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Cecile Evans
Boise State UniversityCollege of Health Sciences, School of Nursing (208)-426-3730
Email: cecileevans@boisestate.edu
Education
2009, PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Major: Nursing
2000, MS, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Major: Family Nurse Practitioner
1996, BSN, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Major: Nursing
1985, BA, University of Colorado. Major: Psychology
Professional Positions
August 2010 - Present, Assistant Professor, Boise State University.
2003 - 2004. Nurse Practitioner, Health Essentials Solutions, Inc., Memphis, TN. Duties: Primary care of long-term care clients in nursing homes.
2002. Nurse Practitioner, Kaiser Permanente, Aurora, CO.
Duties: Primary care of sub-acute rehabilitation and long-term care clients residing in skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes.
2001 - 2002. Research Nurse Practitioner, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO.
Duties: The research role was to support investigator initiated NIH funded research providing clinical services and monitoring patient/subject safety, with a research and clinical focus of allergy, asthma, and immunology.
* Implement, manage, and coordinate research protocols * Institutional Review Board member
2000 - 2001. Nurse Practitioner, Mount View Youth Services Center, Denver, CO. Duties: * Primary health care of incarcerated youth
* Case management of all health needs for residents in a juvenile justice facility 1998 - 2000. Nurse Research Assistant, USHSC School of Nursing, Denver, CO.
Duties: The focus of this research was to archive and catalogue photographic, qualitative data.
* Researched methods of storing digital images and organized qualitative data * Coordinated progression of research project
1996 - 1998. Staff Registered Nurse, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO. Duties: * Professional nursing care of oncology and hospice clients, including charge nurse
duties and employee in-services
* Professional nursing care of ambulatory infusion center clients 1996. Staff Registered Nurse, Clear Creek Care Center, Westminster, CO.
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Duties: Professional primary nursing care of sub-acute and long-term care clients. 1995. Student Nurse Technician, Dept. of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO.
Duties: Provided patient care as a team member with nursing staff serving oncology, hospice, and rehab clients.
1990 - 1993. Research Psychophysiology Technician, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO.
Duties: The focus of this research was the Psychophysiology of low back pain, headaches, phantom limb pain, lower leg pain, and RSD.
* Coordinated research projects
* Psychophysiological recordings and pain evaluations
* Co-authored peer reviewed articles for professional journals, grant proposals, a book chapter, and presented posters at professional meetings
* Performed as a biofeedback technician, taught stress management to clients, and trained other employees in biofeedback instrumentation and procedures
1988 - 1990. Regional Sales Representative, Dennis Naughton & Associates, Berlin, MD.
Duties: * Wholesale sell-in of specialty products related to the ski industry * Trained and motivated employees to sell
* Wrote annual business plans and reports on market trends
1986 - 1987. Professional Research Assistant, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Univ. of CO, Boulder, CO.
Duties: The focus of this research was to investigate GABA and cholinergic receptor systems in the central nervous system.
* Performed animal behavioral tests and surgeries * Biochemical assays
* Data analyses with prepared computer programs * Co-authored peer reviewed journal article
1986. Pharmacy Technician, Saint Anthony Hospital, Denver, CO. Duties: Assisted the pharmacist in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
1983 - 1985. Research Assistant, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Univ. of CO, Boulder, CO. Duties: The focus of this research was to investigate GABA and cholinergic receptor systems
in the central nervous system.
* Performed animal behavioral tests and surgeries * Biochemical assays
* Data analyses with prepared computer programs * Co-authored peer reviewed journal article
Licensures and Certifications
June 2010 - Present. Registered Nurse N-40908, State of Idaho. April 2010 - Present. Advance Practice Nurse NP-966, State of Idaho. July 2010 - July 2015. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC.
Professional Memberships
American Nursing Association.
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Amputee Coalition of America.
Idaho Healh Care Association-Idaho Center for Assisted Living. Nurse Practitioners of Idaho.
Sigma Theta Tau.
March 2012 - Present. Association of Rehabiliation Nurses.
Development Activities Attended
December 3, 2012. Faculty Training, "Digital Measures Training," Boise State University, Boise, ID.
July 31, 2012. Attended Non-Academic Conference, "46th Annual Convention & Tradeshow IHCA-ICAL," IHCA-ICAL, Boise, ID.
June 27, 2012. Webinar, "ASPMN Webinar: Adolescent Case Management: Pain and Opioids," ASPMN, Lexington, KS.
