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Overview
Work History
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Educational Resource Development
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Tracy Blanc, MSN, RN

Terre Haute,IN

Summary

Student-centered Professor with over 30 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and 17 years of experience teaching nursing at Ivy Tech. Experience in supporting students, designing courses and providing remediation for students. Commended for sustaining effective learning environment. Active participation in multiple campus wide committees, currently participating in the strategic plan committee for the Terre Haute campus and in the state-wide nursing curriculum course development committee.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Nursing Instructor

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
01.2007 - Current
  • Courses taught include psychiatric nursing, community health, pharmacology, fundamentals and paramedic to associated degree nursing transition.
  • Focus on assisting students who need to repeat courses with remediation, study skills and test taking strategies..
  • Have participated in multiple campus and nursing state-wide committees including sub-committee's for the new nursing curriculum
  • 100% NCLEX pass rate for PN students since 2009
  • Average pass rate of 91.3% since 2020 for ASN students

Registered Nurse

Terre Haute Regional Hospital
01.1993 - 01.2007
  • Worked in a variety of settings including medical/surgical, oncology, ICU, case management, house supervisor and education
  • Served as the Director of the Education department from 2003-2007.

Education

Doctorate of Nursing Practice -

Walden University
12.2024

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Walden University
02.2011

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
05.1995

Associate of Science - Nursing

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
05.1993

Skills

  • Teaching strategies
  • Course Planning
  • Academic advising
  • Educational technology
  • Faculty Collaboration
  • Classroom Management
  • Peer Collaboration

Educational Resource Development

  • 2024, Elsevier, Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10e by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, Reviewed and updated multiple text chapters. Reviewed and updated complete student study guide.
  • 2023, Elsevier, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 10e by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, Reviewed and updated multiple text chapters
  • 2022, GEX, INC, Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I, 4th edition, Reviewed and updated NCLEX style questions
  • 2020, Elsevier, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9e by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, Reviewed and updated text chapters on mental health, addictions, respiratory, urinary and neurological nursing
  • 2020, Lippincot, Williams and Wilcott, Updated and wrote new NCLEX style questions for multiple pediatric textbooks for use within an online data base
  • 2018, Elsevier, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 8e by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, Reviewed and updated text chapters on mental health and addictions nursing. Wrote questions for online test bank.
  • 2018, FA Davis, Essentials of Mental Health Nursing, 8e by Mary C. Townsend Karyn I. Morgan, Reviewed multiple chapters for new edition of text.
  • 2016, Cohesion, Developed nursing focused content for an online math course as a part of an online ASN degree program
  • 2016, GEX, Medical-Surgical Nursing, 3e, Australian Verson By LeMone, Reviewed, mapped nursing standards and updated test bank questions for new edition
  • 2014, Pearson, Foundations of Nursing, 3e, Australian Version by Berman et al., Reviewed and updated test bank questions for new edition
  • 2014, Elsevier, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7e by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, Reviewed and updated text chapters on mental health and addictions nursing. Wrote questions for online test bank.
  • 2013, Pearson, Patient Focuses Assessment: The Art and Science of Clinical Data Gathering by Thomas Mansen, Writer for student resource manual. Wrote NCLEX questions, developed case studies and identified appropriate web links for multiple chapters.
  • 2013, High-Acuity Nursing, 6e by Kathleen Wagner and Melanie Hardin-Pierce, Writer for student resource manual. Reviewed and updated NCLEX questions, case studies, and web links for entire text.
  • 2012, Prentice Hall, Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 4e by Adams et al., Writer for student resource manual. Wrote, reviewed and updated NCLEX questions, case studies and web links for multiple chapters.
  • 2012, Prentice Hall, Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 2e by Kathleen Perrin, Writer for student resource manual. Reviewed and updated NCLEX questions, case studies, and web links.
  • 2011, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Fundamentals of Nursing by Cravens et al, 7e, Reviewed and wrote NCLEX style test questions for online test bank
  • 2011, nSight, Health Industry Communication by Nancy Hicks and Christina Nichols, Writer for the instructor resource manual. Wrote questions for test bank and developed case studies for multiple chapters.
  • 2010, Prentice Hall, Medical Surgical Nursing Care 5th edition by Priscilla LeMone and Karen M. Burke, Reviewed and revised classroom and clinical activities for the instructor resource manual.
  • 2009, Prentice Hall, Berman Nursing Basics for Clinical Practice 1st edition by Audrey Berman, Shirlee Snyder and Debra S. McKinney, Writer and review for the instructor resource manual.
  • 2009, nSight, Medical-Surgical Nursing Preparation for Practice by Kathleen Osborn, Cheryl Wraa and Annita Watson, Reviewed and corrected online content for online My Nursing Lab. Included writing NCLEX style questions and study guide material.
  • 2008, Prentice Hall, Gerontological Nursing 2nd edition by Patricia A Tabloski, Writer and reviewer for instructor resource manual. Completed NCLEX style questions, concepts for lecture notes and discussion points.
  • 2008, Prentice Hall, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Preparation for Practice by Osborn, Writer for instructor resource manual. Completed NCLEX style questions, concepts for lecture notes, and discussion points.
  • 2008, Medical Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care by LeMone and Burke, Reviewer for textbook chapters.
  • 2008, Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing by Kathleen Oiumet Perrin, Writer for student resource manual. Completed critical thinking questions, care plans and NCLEX style questions.
  • 2008, Elsevier, Medical Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice by Susan deWit, Writer for TEACH, an instructor resource guide. Completed NCLEX style questions, discussion points for class and clinical settings and lecture note outlines.

Timeline

Nursing Instructor

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
01.2007 - Current

Registered Nurse

Terre Haute Regional Hospital
01.1993 - 01.2007

Doctorate of Nursing Practice -

Walden University

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Walden University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Indiana State University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Indiana State University
Tracy Blanc, MSN, RN