Curriculum Vitae
Laura Lee Crouch
PERSONAL DATA
Position & Employer:
Assistant Clinical Professor
Northern Arizona University
Staff Nurse – Telemetry Floor
Flagstaff Medical Center
Certification:
2001-2010 Certified PostAnesthesia Nurse (CPAN)
Current certification
EDUCATION
Year
Degree
Institution
Field(s) of Study
2004-
Pursuing – Doctor of Education
Northern Arizona University
Current student
1998-2000
Masters of Science in Nursing
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Nursing Education
1994-1996
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
1987-1991
Associates Degree of Science in Nursing
Yavapai College
Clarkdale, AZ
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
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2007 – National League for Nursing
Current member
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2006- 2007 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
Current member - Financial Committee member
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2000-2007 Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc.
o 2002-2006 Treasurer
Current member Lambda Omicron Chapter
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2001-2007 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Current member of ASPAN
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2001-2007 Arizona PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association
Current member of AZPANA
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2001-2002 Student Nurse Association Advisor
Arizona Student Nurses’ Association Advisor - Verde Campus
Two students elected in Arizona State Nurses’ Association positions.
SERVICE
Community:
 Simulation Folk Round Up – NAU Homecoming 2006
Volunteer for operating high fidelity training mannequins
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2001-2007 Healing Community
o 2001-2006 Historian
Current member
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2005-2007 Arizona Simulation Network
Current member – hosted the Fall quarterly meeting for the State
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1999-2006 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (Current)
Participates in ACLS programs offered at Verde Valley Medical Center and Flagstaff
Medical Center
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2003 FMC Professional Practice Council
Member
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Northern Arizona University:
2006-2007 University Library Committee
Current member
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School of Nursing:
Northern Arizona University
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2003-2007 Annual Review Committee
Current member
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2002-2007 Curriculum Committee
Current member
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Working Groups:
School of Nursing, Northern Arizona University
2006-2007 Simulation Working Group
o Meet monthly to support and share simulation experiences in the SON
2005-2007 Reading and Writing Group
o Meet monthly to provide feedback regarding faculty writing and publishing efforts
FIELD OF CLINICAL AND ROLE SPECIALIZATION: Medical/Surgical
Description of Research Interest: I am interested in the students’ success in learning by
simulation. The Learning Resource Center, human patient simulation is the specific
focus of my research interest. I am writing my proposal for my dissertation, with plans to
complete my research study at Arizona State University, in the Learning Resource Center
simulation lab.
RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP
 2004- Currently pursuing Doctorate of Education at NAU – 72 Units completed
Summer:
2006 EPS 720, ECI 730
Fall:
2006 EPS 712, ETC 599
Spring:
2007 EDF 711, ETC 677
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2006-2007 Master’s Committee Member
o Ashley Aerwech – Test-Taking Strategies: An Online Tutorial
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2007 Notification of article written by Susan Rieck & Laura Crouch, Connectiveness and
Civility in Online Learning, to be published in Nurse Education in Practice
2007 Western Institute of Nursing
From Enfamil to Ensure – Poster Presentation
Portland, OR
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2007 American Association of Colleges of Nursing: Baccalaureate Education Conference
Connectiveness in Distance Learning – Podium Presentation
Orlando, FL
2007 Western Institute of Nursing: Communicating Nursing Research
Connectiveness in Online Learning – Poster Presentation - Findings
2006 Connectiveness In Distance Learning - Findings
Podium presentation, AZ, STTI
Phoenix, AZ
2006 Poster presentation, WIN
Poster Presenter
Albuquerque, NM
2005 Connectiveness In Distance Learning
Poster Presentation, WIN
San Francisco
Poster Presenter for
4 NAU Posters
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Workshops/Seminars Attended
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Flagstaff Medical Center – Please see list of continuing education hours
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AZPANA
2/3/07
Tucson, Az
6.0 CE
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ACLS Provider & BLS
Jan 25-26, 2007
FMC
13.0
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AACN 2006 Baccalaureate Education
November 16-17
Orlando, FL
9.5 CE
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PONV
Meniscus
October 3, 2006
1 CE
4
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Arizona Perianesthesia Nurses Association
Tucson, AZ
Sept 23, 2006
5.5 CEs
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Arizona Coalition Simulation Workshops
November 3, 2006
Sept 17, 2006
Phoenix, AZ
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SMUG – Laerdal
Tempe, AZ
Sept 6-8, 2006
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Hemodynamic Monitoring
Verde Valley Medical Center
August 18, 2006
8 CEs
 SMUG – Laerdal
Tempe, AZ
Sept 16-17, 2006
 Nursing Spectrum – ABCs of Emergency Burn Management
Contact Hours 1
Jan 25, 2006
 Healing Community Consortium
Coolidge, AZ
Feb 17-18, 2006
 Arizona Sigma Theta Tau International
Phoenix, AZ
Mar 3, 2006
Contact Hours 4.2
 Arizona Simulation Consortium
Phoenix, AZ
Mar 3, 2006
 Nursing Education in the 21st Century
Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 31, 2006
Contact Hours 4.8
 Western Institute of Nursing Research
Albuquerque, NM
Apr 6,7, 2006
Contact Hours 4.9
 Postoperative Pain Management: Meeting Unmet Needs
Following Major Surgery
May 22, 2006
Contact Hours 4.0
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INACL Conference
June 2006
Philadelphia, PA
Contact Hours 17.2
2004-2005
 Item Writer for the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
July 12-19, 2004
Philadelphia, PA
 2004 NCLEX Invitational
September 13, 2004
 Tools to Keep Your PeriAnesthesia Nursing Skills Growing
September 18, 2004
 Faculty Development Workshop
September 23-25, 2004
 Item Writer for the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
December 15-16
 Proactive Management of Postoperative N/V
January 28, 2005
 Rock N Roll with Perianesthesia Nursing
January 22, 2005
 ACLS Instructor renewal
January 2005-2007
 BLS renewal February 2005-2007
 38th Annual WIN Communicating Nursing Research Conference
April 7-9, 2005
 Aging: Everybody Is Doing It
June 4, 2005
2003
 WebCT Training
Flagstaff, Arizona
 Arizona Rural Health Conference
Tucson, AZ
 Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Verde Valley Medical Center
 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
Verde Valley Medical Center
 Managing Anemia In Critically Ill Patients
AACN
 Patient Safety Goals
2002
 Critical Care Topics for Perianesthesia Nurses
Phoenix, AZ
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Heart Failure Current Therapy
Verde Valley Medical Center
Legal Documentation
End of Life Care
TNEEL, Yavapai College
Faculty Development Institute 2002
Scottsdale, AZ
Avoid the Gamble in your PeriAnesthesia Practice
Prescott, AZ
1991-2006 Verde Valley Medical Center, Cottonwood, AZ
Registered Nurse
 Clinical coordinator of Post Anesthesia Care Unit
 Hospital pool nurse, experience in all nursing departments
 Medical/Surgical Case Manager for patient discharge care
 Telemetry nurse
 Home Heath nurse
 Medical/Surgical nurse
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