Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Credentials
Skills
Certification
Teaching Expertise
Presentations & Research
Unpublished
Faculty Advisor Research
Grant Awards
Service
Awards
Timeline
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Lindsay White

Rushville,IL

Summary

Energetic Senior Instructor with over 13 years of experience in nursing education. Proficient developer of creative activities and integration of technology to enhance learning. Detailed student mentor with thoughtful and creative instruction strategies.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Instructor

Western Illinois University School of Nursing
08.2012 - Current
  • Deliver classroom and online instruction
  • Honored for faculty research achievements
  • Serve as Study Abroad facilitator and Student Nurse Association Faculty Advisor
  • Lead various clinical rotations and simulation exercises
  • Conduct campus education on sexual assault awareness
  • Mentor students in portfolio completion
  • Actively participate in various committees
  • Drive student recruitment efforts
  • Achievements:
  • Chaired the curriculum committee for 18 months, overseeing the development and accreditation of new courses
  • Collaborated with multiple departments to enhance educational offerings
  • Mapped the BSN curriculum to align with new AACN essentials
  • Innovated documentation and technology use to improve educational efficacy
  • Volunteered for career fairs and outreach initiatives

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – Adult/Adolescent

McDonough District Hospital
03.2006 - 12.2013
  • Provided immediate response to victims of sexual violence in the ED
  • Conducted medical/forensic evaluations and documentation
  • Collected evidence, identified trauma injuries, and performed forensic photography
  • Collaborated with law enforcement and provided expert testimony in court

Interim Electronic Health Record Implementation Specialist

McDonough District Hospital
03.2011 - 08.2012
  • Set up EHR for employed physician offices
  • Trained physicians, clinical, and office staff on new EHR systems
  • Acted as liaison between MDH McDonough Medical Group and the EHR company

Emergency Services Educator

McDonough District Hospital
05.2009 - 08.2012
  • Developed a comprehensive nurse orientation program
  • Facilitated annual competency training for RNs, paramedics, and EMTs
  • Ensured staff compliance with policies, procedures, and Joint Commission standards
  • Managed staffing and scheduling for nursing personnel
  • Coordinated continuing education requirements for staff

Registered Nurse – Emergency Services

McDonough District Hospital
05.2007 - 08.2012
  • Managed triage acuity and stabilization of life-threatening conditions
  • Provided care for minor to chronic conditions, including pediatric and geriatric care
  • Specialized in trauma care and administration of high-risk medications
  • Performed adjunct treatments such as nasogastric tube placement, foley catheter insertion, and IV access

Registered Nurse – Obstetrics

McDonough District Hospital
05.2004 - 12.2006
  • Managed labor and delivery, advanced fetal monitoring, and neonatal resuscitation
  • Provided postpartum care and prenatal patient education
  • Worked in the nursery

Licensed Practical Nurse & Emergency Room Technician

Culbertson Memorial Hospital
05.1999 - 05.2004
  • Administered medications as an LPN and facilitated interfacility transfers
  • Conducted electrocardiograms, triage, wound care, and splint applications
  • Managed radio dispatch operations

Education

Ph.D. - Nursing

Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University
Normal, IL
12.2024

Master of Science - Nursing: Education

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
06.2012

Associate Degree - Nursing

Spoon River College
Macomb, IL
05.2004

Licensed Practical Nurse - undefined

Spoon River College
Macomb, IL
05.2003

Credentials

Title: PhD, RN, CNE

Skills

Google Platforms: Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meets, Microsoft Platforms: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Learning Management Systems, Multimedia and Video Instruction, BSN Curriculum Mapping, Teaching Strategies and Online Instruction, Student Engagement and Interactive Learning, Course Evaluation and Learning Assessments, Subject Matter Expertise, Mentoring and Community Outreach, Program and Report Management, Content Delivery and Lesson Planning, Curriculum Development and Adaptive Learning, Documentation Requirements and Performance Monitoring

Certification

  • Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing, 2020-present
  • Illinois Licensed Registered Professional Nurse, Present
  • Arizona Licensed Registered Nurse, Present
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Adult/Adolescent, Illinois Certified, International Board Certification, 2007-2013
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Present
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Present
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Present

Teaching Expertise

Senior Seminar, International Healthcare Systems, Adult/Child Nursing (Theory, Clinical, Simulation), Fundamentals in Nursing, Nursing Research, Leadership, Management & Policy in Healthcare, Forensic Nursing, Maternal/Newborn Nursing (Theory, Clinical, Simulation), Pharmacology II, Genetics, Transcultural Nursing, Healthcare Ethics, Medical Explorers, Forensic Psychology, Drug Use & Abuse, Trauma Nursing Core Course, EMT Training (Paramedic & Basic Levels), SANE Nursing Education

Presentations & Research

  • Readiness for Practice: The Role of Research in Preparing Nurses, Presentation (Keynote), Lakeview College of Nursing Research Day, Danville, IL, 2025.
  • Feel the Force Young Jedi: The Role of Mentorship as You Embark on Your Journey, Presentation, Office of Student Engagement Student Leadership Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 2025.
  • Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment, Oh My!! Navigating these Important Concepts as Nurse Professionals, Presentation (Keynote), Springfield Memorial Hospital Annual Research Conference, Springfield, IL, 2024.
  • Teaching Clinical Judgment in the Nursing Classroom: A Literature Review, Poster Presentation, Midwest Nursing Research Society Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, 2024.
  • Teaching Clinical Judgment in the Nursing Classroom: A Literature Review, Poster Presentation, Mennonite College of Nursing Virtual Research Symposium, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 2024.
  • Seeking Help After Rape: Does Race Matter?, Presentation, Minority Health Month, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 2018.
  • Take Back the Night Annual Rally, Presentation (Keynote), Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 2016.
  • Simulation in Graduate Nursing Management Programs, Poster Presentation, Reitz, E., White, L. A., Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 2016.
  • Social Media in Nursing Education, Poster Presentation, Center for Innovation and Technology Research: Mobile Computing Technology Awareness Day, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 2012.
  • Social Media in Nursing Education, Poster Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International Induction Ceremony: Phi Nu Chapter, Minneapolis, MN, 2012.