June 11, 2012. Webinar, "Treating Chronic Pain with Prescription Opioids in the Substance Abuse: Relapse and Prevention and Mangement," Prescribers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies.
May 30, 2012 - June 1, 2012. Workshop, "NUTS & BOLTS OF DESIGNING, CONDUCTING, ANALYZING AND FUNDING INTERVENTION STUDIES," Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
May 22, 2012. Seminar, "WRITE WINNING NIH GRANT PROPOSALS," Boise State University, Boise, ID.
May 10, 2012. Webinar, "Opioid Replacement Therapies for Opioid Dependent Health Care Providers: The Controversy Webinar Evaluation," Prescribers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies.
March 15, 2012 - March 16, 2012. Faculty Training, "2012 Idaho Nurse Educator Conference," College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID.
March 7, 2012. Webinar, "Dedicated Education Units: Do They Work?," AACN, Washington, DC. February 23, 2012. Webinar, "Asthma: From National Trends to Local Solutions," American
Thoracic Society, Webinar.
February 22, 2012. Workshop, "Faculty Connections - Becoming and Effective Collaborator," BSU CTL, Boise, Idaho.
February 13, 2012. Seminar, "CNE Review course," BSU SON, Boise. Idaho.
January 2012. Workshop, "An introduction to effective course design," Center for Teaching and Learning, Boise, Idaho.
November 2011. Workshop, "Educational Software and Apps," BSU, Bosie, Idaho.
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September 2011. Attended Non-Academic Conference, "American Society of Pain Management Nursing Annual Meeting," ASPMN and INTNSA, Tucson, AZ; Lenexa, Kansas.
September 2011. Attended Non-Academic Conference, "Idaho Nurses Association Annual conference," Idaho Nurses Association, Boise, Idaho.
August 2010 - August 2011. Self-Study Program, "Prescribers Letter (Monthly)," Prescribers Letter, Stockton, CA.
July 2011. Attended Non-Academic Conference, "2011 National Nurse Practitioner Symposium," Milestone Presentations, Copper Mountain; Aurora, Colorado.
May 2011. Seminar, "Capitol Pharmacy Association Program," Capitol Pharmacy Association, Bosie, Idaho.
April 2011. Attended Non-Academic Conference, "2nd Annual Nursing Research Day- "Advancing Nursing Practice'," Boise VAMC, Boise, Idaho.
March 2011. Workshop, "Faculty Connections - Good Advice about Tenure and Promotion," Boise State University CTL, Boise, ID.
February 2011. Attended Non-Academic Conference, "Faculty Development Conference," American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Austing, TX; Washington, DC.
February 2011. Faculty Forum, "Writing for Refereed Publication," Boise State University, Boise, ID.
February 23, 2011. Faculty Training, "Translational Science Workshop," Boise State University, School of Nursing, Boise, ID.
January 2011. Faculty Forum, "Evolve Data: Progress update and possible curricular implications," Boise State University, Boise, ID.
January 2011. Workshop, "Immersive Patient Care Management Simulation Methodology Advanced Debriefing," Medical Simulation Design, Boise, ID; California.
December 2010. Self-Study Program, "Nursing Homes as Clinical Placement Sites for nursing Students," AACN, Webinar; Washington, DC.
November 2010. Self-Study Program, "Debriefing and guided reflection," National League of Nursing, online; New York, NY.
November 2010. Self-Study Program, "Teaching and Learning Strategies," National League of Nursing, online; New York, NY.
October 2010. Continuing Education for CPE Credit, "Community-Based Research: Best Practices," Boise State University, Boise, ID.
September 2010. Continuing Education for CPE Credit, "Level 1: Welcome to Blackboard 9," Boise State University CTL, Boise, ID.
September 2010. Workshop, "Faculty Connections Mentoring Workshop," Boise State University, Boise, ID.
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Awards and Honors
Travel Award, UTHSC CGHS. 2009. Sigma Theta Tau. 1999.
Magna Cum Laude, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. 1996. Army Civilian Recognition Award. 1992.
Army Civilian Recognition Award. 1991. Alpha Epsilon Delta. 1984.
Psi Chi. 1983.
Community College Transfer Scholarship. 1982. Phi Theta Kappa. 1982.
TEACHING
Teaching Experience
Boise State University
NURS 233, Foundations of Nurs Care Lab, 3 courses. NURS 343, Nurs in Hlth & Illness II Lab, 2 courses.
Non-Credit Instruction
Care giver support group, Care giving support group, 10 participants. April 2011. Guest Lecture, SON, 60 participants. April 2011.
