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Dr. Donna Ingram - DNP, MSN, RN
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| Office Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday |
| Biography: | Dr. Ingram is a Professor and is currently the Chair of the Department of Nursing at Middle Georgia State University. She has 21 years of experience in academia and 37 years as a Registered Nurse. Specialty areas of practice included medical/surgical nursing, intensive care nursing, and dialysis. Dr. Ingram has served in many roles during her nursing career including staff nurse, charge nurse, Nurse Manager, Director of Quality and Inservice, and Nursing Professor. Dr. Ingram obtained a BSN degree and a MSN in Nursing Administration from Georgia College and State University. She obtained a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Medical College of Georgia (MCG). Her area of interest in her doctoral studies included organizational readiness for evidence-based practice implementation. Dr. Ingram volunteered for Central Georgia Susan G Komen organization for which she was a Board Member. She also is a past-President for the Georgia Association for Nursing Education (GANE) non-profit organization and is currently the President of the Jones County Rotary Club. Additionally, she currently serves as the Chair for the Academic Advisory Committee on Nursing (AACON). Since 2020, Dr. Ingram has conducted nursing program accreditation visits for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) organization as a Peer Evaluator. She also volunteers as a participant for ACEN's Evaluation Review Panel. |
| Courses: | NURS 6400 Leadership/Management in Healthcare Policy |
| Education: | BSN from Georgia College and State University MSN in Nursing Administration from Georgia College and State University DNP from Medical College of Georgia |
| CV: | Rotary of Jones County PresidentSusan G Komen Past Executive Board MemberCentral Georgia Medical Reserve Corps volunteerWilliam S Hutchings College and Career Charter Academy Advisory Board MemberCarl Vinson VA Medical Center Transition-to-Practice Advisory Board MemberJones County High School College and Career Academy Advisory Board Member |
| Professional Experience: | 8/2013 to present Department of Nursing Chair Middle Georgia State University 1/2003 to 5/2013 Assistant Professor Georgia College & State Univ. 5/2003 to present Staff Nurse Coliseum Medical Center 8/2000 to 1/2003 Clinical Instructor Georgia College & State Univ. 9/2000 to 1/2003 Director of Quality and Inservice Fresenius Medical Care, Macon, GA 10/1994 to 9/2000 Dialysis Facility Administrator Total Renal Care, Inc, Macon, GA 2/1989 to 10/1994 Staff Nurse Medical Center of Central GA 7/1987 to 2/1989 Staff Nurse Baldwin County Hospital |
| Professional Affiliations: | Georgia Association of Nursing Deans and Directors Academic Advisory Committee on Nursing |
| Organizations: | Kay Gatins Nursing Honor Society presently Psi Rho Chapter, STTI, charter member Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society– past International Nurse Leader Review Committee member Georgia Association for Nursing Education – past President, past Treasurer, past Membership Chair, 2016 Program Planning Chair, and Board Member National League for Nursing American Association of Colleges of Nursing |
| Awards and Honors: | Mable Korsell Award in recognition for outstanding service to Georgia Association for Nursing Education College of Health Sciences Service Award - Georgia College and State University Peer Choice Award (2010 & 2011)– Coliseum Medical Center |
| Publications: | Russell, K, Brown, J., Mannella, L., Colquitt, J. and Ingram, D. (2020).Interprofessional Education: TeamSTEPPS® and Simulation with Respiratory Therapy and Nursing Students in Their Last Year, Nursing Perspectives, 41(5), 294-296. Ingram, D., Russell, K, Hill, K., & Daly, S.. Enhancing Exam Performance to Increase Retention with Students in an Associate Degree Program, Nurse Educator. 2022. doi: 10.1097/NNE.000000000001176. |
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