Unpublished

  • Teaching strategies in the nursing classroom to develop clinical judgment: A scoping review, White, L. A., Pence, P., Nielsen, S., Stockmann, C., Dyck, M. J., Kim, M. J., Manuscript complete, revising for a new journal
  • Mixed Methods Study of Using Simulation to Measure Clinical Judgment factors attained through Classroom Intervention, White, L. A., Pence, P., Stockmann, C., Kim, M. J., Nielsen, S., Dyck, M. J., Manuscript draft created 2024, goal to complete by June 2025
  • Implementing Clinical Judgment Teaching Strategies in the Classroom and Assessing Effectiveness in Simulation: Lessons Learned, White, L. A., Pence, P., Dyck, M. J., Nielsen, S., Stockmann, C., Kim, M. J., Manuscript draft created 2024, goal to complete by June 2025
  • Simulation in Graduate Nursing Management Programs, Reitz, E., White, L. A., Manuscript abstract submitted, no further work done

Faculty Advisor Research

  • Food Insecurity Among Nursing Students
  • Experiences of Racial Minority Nurses in Healthcare
  • Effects of Mentorship on Incivility Among New Nurses
  • Examination of Microbes on Nursing Student Shoes
  • Evaluation of Bystander Education in College Organizations
  • Effects of Yoga on Nursing Students' Stress
  • Quantity of Wristwatch vs. Non-watched Wrist Bacteria
  • Effectiveness of Lysol Wipes on Laptops
  • Effects of Exercise on Nursing Students
  • Disinfecting Stethoscopes with Ultraviolet Light
  • Educational Needs in Postpartum Care
  • Nursing Student Stress and Physical Activity
  • Job Satisfaction Among Registered Nurses
  • Accuracy of Estimating Blood Loss
  • Stethoscope Hygiene as a Standard Practice

Grant Awards

  • Mennonite College of Nursing Doctoral Student Grant, Evaluating the Development of Clinical Judgment through Classroom Intervention, Illinois State University, 2024, $1000
  • Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Fellow, 2021-2022, $10,000
  • Title VI Curriculum Enhancement Grant, Communities as Agents of Change: Language and Area Studies for a Sustainable Future, Western Illinois University, 2017, $3000

Service

Curriculum Committee, Committee Chair, 2023-present, Curriculum Committee, Member, 2021-present, Hiring Committee: Faculty Position for School of Nursing, Committee Chair, 2023, Admission, Progression & Retention Committee, 2018-present, RN-BSN Grant Committee, 2013-2014, Structure and Governance Committee, 2013-2015, Scholarship Committee, 2013-2015, STEM Camp: Summer Outreach Program, Faculty Organizer, 2023, STEM Camp: Summer Outreach Program, Faculty Participant, 2019-present, College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Council, 2019-2022, Interpersonal Violence Interdisciplinary Committee, Western Illinois University, 2006-2012, Sexual Assault Response Team, U.S. Department of Justice Grant (5-county rural area), 2017, Oasis Team: Onboarding, McDonough District Hospital, 2011-2012, Service Excellence Council, McDonough District Hospital, 2011-2012, Sexual Assault Response Team, McDonough County, 2008-2009, DKA Committee, McDonough District Hospital, 2011-2012, PROS (Professionals Reach Out in Service), McDonough District Hospital, 2009-2012

Awards

  • Illinois Nurse Educator Fellow, 2021
  • Golden Key Honor Society, Illinois State University, 2015
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Walden University-Phi Nu Chapter, 2012
  • 3rd Place Poster Presentation: Quantity of Wristwatch Bacteria and Non-watched Wrist Bacteria of Nursing Students, Western Illinois University, Undergraduate Research Day, 04/01/19, Faculty Advisor
  • 1st Place Poster Presentation: Stethoscope Hygiene as a Standard of Practice, Western Illinois University, Undergraduate Research Day, 04/01/16, Faculty Advisor
  • 2nd Place Poster Presentation: Social Media in Nursing Education, Sigma Theta Tau, 08/01/12
  • Apple Award Employee of the Month, McDonough District Hospital, 03/01/09
  • Florence Nightingale Award, Spoon River College, 2003

Timeline

Senior Instructor

Western Illinois University School of Nursing
08.2012 - Current

Interim Electronic Health Record Implementation Specialist

McDonough District Hospital
03.2011 - 08.2012

Emergency Services Educator

McDonough District Hospital
05.2009 - 08.2012

Registered Nurse – Emergency Services

McDonough District Hospital
05.2007 - 08.2012

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – Adult/Adolescent

McDonough District Hospital
03.2006 - 12.2013

Registered Nurse – Obstetrics

McDonough District Hospital
05.2004 - 12.2006

Licensed Practical Nurse & Emergency Room Technician

Culbertson Memorial Hospital
05.1999 - 05.2004

Master of Science - Nursing: Education

Walden University

Associate Degree - Nursing

Spoon River College

Licensed Practical Nurse - undefined

Spoon River College

Ph.D. - Nursing

Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University
Lindsay White