Patricia (Patti) Christy, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN

  • Assistant Professor
    • McNeese State University
    • P. O. Box 90415
    • Lake Charles, LA 70605-0415
  • PHONE: (337)-562-4192
  • EMAIL: pgchristy@mcneese.edu

 

Education

    • D.N.P.Texas Christian University
    • M.S.N. McNeese State University
    • B.S.N. Northeast Louisiana University

 

 

Licensure and Board Certifications

    • Registered Nurse in Louisiana and Texas
    • APRN in Louisiana and Texas
    • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) -Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

 

Academic Positions

    • Assistant Professor
    • Graduate Nursing
    • McNeese State University – 2015-present

    • Adjunct Professor
    • Graduate Nursing
    • McNeese State University – 2011-2015

    • Adjunct Professor
    • DeVry University
    • Chamberlain College of Nursing –  2013 -  2015

 

Honors & Awards

    • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
    • Who’s Who Registry of Executives & Professionals 
    • Sigma Theta Tau – Kappa Psi Chapter

 

Professional Affiliations

    • Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society (Kappa Psi Chapter)
    • American Academy of Nursing Practitioners (AANP)
    • American Nurses Association/Louisiana State Nurses Association
    • LANP – Lake Charles region (2004-2009 Membership Chair)
    • Texas Christian University Alumni Association
    • McNeese State University Alumni Association
    • American Heart Association
    • Calcasieu Medical Reserve Corporation

 

Area(s) of Research Intent

  • Healthcare Policy – Removing Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Barriers, Metabolic Syndrome, Cyberbullying, Health Information Technology, Simulation

 

Selected Publications & Presentations

    • Presentation – Heat Related Illness – 2014-2017 – Safety Council
    • DNP Capstone: Assessing Cardiometabolic Risk in Healthcare Practice

 

Research Review

    • Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) – APEA – Topic Reviewer and Contributing Editor
    • Dick, Buttaro (2018). Geriatric Primary Care & Multimorbidity Management 1st edition -  Chapter Reviewer
    • AANP Certification Exam Item Writer (2015-present)
    • Western Schools- Reviewer APRN continuing education programs
    • Medical Surgical textbook reviewer- Pearson Education Publishing Company
    • Pharmacology textbook reviewer-Pearson Education Publishing Company
    • Berman Skills in Clinical Nursing, 8th edition- Pearson Education Publishing Company