Lou Ann Montgomery, PhD, RN, BC is the Associate Director/Nursing Education at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care. She is also Co-Director of the new Nursing Clinical Education Center, a joint venture between the Department of Nursing and the University of Iowa College of Nursing. In her Associate Director role, Dr. Montgomery is responsible for the oversight of nursing education (orientation, competency assurance and ongoing education) for the 2500 employees within the Department; placement of nursing students; and administration of the Department's continuing education providership under the Iowa Board of Nursing (Provider #34).
Prior to taking this position in 1999, Dr. Montgomery spent over 20 years in Pediatric Nursing/Children's and Women's Services where she held positions as staff nurse, assistant nurse manager and nurse manager of Neonatal ICU and advanced practice nurse for Neonatal ICU and Neonatal/Pediatric Transport. Her research interests include sibling support of critically ill children and family centered care during critical illness.
She has published over 30 manuscripts and received several professional awards and recognitions. She has made important contributions in the biomedical ethics within the Department and hospital, serving as adjunct faculty to the Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Montgomery is the recent past president of Sigma Theta Tau International's Gamma Chapter, which was recently recognized with 5 international awards and was named one of 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2006.
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