Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Additional Information - Awards Honors
Professional Licenses
Certification
Timeline
Gwen H. Travis

Gwen H. Travis

ALTAMONTE Springs,FL

Summary

Nursing Faculty with extensive experience at Western Governors University, specializing in curriculum development and student advocacy. Demonstrated success in improving student outcomes through strategic planning and effective communication. Expertise in pharmacology and mentoring, creating a collaborative learning environment that promotes academic engagement and success.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Course Faculty Instructor

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
11.2020 - Current
  • Full-time Nursing Faculty Instructor: Provide instructional support for students in the B.S.
  • In the Health and Human Services program, I am the lead faculty member in Introduction to Pharmacology and Evidence-Based Practice for Health and Human Services courses.
  • Also, I currently provide faculty instructional support for the History of Healthcare in America, Financial Resource Management and Healthcare Reimbursement, Models of Care and Healthcare Trends, Health and Human Services Professional Field Experience, and Health and Human Services Professional Capstone courses within the BSHHS program.
  • Monitor academic progress weekly; communicate professionally with students to assist them in their course content comprehension, progress, and completion.
  • Serves as the student's advocate in resolving issues with academic challenges or academic concerns.
  • Assisted with the curriculum development of several courses in the new BSHHS program prior to the launch, and provide ongoing course support.

Program Mentor II, Nursing Faculty

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2015 - 11.2020
  • Full-time Nursing Faculty: supported the RN to BSN, RN to MSN Nursing-Education, RN to BSN Leadership and Management and Nursing Informatics programs
  • Evaluates students learning styles, skills, deficiencies, and goals; identify appropriate learning resources and facilitates the use of these resources within a competency-based learning model
  • Monitors student academic progress weekly; communicates professionally with students to assist students in their educational planning and progress
  • Serves as the student's advocate in resolving issues with academic challenges or academic concerns
  • Actively participates in faculty team activities and initiatives to promote team building, enhance team satisfaction, and ultimately enrich the student experience
  • Team leader and resource person for colleagues along with assisting in training
  • Develops and evaluates process improvements to enhance student outcomes as well is to meet University and program benchmarks
  • Participated in Mentoring 2.0 Committee to develop training and present to faculty to develop mentoring processes to improve faculty and student satisfaction with the new Faculty 2.0 implementation
  • Member of Bridge Program Best Practices Workgroup whose mission is to create a collaborative team approach to deliver consistency for the Bridge Programs by developing best practices to enhance faculty processes and to improve faculty satisfaction and improve student outcomes

Clinical Adjunct Professor

Seminole State College of Florida
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Directed, instructed, and guided students in the clinical setting
  • Assigned students weekly to selected patients based on student's learning needs and patient assessment
  • Facilitated development of student's critical thinking, technical, and professional communication skills while maintaining patient and student safety and patient confidentiality
  • Participated in course delivery, Skills Lab, and simulation as needed
  • Developed and conducted clinical conferences appropriate for the clinical issues at the clinical site
  • Completed student evaluations, the final grading process/procedure and submitted grades in a timely manner
  • Provided feedback to students in a timely manner in an environment in which students felt comfortable asking questions and seeking clarification
  • Educated nursing students in applying and demonstrating the nursing process in the care of patients with simple/common medical and surgical problems
  • Instructed nursing students to identify the use, purpose, effects, and side-effects of medications and begin to follow protocols for medication administration

Simulation Clinical Lab Assistant

SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE
ALTAMONTE Springs, FL
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Course content taught utilizing both a low and high-fidelity simulation laboratory environment in: Obstetrics, Basic Med-Surgical Nursing, Foundations of Nursing, and Fundamentals of Pharmacology

Per Diem Registered Staff Nurse

NATIONAL SURGICAL CENTERS OF AMERICA
Winter Park, FL

Administrator

ATLANTIC SURGERY CENTER
Daytona Beach, FL

Administrator

ORLANDO SURGERY CENTER
Orlando, FL

Administrator Clinical Nurse Manager

PARK PLACE SURGERY CENTER
Maitland, FL

Clinical Resource Manager

HCA - NORTH FLORIDA SUPPLY CHAIN
Sanford, FL

Operating Room Director-Manager

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Orlando, FL

Registered Nurse – Surgical Services

FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Sebring, FL

Registered Nurse - Newborn Nursery

Florida Hospital
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL

Registered Nurse- Newborn Nursery

FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Orlando, FL

Nurse Manager

OB-GYN SPECIALISTS
Winter Park, FL

Staff R.N. - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Orlando, FL

Education

Master of Science - Nurse Education

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, Spokane, WA
08.2014
  • Developed curriculum for staff/student training on intercollaborative professional healthcare practice. Master's in nursing level coursework completed in healthcare ethics, advanced pathophysiology, quantitative and qualitative research, evidence-based practice, culturally competent patient care, curriculum development, teaching-learning strategies, and learning assessment and evaluation. Nursing teaching experience utilized Bloom's taxonomy and Kolb's experiential learning theories in didactic lectures, concept mapping, reflective practice, simulation lab learning, and clinical practice.
  • Member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society
  • GPA: 3.9

Bachelor of Science - Legal Studies

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, Orlando, FL
01.2001
GPA: 4.0

Associate degree in nursing - Nursing

VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Orlando, FL
01.1986

Skills

  • Curriculum development
  • Infection control
  • Medication administration
  • Mentoring and supervision
  • Negotiation skills
  • Patient safety
  • Pharmacology expertise
  • Policy formulation
  • Qualitative research
  • Quality improvement and assurance
  • Simulation training
  • Sterile processing techniques
  • Team building and staff development
  • Organizational skills
  • Interpersonal and written communication
  • Budgeting and finance management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Strategic analysis and planning
  • Payroll management
  • Risk management processes
  • Regulatory compliance (AHCA, JCAH, AAAHC, CMS)
  • Conflict resolution skills
  • Self-motivated individual
  • Competency-based learning
  • Team collaboration
  • Academic progress monitoring
  • Effective communication
  • Positive student engagement
  • Distance learning

Affiliations

  • Florida Healthcare Simulation Alliance, 2014
  • Florida Nurses Association, 2016, Current
  • American Nurses Association, 2015, Current

Additional Information - Awards Honors

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Delta Chi Chapter, 02/13

Professional Licenses

RN 1757762 Florida e(NLC) multi state compact license, active, 04/30/25

Certification

  • Expiration 4/30/27

Timeline

Course Faculty Instructor - Western Governors University
11.2020 - Current
Program Mentor II, Nursing Faculty - Western Governors University
05.2015 - 11.2020
Clinical Adjunct Professor - Seminole State College of Florida
01.2014 - 01.2015
Simulation Clinical Lab Assistant - SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE
01.2014 - 01.2015
Per Diem Registered Staff Nurse - NATIONAL SURGICAL CENTERS OF AMERICA
Administrator - ATLANTIC SURGERY CENTER
Administrator - ORLANDO SURGERY CENTER
Administrator Clinical Nurse Manager - PARK PLACE SURGERY CENTER
Clinical Resource Manager - HCA - NORTH FLORIDA SUPPLY CHAIN
Operating Room Director-Manager - CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Registered Nurse – Surgical Services - FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Registered Nurse - Newborn Nursery - Florida Hospital
Registered Nurse- Newborn Nursery - FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Nurse Manager - OB-GYN SPECIALISTS
Staff R.N. - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY - Master of Science, Nurse Education
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - Bachelor of Science, Legal Studies
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Associate degree in nursing, Nursing

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