor for new employees on the labor & delivery unit and for nursing students in their clinical rotations.

Professional Organizations
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

Courses
NURS 200 Dimensions of Professional Nursing
NURS 203 Fundamentals of Nursing
NURS 300 Maternal Child Nursing


Monica JohnsonMonica Johnson, DNP, MBA-HCM, RN, CMSRN, ONC, LCN
Associate Professor

Education
DNP Loyola University New Orleans
MSN/MBA University of Phoenix
BSN University of Phoenix
ASN Charity-Delgado School of Nursing

Professional Experience
Dr. Johnson has been a registered nurse for over 25 years working in the areas of adult orthopedics and medical surgical nursing. Dr. Johnson has worked for both West Jefferson Medical Center and East Jefferson General Hospital on medical surgical and orthopedic units. She has also worked as Director of Nursing of a nursing home and Supervisor of the Orthopedic Unit at East Jefferson General Hospital. Most recently, Dr. Johnson was the Clinical Educator of the Acute Care Division at East Jefferson General Hospital.

Awards and Honors
2010 Louisiana State Nurse’s Association Nightingale Award Nominee- Educator of the Year
2011 Honoree for Great 40 Team Member East Jefferson General Hospital
2011 Selected as a Great 100 Nurse for state of Louisiana
2011 Louisiana State Nurse’s Association Nightingale Award Nominee- Mentor of the Year
2014 Recipient Hotel Dieu Alumni Association Lois Ray Memorial Scholarship
2016 Delgado Community College Circles of Excellence for Distinguished Alumni Recipient

Professional Organizations
American Nurses Association (ANA) member
Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing-President 2011-2013, current President elect
Louisiana State Nurses Association - member
New Orleans District Nurses Association - member
Charity School of Nursing Alumni Association - member
Sigma Theta Tau- National Nursing Honor Society - member
National Association of Orthopedic Nurses - member


Patricia JuradoPatricia Jurado, MSN, RN, CHC, CLC
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN Herzing University with concentration in Education
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Professional Experience
Mrs. Jurado has been a registered nurse for over 16 years. Her experience includes med-surg for both adult and pediatrics along with several roles in community nursing. She has held positions in a variety of roles as case manager for hospitals and insurance companies. She has worked in the community as both home health and hospice nursing. She has served as VP of Sigma Theta Tau for the University of Holy Cross. She has been in an educator role for the past two and a half years.

Professional Organizations
American Case Management Association: ACMA
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society


Glenn LandryGlenn Landry, MSN, RN
Associate Professor

Education
MSN University of South Alabama, College of Nursing
BS University of Southern Mississippi
Diploma, Touro Infimary School of Nursing

Professional Experience
Mr. Landry has been a registered nurse for over 30 years with his clinical expertise being in adult critical care and management/leadership. His graduate studies included working with acutely ill and critically ill adults following the nursing education track. While at South Alabama, he was awarded the Academic Excellence award. His experience includes working as a staff nurse in ICU as well as management experience where he was the director of ICU/ER/Telemetry/Med‐surg. He is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.

Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
National League for Nursing


Delinda MartinDr. Delinda Martin, RNC, DNP
Associate Professor of Nursing

Professional Experience
Dr. Martin has over 35 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse, with more than twenty-five years in nursing education. She is a Certified Patient Educator, credentialed through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Dr. Martin's doctoral study focused on quality improvement in health care and clinical practice specific to health literacy and medication management.
Dr. Martin is a LANTERN-Nurse Residency Advisory Board member at University Medical Center. She is a professional nurse abstract reviewer. She has reviewed pharmacology textbooks for Elsevier. Dr. Martin is also a psychiatric nurse generalist for suicide prevention. Dr. Martin is an instructor for the program, Stop the Bleed by the American College of Surgeons.

