Quanza Mooring

Self-motivated Family Nurse Practitioner and experienced educator with 8 years of ER nursing experience, 12 years teaching in higher education, and varied nursing experiences, including: home health, urgent care, pediatrics, bariatrics, medical-surgical nursing, ICU, and long term care. Dedicated to improving health outcomes of underserved communities through preventive care and patient and family teaching.

• LICENSE STATE CERTIFICATE NO.
• FNP TX 1110862
• RN TX 942510
• APRN, ANCC, 2023
• Primary Procedure and Skills Certification, 2023
• Suturing Essentials Certification, 2023
• Certified Nurse Educator, NLN, August 2019

• 2020-present, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, member
• 2018-present, Texas Nurses Association, member
• 2010-present, American Nurses Association, member
• 2010-2017, North Carolina Nurses Association, member
• 2010, Emergency Nurses Association, member
• 2008-present, Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Sigma Chapter, Leadership Committee Chair

• Mooring, Q. (2016). Recruitment, advising, and retention programs- Challenges and solutions to the international problem of high nursing student attrition: A narrative literature review. Nurse Education Today, accepted for publication 3/3/2016.
• Mooring, Q. (2016). Aggressive Academic Advising Practices: Strategies to Improve Nursing. Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity, Spring 2016.
• Mooring, Q. (2020). Skills for success: Implementation of a first-year nursing retention program on pre-licensure nursing students. Nursing Education Research Conference, Sigma Theta Tau. Washington, DC.
• Bedgood, A., Bischoff, W., Mooring, Q., Trinidad, C. (2018, April). The art of transcultural nursing care: Promoting culturally competent interactions in education and the workplace-Panel discussion. The Pedagogy Conference. Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX.
• Bedgood, A., Bischoff, W., Mooring, Q., Trinidad, C. (2018, April). The Art of Transcultural Nursing Care: Promoting Culturally Competent Interactions in Education and the Workplace. Texas Lutheran University Department of Nursing, Seguin, TX.
• Mooring, Q. (accepted for presentation October, 2017). Improving nursing student retention through integration of soft skills teaching into the nursing curriculum. To be presented at the South Eastern Nursing Staff Education Symposium, Charlotte, NC.
• Hamilton, A. & Mooring, Q. (accepted for presentation July, 2017). More than just grades: Using blackboard to enhance student resilience and success. To be presented at the BbWorld Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• McNeilly, M. & Mooring, Q. (2016, March). Applying quality matters standards to a hybrid nursing research course: Improving student engagement. Presented at the Quality Matters Regional Conference, New York, NY.
• Mooring, Q. (2015, August). Aggressive academic advising practices: Strategies to improve nursing. Paper presented at the annual Health Professions Diversity Conference, Greensboro, NC.
• Mooring, Q. (2015, April). Aggressive academic advising: Integrating students to the college environment and fostering nursing student retention. Poster presented at the AACN Hot Issues Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

• APRN: TX, KY, OH, TN, NC, VA, PA, MI, IN, CT, RI, DE, NJ, NY
• RN: TX, KY, OH, TN, NC, VA, PA, MI, IN, CT, RI, DE, NJ, NY
• Primary Procedure and Skills Certfication, 2023
• Suturing Essentials Certification, 2023
• Certified Nurse Educator, NLN, 8/2019