Deanna Bland Hiott

PhD, MSN, RN

128 Rubiwood Circle | Greer | South Carolina 29651

864-354-0065 | schoolhome@aol.com

Profile

I am a creative, hardworking, self-motivated individual. I currently teach in the graduate nursing department at Anderson University (AU) which is located at the University Center in Greenville, S.C. I love research and writing and enjoy facilitating the graduate nurses Doctor of Nursing Practice projects and manuscript development.

My professional background includes work as a nurse for 12 years in labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum (LDRP) and mom/baby before working 9 years as a nurse in pediatrics. I obtained some experience as a medical-surgical and home health nurse as well. I have taught nursing in the clinical setting, classroom environment, and online for 11 years.

I have a green belt in Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and enjoy research and quality improvement. I have a natural talent for organization and thrive in a collaborative environment. My research focus concerns adolescent risk screening in the primary care setting. I am excited to continue to focus on researching and improving the health of this vulnerable population.

Most recent Employment History

2019 – Present Registered Nurse, Center for Pediatric Medicine, Prisma Health | Greenville, SC

PRN clinic R.N. in South Carolina’s largest pediatric ambulatory care center. This teaching facility serves a pediatric population of NICU graduates to 18-year-old young adults. All pediatric services are offered with an emphasis on various subclinical specialties. I am a member of the nurse council where I participate/facilitate team educational and professional development.

2015 – Present Assistant Professor Anderson University Graduate SON | Greenville, SC

I enjoy teaching in the MSN and DNP graduate nursing program at Anderson University. I have developed numerous online MSN and DNP level courses that focus on research, proposal development for the institutional review board (IRB), statistical analysis, manuscript writing and presentation development for study dissemination, interprofessional collaboration, and organizational leadership. Average IDEA classroom ratings based on a 1 – 5-point scale for all 9 Anderson University graduate classes is 4.6.

Classes developed and taught include: NUR 507 Integration of Scholarship into Practice (Research), NUR 704 Clinical Scholar Evidence-Based Practice (Proposal), NUR 708 DNP Project III Dissemination (Publishable Manuscript Development), NUR 501 and NUR 503 Faith and Learning, NUR 602 and NUR 707 Interprofessional Collaboration, NUR 601 Organizational and Systems Leadership, NUR 715 Scholarly Writing in Healthcare, NUR 701 Scientific Underpinnings for Nurse Practice (Theory), NUR 703 Epidemiology and Analytical Methods (I developed and taught the statistical component of this course).

Research interests include: Adolescent risk screening, adolescent risky behaviors, primary care, quality improvement, Lean Six Sigma, interprofessional collaboration.

At Anderson University, I have served as a faculty mentor for new faculty for 4 years, on the faculty status committee (FSC) for 2 years, and I have served as chair of the graduate curriculum committee for 2 years. I have also served on the graduate sub-committee for 5 years. I have assisted the School of Physical Therapy with student interviews and continued to mentor graduate nursing student’s research endeavors.

After serving on the Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resources (OER) forum from 2015 – 2016, I have worked hard to transition all graduate nursing classes to textbooks available through the library, Open Educational Resources, and governmental resources to decrease student costs. Finding new and creative ways to engage students within the online environment intrigues me. Active, purposeful teaching incorporating visual and auditory methods can create a stimulating and exciting online classroom for the nurse leaders of tomorrow.

2015 – 2017 Assistant Professor Anderson University Undergraduate SON | Anderson, SC

I was responsible for developing and coordinating the clinical and didactic pediatric class for the traditional BSN program and the accelerated BSN program. This included planning, organizing and teaching pediatrics in the classroom, as well as, simulation and clinical environments. Classes developed and taught included: NUR 421 Childrearing and NUR 421 Lab

Average IDEA ratings based on a 1 – 5-point scale for all eight pediatric classes taught was 4.2 and ATI scores increased.