Awards and Honors
2022 - Dr. Martin was honored to become a 100 Great Nurses of Louisiana
2020/2023 - EENT II Endowed Professorship- Selected to present in Lyon, France, Understanding the Effects and Lethality of Non-Fatal Strangulation: What Nurses Need to Know for Health Education
2016/2019 - Adams II Professional Endowment
2014/2015 - Academy of Holy Angels Professional Endowment
2013 - Hotel Dieu Endowed Professorship
2012 - Edna Stilwell Writing Award - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
2011 - Cynthia H. Frances Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital Endowed Professorship II in Nursing
2010 - Cynthia H. Frances Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital Endowed Professorship II in Nursing
2010 - Selected to present DNP project at the PACE National Convention in San Francisco

Professional Organizations
Organization of Patient Educators
American Nurses Association
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National League of Nursing
Louisianan State Nurses Association - District 5
American Psychiatric Nurses Association- Louisiana member -at -large board member
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - Xi Psi Chapter
Lions Club International


Shawna MitchellShawna Mitchell-Johnson, MSN-RN, MBA-HCM, FCN
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN University of Phoenix
MBA-HCM University of Phoenix
BSN Dillard University

Professional Experience
Mrs. Mitchell-Johnson has been a registered nurse for over 30 years with a diversity of experience, which includes case management, critical care, clinical research, med-surg, behavioral health and community health nursing. She has worked extensively in management and leadership roles, which include tenors as Director of Nursing in home health and hospital case management. Her clinical expertise is in neurovascular critical care.

Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Case Management Society of America
American Case Management Association


Brandi NaquinBrandi Naquin, RN, BSN
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN student Capella University
BSN University of Holy Cross

Professional Associations
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

Professional Experience
Ms. Naquin began her nursing career in Med-Surg nursing. From there she specialized in Labor and Delivery , as well as post partum nursing. She also has experience as an RN in the OB/GYN clinics. She brings with her experience strong clinical knowledge and skills.


Sharon SmithSharon Smith, MSN, RNC-MNN
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN University of South Alabama
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Professional Experience
Sharon Smith has 28 years’ experience RN maternal child nursing including postpartum, newborn, intermediate newborn, low risk antepartum, gynecological patients, and breast cancer reconstruction post op. She completed graduate studies in Women’s Health and is a NCC-certified Maternal Child Nursing and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.

Professional Associations
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
American Nurses Association


Kristy SolisKristy Walgamotte Solis, EdD, MSN, BSN, RN
Associate Professor

Education
EdD University of Holy Cross
MSN Loyola University New Orleans
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Professional Experience
Dr. Solis’s healthcare career has spanned over 20 years. She has practiced as a Registered Nurse, a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Nurse Educator. As a Registered Nurse, she specialized in adult health with an emphasis of Oncology Nursing. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, she worked with a vast population. As a Nurse Educator, she specializes in teachings related to Medical-Surgical Nursing, Adult Health Management, Health Assessment, and Pathophysiology.  The focus of her dissertation included the following action research study: An Action Research Study of Effective Socialization of Novice Nurse Educators into Higher Education: A Comparative Investigation.

Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Kappa Gamma Pi Honors Society
American Nurses Association
National League for Nursing
New Orleans District Nursing Association
Louisiana State Nurses Association
National Student Nurses' Association (sustaining member)


Eileen StollEileen H. Stoll, RN, MSN, CCRN-K
Assistant Professor

Education
MSN University of South Alabama, College of Nursing
BSN University of South Alabama, College of Nursing
ASN Louisiana State University Medical Center, School of Nursing

Professional Experience
Ms. Stoll has been a registered nurse for over 35 years with her clinical expertise in adult critical care. She is certified in adult critical care nursing. Her graduate studies included working with acutely ill and critically ill adult patients following the Clinical Nurse Specialist track in adult health. She was awarded the Leadership Award and Academic Excellence Award while in graduate school at the University of South Alabama. Ms. Stoll has over 25 years-experience as a nurse educator and serves as the Informatics Coordinator for the Department of Nursing. She has over 20 years-experience in presenting critical care topics and courses to registered nurses.

