Gwen Leigh, DNP, APRN
- Assistant Professor
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
P.O. Box 43810 - Lafayette, LA 70504
- PHONE:(337)-482-5870
- E-mail: gtl6893@louisiana.edu
Education
- D.N.P. Case Western Reserve University. OH
- M.S.N.University of Texas at Arlington. TX
- B.S. University of Southwestern Louisiana. LA
Licensure and Board Certifications
- Registered Nurse in Louisiana
- Certified Nurse Educator certified by the National League of Nursing.
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Honors & Awards
- Selected as one of Acadiana’s Top 25 Nurses by the Lafayette District of the Louisiana Nurses Association’s Acadiana Celebrates Nursing 2006.
Professional Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Southern Nursing Research Society
- International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Leigh, G. (2010).”The Simulation Revolution: What are the implications for Nurses in Staff Development” Submitted to Journal for Nurses in Staff Development
- Leigh, G. (2008).“High-Fidelity Patient Simulation and Nursing Students’ Self-Efficacy: A Review of the Literature” International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 5(1), Article 37.
- Leigh, G. (2008). “Examining the Relationship between Participation in Simulation and the Levels of Self-Efficacy Reported by Nursing Students” Dissertation Abstracts International (UMI No. 3288617).
- Leigh, Gwen and Hurst, Helen (2008) "We Have a High-Fidelity Simulator, Now What? Making the Most of Simulators" International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. Vol. 5 : Iss. 1, Article 33.
- Heinrich, K.T., Hurst, H., Leigh, G., Oberleitner, M., & Poirrier, G.(2008). The teacher-scholar project: How a Center of Excellence™ is preparing faculty to meet nursing’s millennial challenge. Submitted to Nursing Education Perspectives. Accepted for publication Sept 2007.
- Leigh, G., Laroussini, J., Patel, S., & Suddith, (2006). “From Dancing with Hurricanes to Regaining our Balance: A New Normal” in Annual Review of Nursing Education.
- Xi Psi Chapter-at-Large of Sigma Theta Tau. Theory in Evidence-Based Practice. Dillard University, New Orleans, LA. April 9, 2009
High Fidelity Patient Simulation in Nursing Education
- Southern Nursing Research Society2009 Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. Scheduled Feb. 11-14, 2008. Examining the relationship between participation in simulation and the levels of self-efficacy reported by nursing students
- Delta Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and UL Lafayette, Accent on Scholarship. Lafayette, LA. Scheduled for December 4, 2008
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Patient Simulation in a Nursing Clinical Laboratory (Podium Presentation) - Delta Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and UL Lafayette
Accent on Scholarship: A tribute to Helen Sloan (Jan. 31, 2008)
Lafayette, LA. Simulation and Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students - Louisiana State Nurses Association. 2007 Convention and Link to the Legislature. Baton Rouge, LA. Examining the Relationship between Participation in Simulation and the Levels of Self-Efficacy Reported by Nursing Students.
Selected Funded Projects and Research
- Submitted an Advanced Education Nursing Program HRSA grant for the RN to MSN program. “Simulation Laboratory Technical Equipment” . Co-authored with Paula Broussard.
- Student Technology Enhancement Program.
Student Technology Enhancement Program STEP G298S1. - Enhancing Maternal Child Nursing Skills Through Patient Simulation .
Board of Regents Support Fund. - Acute Care Laboratory Simulation.
Student Technology Enhancement Program STEP G298M9. - Improving Faculty Instruction Using Simulation.
Instructional Improvement Mini Grant. - Enhancing Acute/Critical Care Nursing Skills Through Patient Simulation.
Board of Regents Support Fund. - Computer Assisted Instruction Programs.
Student Technology Enhancement Program.
