Douglas J. Stephens, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor, Lead Faculty AGACNP Program
JSU South Complex
djstephens@jsu.edu

Dr. Stephens is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Program at Jacksonville State University (JSU). He is the Lead faculty for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) track. He is nationally certified as Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) through American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and licensed through the Alabama Board of Nursing. He has taught in the graduate nursing program at JSU since 2017, where he has collaboratively worked with graduate faculty to develop and revise the graduate nursing curriculum. Dr. Douglas J. Stephens received a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Alabama Birmingham in 2017. His scholarly project focused on quality improvement in palliative care in the intensive care unit. He continues to pursue research in identifying patterns of palliative care consults to educate healthcare providers on utilizing palliative care in critically ill patients. He obtained a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in ACNP in 2011. Dr. Stephens has been vital in the guidance of novice nurses and advanced practice nurses as a preceptor. Dr. Stephens has helped structure, develop and guide AGACNP practice in his current clinical practice through procedural simulation instruction. Dr. Stephens has provided local and state presentations advocating patient-centered health care and inter-professional education.

Douglas Stephens

Academic Research/Interest

  • Procedural and Immersive simulation
  • Simulated Telehealth Experience for Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Active Learning Techniques promoting competency-based curriculum
  • Evidence-based Practices in Critical Care Medicine / Acute Care Adult-Geriatric Patients
  • Utilization of Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Interprofessional Education
  • Professional Identity Formation in Nursing

Courses Taught

  • NU 607 Advanced Health Assessment
  • NU 613 Physio-pathological Basis for Advanced Nursing
  • NU 620 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses
  • NU 707 Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice
  • NU 708 Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Health Care
  • NU 713 Organizational and System Leadership for Advanced Practice Nursing
  • ANP 668 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I
  • ANP 669 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I Practicum
  • ANP 671 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention & Issues for Advanced Nursing Practice
  • ANP 672 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II
  • ANP 673 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II Practicum
  • ANP 674 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III
  • ANP 675 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III Practicum
  • ANP 676 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner IV
  • ANP 677 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner IV Practicum
  • ANP 796 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Project Planning & Development
  • ANP 797 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Residency I
  • ANP 798 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Residency II
  • ANP 799 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Residency III

Education

Doctorate of Nursing Practice, University of Alabama Birmingham, 2017. Major: Nursing/Adult Acute Care Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Nursing Education Dissertation Title: Pattern of Palliative Care Consults in the Intensive Care Unit MSN, University of Alabama Birmingham, 2011. Major: Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Critical Care Medicine Dissertation Title: The effect of Beta-Blocker therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease BSN, Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University, 2007. Major: Nursing BS, Southern University, 2001. Major: Nutrition Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Dietetics Internship BS, Southern University, 2000. Major: Family and Consumer Science - Nutrition Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Dietetics