Professional Organizations
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society


William Sullivan, RN, MSN
Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Nursing

Education
MSN University of New York at Buffalo
BS St. Joseph’s College
Diploma St. Margaret’s School of Nursing

Professional Experience
Mr. Sullivan has spent most of his career focused on long-term care.  He held positions of Director of Nursing and Assistant Administrator. He served on the New York State Board of Nursing for eight years and Chairman of the board for two years. He has previous taught medical surgical nursing and is now a mental health clinical instructor.


Anne Troy PhD, FNP-BC, APRN
Associate Professor

Education
PhD Southern University A&M Baton Rouge
LSUHSC Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified
MN Louisiana State University Medical Center
BSN Rutgers University New Jersey

Professional Experience
Psychiatric Mental Health Acute care 34 years’ experience
Pediatric Forensic Nursing Children’s Hospital New Orleans 13 years
Expert Witness in Child Maltreatment Criminal and Civil Court
Assistant Professor of Nursing LSUHSC 17 years
ICU 2 years’ experience San Antonio Texas
Peace Corps Honduras
Care International Thailand

Professional Organizations
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA)
International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN)
American Psychiatric Nursing Association (APNA)
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Publications

Carter-Snell, C., Troy, A., Waters, N. (2022) Gaps in sexual assault prevention in natural disasters. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 6(1):1079
Troy, A. (2018) The impact of adverse childhood experiences and forgiveness on nurses’ capacity for compassion satisfaction. Sigma.nursing repository
Troy, A., & Clements, P.T. (2007). Changing the lens for youth “gone wild”- the call for primary prevention research by forensic nurses. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 3(3).
Rick, S., Beyer., Carter., Troy, A. (2009) Trauma to Triumph, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Parent handbook, Louisiana Public Health Institute.
Rick, S., Beyer. Carter and Troy, A. (2009) Trauma to Triumph, Post Traumatic stress Teacher Handbook, Louisiana Public Health Institute.
Troy, A. (2008). How forensic knowledge can help prevent future violence. Pelican News. 64 (1), 19.
Hartman, S., James, S., and Troy, A. (2008) Violence and Nursing’s response. In Lundy and James (Eds.), Community Health Nursing: Caring for the Public’s Health. 2nd ed. Sudbury, Mass., Jones and Bartlett
Troy, A. (2005). In their words. The American Nurse. 37(6), 7.
Troy, A. (2003). “A Mile in Their Shoes.” The Times Picayune, The Gambit Weekly, 24 (7)(Editorial: February 11). New Orleans, LA.
Troy, A. (2001). “How We Treat Our Homeless.” The Times Picayune (Editorial: March 28). New Orleans, LA: B6.
Troy, A. (1995). I Heard the Children Asking About Alcoholism. Children’s Educational Series. New Orleans, LA: Louisiana State University Press.


Penny WinfieldPenny Winfield, MSN, RNC
Assistant Professor 

Education
MSN University of Phoenix
BSN William Carey College of New Orleans

Professional Experience
Mrs. Winfield has 30 years of medical/surgical experience and 4 years of pediatric nursing. She has also served as a clinical instructor at Dillard University School of Nursing. She also served as a preceptor instructor for LSU Health Sciences. She was a clinical orientation instructor nurse on the medical surgical unit at East Jefferson General Hospital for 5 years. She was a Great 100 Nurse in 1994. Mrs. Winfield currently holds certification in Medical Surgical Nursing through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She was a Basic Life Support Instructor, a Heart Saver First Aid Instructor and an ACLS Provider with the American Heart Association. She is a content reviewer for the AMSN 6th Edition of Core Curriculum for Medical Surgical Nursing book.

Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
American Medical Surgical Nurses Association
Deep South Medical Surgical Nurses Association
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Louisiana Black Nurses Association (LBNA)

Questions? Contact Us!

Department of Nursing
Kayley Kish, MEd
kkish@uhcno.edu
(504) 398-2215