I enjoyed precepting students and participating in AUSON activities. Additionally, I mentored new AU faculty and AU pediatric nursing faculty.

I continue to maintain and expand the various educational sites that I created through the years to supplement student learning. These educational sites include: a pediatric nursing wiki (closed in 07/2018 with the closure of Wikispaces.com), Nurse’s Watch blog and a Pinterest for student learning enhancement.

2014 – 2020 Research and Development (Inactive) UCAYA| Greenville, SC

Co-founder of the Upstate Coalition for Adolescents and Young Adults in 2014 with Michael Guyton M.D. Duties within the organization include continued model development and refinement, development of professional collaborations, community expansion, research, outcome measurements, knowledge dissemination and grant procurement. We partnered with Just Say Something (formerly Greenville Family Partnership) to develop this organization as a community based participatory group to address adolescent risk identification and intervention services.

2014 – 2015 Coordinator of Pediatric QI & Research GHS | Greenville, SC

I have worked at the Center for Pediatric Medicine (CPM) with the Greenville Health System (GHS) supporting and facilitating quality improvement initiatives and collaborating with several multi-disciplinary research and program development initiatives aimed at improving the pediatric healthcare setting and patient care.

These initiatives have been achieved by leading staff involvement and training with Lean Six Sigma (LSS) principles, facilitating project development and poster presentations. Additionally, I have developed collaborative partnerships within the GHS infrastructure and expanded the pediatric collaborative presence with local and state level stakeholders. Program development has included the development of a detailed adolescent and young adult program designed to increase access to care, increase support and contain costs with this target population.

Other research initiatives include studies focusing on assessing and improving adolescent risk screening methods in the primary care system and planning a retrospective study for the Centering Parenting program.

2012 – 2014 QI Pro with OQUIN Grant GHS| Greenville, SC

Completed grant initiatives for the Center for Pediatric Medicine at GHS for the Outpatient Quality Improvement Network (OQUIN), now Care Coordination Institute (CCI). This grant equipped nurses within the primary care environment with Lean Six Sigma white, yellow and green belt certifications to be quality improvement professionals (QI Pro). As a QI Pro with the OQUIN and later CCI networks, I worked at the Center of Pediatric Medicine within the Greenville Health System on quality improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Six Sigma principles.

Outcomes included improvements in obesity identification, care coordination documentation, and work on a collaborative patient contact improvement exploratory study. All initiatives concluded with poster presentations at the yearly OQUIN/CCI symposium.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Grant #16000-14-35228; University of South Carolina, 2011 - 2014.

2012 – 2014 Nursing Instructor USC Upstate | Greenville, SC

I taught pediatrics in the classroom, as well as in the clinical environment. I also developed and taught Fundamental classes and Pathophysiology. I created 2 nursing wikis called Nursing Class and Nursing Class 2 for pediatrics, pathophysiology and fundamental nursing students. These wikis are still active and available for any nursing student or instructor in world with an Internet connection to freely use.

Outcomes: the wikis and blog have been recognized with awards and had articles reprinted with permission; HESI scores increased in pediatrics and fundamentals.

Curriculum committee member and SNA leader.

2010 – 2011 Staff Nurse/ Charge Nurse Evening Clinic GHS| Greenville, SC

R.N. in one of South Carolina’s largest pediatric ambulatory care centers. This teaching facility serves a pediatric population of NICU graduates to 18-year-old young adults. All pediatric services are offered with an emphasis on various subclinical specialties. Reach Out and Read grant volunteer.

2009 – 2010 Clinical Nursing Instructor GTC | Greenville, SC

Clinical nursing instructor of pediatric students. Developed a nursing wiki called Nursing Class to help orient the GTC students to the Center for Pediatric Medicine. This site also proved advantageous to orienting new employees to CPM as well.

