Michelle B. Theard, DNP, CPNP-AC

Assistant Professor
Maternal-Child Health Nursing

Education

  • DNP, University of South Alabama, 2020
  • MSN, University of South Alabama, 2018
  • BSN, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2003

Research Interests

  • Improving Pediatric Asthma Management in the Emergency Department
  • Managing Infants and Children with Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Specialized Publications

  • Implementing a Pediatric Asthma Scoring Tool and Clinical Pathway to Improve Asthma Management in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project.

Teaching

Graduate Courses

  • MCN566: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III
  • MCN571: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for NNP/ACPNP

Honors and Awards

  • NAPNAP e-Chapter PNP Student of the Year (2019)
  • Great 100 Nurses in Louisiana (2018)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society