Development of SIM Scenario on post-operative pain, Boise State University. September 2010 - December 2010.
Directed Student Learning
Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Implementation of a PRN program". August 22, 2011 - August 20, 2012.
Advised: Heidi Nida
Research Experience/Creative Project, "The use of EndNote by undergraduate nursing students". August 22, 2011 - August 20, 2012.
Advised: Patti Powers, Angelica Garcia-Kovach
Research Experience/Creative Project, "PAIN QUALITY DESCRIPTORS IN PERSONS WITH LIMB LOSS". August 22, 2010 - August 20, 2011.
Advised: Angelica Garcia
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Intellectual Contributions
Published
Not Peer-Reviewed/Refereed
Di Leo, A., Evans, C. (2013). From Mainstream to Unique; Ten Techniques to Treat Phantom Limb Pain. InMotion, vol. 23, 4, pp. 24-27.
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion_online/inmotion-23-04-web/index.html#/24/
Evans, C. (2011). Pain Management: A Primary Role in Nursing. In Pain Live.
http://www.painlive.com/web-exclusive/Pain-Management-A-Primary-Role-in-Nursing
Evans, C., Engle, V. F., Samuels, W. B., Samuels, S. B. (2007). Offering Enhanced Support
Through Community Partnerships. InMotion, vol. 17, 1, pp. 14-15, 17. www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/jan_feb_07/community_partners.html Peer-Reviewed/Refereed
Sherman, R. A., Karstetter, K. W., Damiano, M., Evans, C. (1994). Stability of temperature asymmetries in RSD over time, with treatment, and changes in pain.. Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 10, 1, pp. 71-77.
Sherman, R. A., Griffin, V. D., Evans, C., Grana, A. (1992). Temporal relationships between changes in phantom limb pain intensity and changes in surface electromyogram of the residual limb. International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 13, pp. 71-77.
Collins, A. C., Evans, C., Miner, L. M., Marks, M. J. (1986). Mecamylamine blockade of nicotine responses: evidence for two brain nicotinic receptors. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and
Behavior, vol. 24, pp. 1767-1773.
Under Review
Evans, C.. Content analyses of a priori qualitative phantom limb pain descriptions and emerging
categories in Mid-Southerners with limb loss. To appear in Rehabilitation Nursing. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rnj.84/abstract
Evans, C.. Book Review of Chronic Pain: An Integrated Biobehavioral Approach" by Herta Flor
and Dennis Turk. (pp. 1). Pain Management Nursing.
Evans, C., Mixon, D. K.. The use of a pain management simulation to educate undergraduate
nursing students. Pain Management Nursing.
Presentations Given
Evans, C., IHCA-ICAL Winter Conference 2013, "Tell Me Where It Hurts," IHCA-ICAL (Idaho Health Care Association, Idaho Center for Assisted Living), Boise, ID. Presented: February 5, 2013. Published in Proceedings. Not Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Presenter/Author), Association for Rehabilitation Nurses 38th Annual Educational Conference, "A literature review of wound pain assessment tools and methods," Association for Rehabilitation Nurses, Nashville, TN. Presented: October 5, 2012. Not Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
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Evans, C. (Presenter/Author), Anderson, J. (Presenter/Author), Weiler, D. M. (Author), 46th Annual Convention & Tradeshow IHCA-ICAL, "Promoting Quality of Life: Focus on Sleep, Pain, and Function," IHCA-ICAL (Idaho Health Care Association, Idaho Center for Assisted Living), Boise, ID. Presented: July 31, 2012. Published in Proceedings. Not
Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Presenter/Author), Third Annual Research Day; A Culture of Evidence-Based Practice, "OREM’S SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY APPLIED TO STUDY OF SELF-CARE PRACTICES OF PHANTOM LIMB PAIN," Boise VAMC, Boise, Idaho. Presented: May 18, 2012. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Panel Member), Human Technology Interface Interdisciplinary faculty forum, "Human Technology Interface and Pain," BSU Office of Sponsored Programs and University
Reaserch Committee, SUB, Boise State University. Presented: May 17, 2012. Not Published in Proceedings. Not Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Kovach, A. I. (Presenter/Author), Evans, C. (Author), Boise State University Undergraduate Research conference, "REFERENCE-MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE METHODOLOGY FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH," Boise State University, Boise, ID. Presented: April 9, 2012. Published in Proceedings. Not Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Presenter/Author), Humphreys, R. M. (Author), American Society for Pain
Management Nursing Annual Meeting, "A simulation scenario for undergraduate nurses to gain knowledge and experience in pain management nursing," ASPMN and INTNSA, Tucson. Presented: September 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed. Evans, C., American Society of Pain Management Nursing Annual Meeting, "Self-Care