2006 - 2009 LDRP staff nurse Greer Memorial | Greer, SC

R.N. in a growing 10 bed Labor / Delivery / Recovery / Postpartum Unit with 1 operating room and approximately 600-800 deliveries per year.

2003 – 2006 LDRP staff nurse Bon Secours| Greenville, SC

R. N. with St. Francis Women’s and Family Hospital. This 24 bed Labor / Delivery / Recovery / Postpartum Unit had 2 operating rooms and approximately 2000 deliveries a year.

2002-2003 RN staff nurse Allen Bennett Hospital| Greer, SC

R. N. with Allen Bennett Hospital (part of the Greenville Health System) on the medical surgical floor.

2002-2003 Home health RN Pediatric Services of America| Powdersville S.C.

R. N. with Pediatric Services of America (PSA). Home health care provided for medically fragile children.

1985 – 1986 L.D.R.P. staff nurse The Childbirth Center| Mills Avenue, Greenville S.C.

R. N. staff nurse with The Childbirth Center located on Mills Avenue in Greenville S.C. A 3/4 bed free-standing Labor / Delivery / Recovery / Postpartum Unit.

1980 – 1984 Labor & Delivery nurse Greenville General Hospital| Greenville Memorial Hospital| Greenville S.C.

R. N. staff nurse in labor and delivery department located within Greenville General Hospital which later moved to Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Education

Medical University of South Carolina Ph.D., Nursing 2013 – 2018

Charleston Southern University MSN, Nursing Education 2009 – 2011

University of South Carolina Upstate BSN 2008 – 2009

University of South Carolina Upstate BS Interdisciplinary Studies 1980 – 1982

University of South Carolina Upstate ADN 1978 – 1980

Greenville Technical College AD Dental Hygiene 1975 – 1977

Other experience/Professional Memberships

Licensed Registered Nurse, South Carolina 1980 – Present

Southern Nursing Research Society 2018 – Present

Core Clinical Research Training (CCRT) Certification 2014 – Present

Co-Founder Upstate Coalition for Adolescents and Young Adults 2014 – Present

CITI Certification 2013 – Present

USC Upstate Online Instruction Certificate 2013

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified 2012 – Present

Wiki: Nursing Class 2, http://nursingclass2.wikispaces.com (closed 7/2018) 2012 - 2018

Wiki: Nursing Class, http://nursingclass.wikispaces.com (closed 7/2018) 2011 – 2018

Sigma Theta Tau Mu Rho Member 2011 – 2018

National League for Nursing Member 2011 – 2013

Blogger Nurse’s Watch http://nurseswatch.blogspot.com 2009 – Present

Nurse’s Watch Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/nurseswatch/ 2016 – Present

Honors/Recognition

Recipient of the Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Award, MUSC 2016

Recipient of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship, MUSC 2016

Research Proposal Defense, PhD Candidate at MUSC with 3.8 GPA 2015

Recipient of the Dorothy Johnson Crews Scholarship, MUSC 2013

MUSC Student Representative Ph.D. Planning Committee 2013 – 2014

Articles from Nurse’s Watch blog published at NurseTogether.com 2013

Nursing Class Wiki recognized as wiki of note by Webicina.com 2012

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society Inductee 2011

Graduated Charleston Southern University, MSN, GPA 3.89 2011

Nurse’s Watch Blog Recognized by Masters of Nursing.org 2011

Graduated University of South Carolina Upstate, BSN - Cum Laude 2009

Professional Progress Award, Greenville Technical College 1977

Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges 1977

Manuscripts

Dahlberg, D., Wilson, C., Hiott, D.B. (2019). Implementing Pediatric Fluoride Varnish Application in a Rural Primary Care Medical Office: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Hiott, D. B., Phillips, S., & Amella, E. (2017). Adolescent risk screening instruments for the primary care setting: An integrative review. Comprehensive Child

and Adolescent Nursing. doi:10.1080/24694193.2017.1330372

Hudson, S.M.; Hiott, D.B.; Cole, J.; Davis, R.; Egan, B.M. & Laken, M.A. (2014). Increasing capacity for quality improvement in underresourced primary care settings. Quality Management Health Care, 23(3), 155-162. Doi: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000031

