Nanette Lavoie-Vaughan, MSN, APN
nursenan1@earthlink.net
EDUCATION
Palm Beach Community College
Associate of Science in Nursing - 1975
EXPERIENCE
7/05 - 8/08
Evercare
   Nurse Practitioner in long-term care
4/95 - present
Nurse Nan Consulting
   Solo business for provision of consultation services to long term care
facilities for survey preparation and identified issues; individuals and groups for
home based primary care; and education for professionals and the public on
elder care, geriatric medicine and general nursing topics.
11/88 - present
Educational Resources
   Instructor- NCLEX Review courses
LICENSE
North Carolina 165493 (RN) / 900203 (NP)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • National Gerontological Nurse Practitioners Association
  • American College of Nurse Practitioners
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 1978
Clayton University
Masters of Science in Health Care Administration/Nursing Education - 1985
Florida State University
Masters of Science in Nursing - 1995
2/05 - 7/05
NC Department of Facility Services
   Long Term Care Facility Surveyor
1/04 - 8/04
Physicians Eldercare
   Nurse Practitioner - provide medical services for long term care facilities and
rest homes in 4 counties.
4/01 - 8/04
Symed Behavioral Medicine
   Nurse Practitioner - provide consultation to long term care facilities for
residents with dementia and psychiatric illness. Regional coordinator with
responsibility for marketing statewide and supervision of 3 nurse practitioners.
Provided operations management for state of North Carolina and covered 10
nursing homes
7/99 - 3/01
HouseCall Physicians
   Nurse Practitioner/CEO - private practice that provided primary care to 300
home bound geriatric patients, 2 long-term care facilities, 2 retirement
communities and 12 group homes. Owned and operated practice and
managed all aspects of practice and managed 50% of the patients.
1/99 - 5/99
Florida Atlantic University
   Instructor - Gerontology Program
4/95 - 1/99
VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL
   Nurse Practitioner - Extended Care Service - case load of 60 nursing home
patients, 300 geriatric clinic patients and provided case management for
community based program and hospitalized patients from the geriatric clinic.
Staff education and consultation for geriatric program.
1/94 - 4/95
VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
   Nurse Practitioner Student Practicum- day to day management of 120 nursing
home residents
9/94 - 12/94
Florida State University School of Nursing
   Teaching Assistant in BSN Program while attending MSN Program
7/93 - 9/94
Olsten Quality Care
   Home health nurse (while attending graduate program)
11/92 - 5/93
Planned Parenthood
   Clinic coordinator - hiring of staff, day to day management of clinic, budget
and finances for clinic
5/91 - 11/92 and 5/93 - 7/93
Mederi Home Health Florida
   Home Health Nurse (per diem as second employer)
11/87 - 5/89
Darcy Hall Nursing Center
   MDS coordinator
3/86 - 5/91
Palm Beach Community College
   Instructor - School of Nursing AS Program
8/84 - 2/86
North Technical Education Center
   Instructor- LPN Program
5/83 - 11/87
Beverly Enterprises
   ADON/DON at several facilities in South Florida
7/80 - 5/83
Palm Beach County Health Department
   Public health nurse in clinic and nursing supervisor of continuing education
for the county
11/79 - 5/80
Dade County Health Department
   Public health nurse
3/79 - 11/79
Jackson Memorial Hospital
   Charge nurse on Infant - Toddler Unit
1/79 - 3/79
Coral Gables Hospital
   Charge nurse - Hyperalimentation Unit
1/78 - 1/79
Nurses Inc
   Staff nurse
3/77 - 12/77
Upjohn Homecare Services
   Staff nurse
7/75 - 3/77
John F Kennedy Hospital
   Staff nurse and charge nurse
AWARDS
  • Sidney Davidson Scholarship for basic nursing education
  • Who’s Who in American Nursing - 1985, 1996
  • Employee of the Month- Beverly Enterprises 1984
  • Service Recognition Award for Job Excellence at the VA - 1998
PRESENTATIONS
  • Featured Speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2000
    conference in Washington, DC - “Primary Care in the Home Setting”
  • Featured Speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2001
    conference in Orlando, Fl- “Looking for Zebras - Abnormal Presentations in
    the Elderly”
  • Featured Speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2002
    conference in Reno, NV - “Making Housecalls a Reality”
  • Featured Speaker at the National Council of Geriatric Nurse Practitioners
    2003 conference in West Palm Beach, FL - “Entrepreneurship for GNPs”
  • Featured Speaker at NPACE conference 2003 in Boston. MA -
    “Management of the Dementia Patient” and “Top Ten Psychotropic Drugs”
  • Featured Speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2004
    conference in New Orleans - “Survival Skills for Long Term Care and
    Assisted Living” and “Risky Behavior in the Elderly - Sex, Drugs and Driving”
  • Featured Speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2006
    conference in Grapevine, TX - “Psychotropic Drug Management in the
    Elderly” and “Advanced Care Planning in Long Term Care”.
  • Featured Speaker at the National Council of Geriatric Nurse Practitioners
    2007 conference in San Diego, CA - “Psychotropic Drug Management in the
    Elderly”.
  • Member of Lecture Bureau - Forest Pharmaceuticals