Practices Reported to Alleviate Phantom Limb Pain," ASPMN And INTSNA, Tucson, AZ. Presented: September 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Presenter/Author), 2011 National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, "Phantom Limb Pain in Primary Care," Milestone Productions, Copper Mountain, Colorado. Presented: July 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C., 2nd Annual Nursing Research Day-"Advancing Nursing Practice", "Community-Based Recruiting in a Population with Health Disparities," Boise VAMC, Boise, Idaho. Presented: April 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Author), 2nd Annual Nursing Research Day-"Advancing Nursing Practice", "WOMEN’S ISSUES WITH LIMB LOSS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN," Boise VAMC, Boise. Presented: April 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C. (Presenter/Author), Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference,
"COMMUNITY-BASED RECRUITING IN A POPULATION WITH HEALTH DISPARITIES," Western Institute of Nursing, Las Vegas, Nevada. Presented: April 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Garcia, A. I. (Presenter/Author), Evans, C. (Author), Western Institute of Nursing Research conference, "PAIN QUALITY DESCRIPTORS IN PERSONS WITH LIMB LOSS," Western Institute of Nursing, Las Vegas, NV. Presented: April 2011. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C., Engle, V. F., American Society of Pain Management Nursing 19th National
Conference, "Function and pain in Mid-Southerners with limb loss," ASPMN, Jacksonville, Florida. Presented: September 2009. Published in Proceedings. Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
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Evans, C., Engle, V. F., Faulkner, L. F., Oswaks, J. D., 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Regional Multidisciplinary Research & Evidence-Based Practice Symposium, "Pain and function in community dwelling persons with limb loss," University of Colorado Hospital & Sigma Theta Tau, Denver, CO. Presented: February 2008. Published in Proceedings.
Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C., Engle, V. F., Faulkner, L. F., Oswaks, J. D., Sigma Theta Tau Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference, "Pain, function, and community reintegration after limb loss," Sigma Theta Tau, Memphis, TN. Presented: 2007. Not Published in Proceedings.
Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C., AACN Greater Memphis Area Chapter, Spring Seminar, Memphis, TN, "The clinical significance of the experience of pain in African Americans," AACN Greater Memphis Area Chapter, Memphis, TN. Presented: May 2006. Not Published in Proceedings.
Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Evans, C., UTHSC Alumni Reception, Memphis, TN, "Pain in African Americans," UTHSC Alumni, Memphis, TN, Memphis, TN. Presented: May 2006. Not Published in Proceedings. Not Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Congdon, J. C., Magilvy, J. K., Evans, C., Annual Meeting, National Geriontological Nursing Association, "Spirituality: Integral to life and health for rural older Hispanics," Gerontological Nursing Association, Washington, DC. Presented: 2000. Published in Proceedings.
Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Congdon, J. C., Magilvy, J. K., Evans, C., Colorado Sigma Theta Tau 1999 Research Conference, "Archiving, cataloging, and dissemination of visual data," Sigma Theta Tau, Denver, CO. Presented: November 1999. Published in Proceedings.
Peer-Reviewed/Refereed.
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Grant
July 2010 - June 2012. Evans, C. (Principal), "Faculty-Student Research Initiative," Funded, $1,200.00.
Research in Progress
"Pain Managment in Long Term Acute Care" (Planning)
The purpose of the proposed pilot study is to provide a baseline assessment of provider and patient perspectives on pain management in an Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) healthcare facility.
Research Aims:
1. To describe the staff nurses knowledge and attitude toward pain management. 2. To describe the pain experience of patients within an LTAC.
3. Chart reviews to describe the pharmacological pain management regimens
SERVICE
Editorial and Review Activities
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April 2013 - May 2013. Conference Paper Reviewer, ASPMN Annual Meeting: Reviewed abstract submissions 2013.
January 2012 - May 2013. Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Clinical Journal of Pain. February 2012. ASPMN Annual Meeting: Reviewed abstract submissions. July 2010. ASPMN Research Grants.
February 2010. ASPMN Annual Meeting: Reviewed abstract submissions.
Service to Boise State
University
October 2011 - December 2012. Committee Member, Boise State University Research Committee.
School
September 2011 - April 2012. Committee Member, EPIC.
Service to the Profession/Discipline
September 2009 - Present. Committee Member, Research Committee, ASPMN, Lenexa, KS.