Presentations/Posters

Hiott, D. B., Phillips, S., Amella, E., Mueller, M., & Rushton, F. (9/28/2018). Poster presentation: The HEEADSSS psychosocial interview: An integrative review using the Donabedian Framework. Upstate AHEC Fifteenth Research Symposium: Transforming Clinical Practice and Education. Poster presentation. School of Nursing. Medical University of South Carolina. Greenville Technical College, Barton Campus, Greenville, S.C.

Hiott, D. B., Phillips, S., Amella, E., Mueller, M., Nichols, M., & Rushton, F. (2016). Youth Risk Screening Instruments for the Primary Care Setting: An Integrative Review Utilizing the Donabedian Framework Poster Presentation: Fourteenth Annual Research Symposium:Research Impacting Clinical Practice. Greenville, S.C.: Upstate Area Health Education Center, AHEC.

Hiott, D. B., Guyton, M., O'Connor, S., & Kimble, C. (2015). Poster Presentation: The UCAYA Adolescent Health Model: Takeaways for Multidisciplinary Collaborative Development. Paper presented at the Upstate AHEC: Thirteenth Annual Research Symposium: Integrating Research with Action to Promote Health Equity, Greenville, S.C.

Hiott, Hudson, Laken, Qanungo, & Wallston, (2014) Poster Presentation: Patient Contact Collaborative at the Children's Hospital, Center of Pediatric Medicine, Greenville Health System. Care Coordination Institute Annual Symposium. Columbia, SC.

Hiott, D. B. (April 19 & 20, 2013). Poster Presentation: Case Management Process Improvement. Center for Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital, Greenville Health System. Outpatient Quality Improvement Network Annual Symposium, Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan: Multi-stakeholder Perspectives and Collaboration. Columbia, SC.

Hiott, D.B. (May 14 & 15, 2013). Presentation: Wikis: Educating the classroom and the world. First Annual QEP Technology Symposium, Stepping Up: Meeting The Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Classroom, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC.

Hiott, D. B. (September 27, 2013). Presentation: Interprofessional collaboration: What does it look like? Eleventh Annual Upstate Area Health Education Center Symposium: The Nursing Link to Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare Research, Greenville SC.

Hiott, D.B. (2012). Poster Presentation: Obesity Identification Initiative. The Center for Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital, Greenville Health System. Outpatient Quality Improvement Network Annual Symposium, Columbia, SC.

Professional & Community Service

Nurse Council Member: Center of Pediatric Medicine, Prisma Health 2020 - present

Reviewer: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2020 – present

Reviewer: Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2019 - present

Research Consultant: Just Say Something Greenville S.C. Non-profit 2019 - 2020

https://justsaysomethingsc.org/

Upstate Area Health Education Center (AHEC) 2019 - 2020

16^th annual research symposium planning committee

AU Faculty Status Committee 2019 – present

AU Chair Graduate Curriculum Committee 2019 - present

AU Faculty Mentor Program 2018 - present

AU Graduate Committee 2016 - present

Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resources (OER) forum 2015-2016

Co-Founder Upstate Coalition for Adolescents and Young Adults 2014 – 2020

(UCAYA) under Just Say Something (formerly Greenville Family Partnership)

Reach Out and Read Initiative: 2012 – 2017

Spring book drive for the Center for Pediatric Medicine’s older school age population.

Greer First Baptist (GFB) 1989 – Present

GFB Vacation Bible school preschool choir leader 1990 – 2003

GFB Sunday school teacher/mission friends leader 1990 – 2003

Host Home: Irish Children’s Summer Program Summer - 1998

Meals on Wheels driver 1996 – 1999

References

Available upon request