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Lucia GonzalesPhD, MSN, FNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, AGNP-CAssociate Director of Research Office: 451 Clemson University School Phone: 760/690-7241 (MOBILE) Fax: 864/656-5488 Email: luciag@clemson.edu Vita: View | |
Educational BackgroundCertificate Women's Health PhD Nursing MBA Business Administration MSN Adult/Gero/Family Nurse Practitioner AD Nursing MSN Gerontology/Geriatric Nursing | Courses Taught2018-present Associate Professor, tenured, Clemson University
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ProfileDr. Gonzales assumes the role of Associate Director of Research at Clemson School of Nursing. Dr. Gonzales has greater than ten years' experience as Director of Education and greater than ten years as chief nursing administrator in acute care health systems. Her career accomplishments include awards of $9,100,000 for three workforce development grants for nurses in Upstate and Midlands SC; $420,000 grants for care coordination and nurses' computer education. She developed an onsite RN to BSN program in collaboration with UMDNJ/Rowan School of Nursing for 93 nurses. She is an invited international speaker on transition and adult development, palliative and cardiovascular care, and cultural competence. At the baccalaureate level, she taught leadership, professional nursing, contemporary issues, organizational transitions, and logic and critical thinking at Clayton State College and University. At the graduate level, Dr. Gonzales has taught leadership/professional issues and health theory at Emory and Kennesaw State Universities and research at Thomas Jefferson University. Most recently, she was Associate Professor of Nursing, leading geriatrics and health care finance in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of San Diego. Her publications encourage faculty and clinical nurses to interject research into both the academic and clinical settings. Dr. Gonzales maintains a nursing practice as a transition planner for the midlife woman and nurse practitioner. Lucia and her husband, Venerable, built a Roman Catholic faith-based chapel in the Philippines that serves as a site for prayer, education, medical missions and international research. They have seven children and six grandchildren. | |
Research InterestsMy background in nursing includes specific training in gerontology, palliative and hospice care, women’s studies, cardiology, and as an adult gero/family nurse practitioner. I have an extensive healthcare leadership experience with training in business administration and foreign languages. My clinical research focuses on women and their recovery from illness— (1) palliative care symptoms and advance directives completion, and (2) cardiovascular illness recovery factors. Palliative care symptoms. My earliest research efforts began with an investigation of the symptom of constipation in the elderly. Recently my research is an evaluation of treatment of opioid induced constipation and provider education. I addressed the problem that women are dying in pain because of reluctance to use opioids that bring about constipating side-effects. I performed an assessment of the adherence to an algorithm for bowel regimen that should accompany the use of opioids derivatives in managing palliation for the patients. Advance directive completion rates. The project was a multi-modal approach with structured education on the topic of ADs and providers recognition of patients in need of ADs resulted in improved rates of AD completion while also facilitating patient centered-care. Cardiovascular illness recovery factors. I study the factors influencing women’s cardiovascular recovery outcomes—role quality, marginality, religiousness and lifestyle physical activity. Perpetuate interest in performing and applying research. I devote myself to preparing clinicians to engage in research. This work has engaged over 100 clinicians in research and included the authoring of publications encouraging the application of research in clinical practice. Instruments of marginality and religiousness have been prepared for international use with thorough psychometric investigation. I coordinate three large teams across three continents in the performance of my research. This effort mandates a close working relationship with hospital administration, medical and nursing staff, faculty and students. I successfully administered all aspects of the projects (e.g. staffing, procedures, research design). As a result of these experiences, I am aware of the importance of frequent communication among project members, assaying the response of those involved in a change project, of constructing a realistic research plan, timeline and budget. Change models, such as the PRECEDE-PROCEED change model were employed to investigate practice and organize an organizational response to the research problem. My twenty-five-year hospital executive-level administrative career provided experience in directing projects. In the past fifteen years since my PhD graduation, I have been employed for nine years in academic pursuits—research administration, engaging in research projects, collaborations, and diligent competition for national grants. For six years I was engaged in healthcare administration with my focus in departments of research and of hospice care.
Research PublicationsKamm-Steigelman, L. (2008) Welcome to research rounds. Nursing2008Critical Care November (3)6:10-11
Honors and Awards2012 Activating Students in the Classroom USD Magazine and Billboard, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
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