grew up in rural North Carolina. Attended UNC-CH for BSN, University of Virginia for MSN and PNP and The catholic Un iversity
of America for PhD in Nursing.
Education
University of Maryland, School of Nursing,
2001
Major: Infectious Disease and Barrier Technology
Degree: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Catholic University Of America,
1990
Major: Philosophy, Nursing
Degree: Ph. D.
University of Virginia,
1978
Major: Nursing
Degree: M.S.
University of Virginia,
1976
Major: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Degree:
University of North Carolina,
1971
Major: Nursing
Degree: B.S.
Research Interests
Informatics, Telehealth, Rural Health
Books
Plichta, S., and Garzon, L. S. (2008). Basic Statistics for Nursing and Health Professions. Williams and Wilkins, Lippincott.
Schaffer, S., Garzon, L. S., Heroux, D., and Korniewicz, D. (1995). Infection Prevention and Safe Practice. St. Louis: Mosby Yearbook.
Book Chapters
Garzon, L. S. (2001). Effective and Ineffective Breastfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual.
Garzon, L. S. (1999). Breastfeeding: Effective and Ineffective.. Nursing Diagnosis Cards.
Garzon, L. S. (1999). Effective and Ineffective Breastfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis Reference Disk.
Garzon, L. S. (1998). Effective and Ineffective Breastfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual.
Garzon, L. S. (1998). Empowerment in Neighborhoods.. Advance Practice Nursing in the Community.
Garzon, L. S. (1996). Breastfeeding: Effective and Ineffective.. Nursing Diagnosis Pocket Manual.
Garzon, L. S. (1996). Effective and Ineffective Breasrfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis Cards.
Garzon, L. S. (1995). Breastfeeding Success: Effective and Ineffective Strategies.. Nursing Diagnosos and Implementation.
Schaffer, S., Garzon, L. S., Heroux, D., and Korniewicz, D. (1995). Infection Prevention and Safe Practice. (pp. Chapters 16-22). Infection Prevention and Safe Practice.
Garzon, L. S. (1993). Effective Breastfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis and Implementation.
Garzon, L. S. (1991). Maternal-Neonatal Health Nursing Diagnosis.. Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual.
Garzon, L. S. (1990). Effective Breastfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis in Clinical Practice.
Garzon, L. S. (1990). Effective Breastfeeding.. Nursing Diagnosis and Implementation.
Articles
Locke, E. F., Garzon, L. S., Plichta, S. B., and Rutledge, C. M. (2010). A pilot study of diversity climate and organizational effectiveness in accredited U.S. physical therapist education programs. Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association
Hunter, A., Denman-Vitale, S., Garzon, L. S., Jackson-Allen, P., and Schumann, L. (2007). Globa Infections: Recognition, Management and Prevention. Nurse Practitioner, 32 (2), (pp. 34-42).
Clements, T. P., Garzon, L. S., and Milliken, T. (2006). Survivors Guilt Following Sudden Traumatic Loss: Promoting Early Intervention in the Critical Care Setting. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 18 (3), (pp. 359-369).
Garzon, L. S., Ewald, R. E., Rutledge, C. M., and Meadows, T. M. (2006). The School Nurse's Role in Prevention of Student Use of Performance Enhancing Supplements. Journal of School Health, 75 (5), (pp. 1-5).
Garzon, L. S., Ewald, R., Rutledge, C., and Meadows, T. (2006). The School Nurses Role in prevention of Student Use of Performance Enhancing Supplements. Journal of School Health, 76 (5), (pp. 159-163).
Rutledge, C., Garzon, L. S., Karlowicz, K., and Scott, M. (2004). Using Standardized Patients to Teach and Evaluation Nurse Practitioner Students on Culturally Competency. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 1 (1), (pp. 17).
Korniewicz, D., Garzon, L. S., Seltzer, J., and Fienleib, M. (2004). Failure Rates of Non-latex Surgical Gloves. American Journal of Infection Control, 32 (5), (pp. 268-273).
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Scott, M. A., and Karlowicz, K. A. (2004). Using standardized patients to teach and evaluate nurse practitioner students on cultural competency. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 1 (1),
Korniewicz, D., Garzon, L. S., and Plichta, S. (2003). Health Care Workers: Risk Factors for Non-latex and Latex Gloves During Surgery. American Journal of Industrial Hygiene, 64 (6), (pp. 851-5).
Garimella, R., Plichta, S., Houseman, C., and Garzon, L. S. (2002). How Physicians Feel About the Work of Assisting Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Academic Medicine, 77 (12), (pp. 1262-5).
Garzon, L. S., and Wiles, L. (2002). Management of Respiratory Syncytial Virus with Lower Respiratory Infection in Infants and Children. AACN Clinical Issues, 13 (3), (pp. 421-30).
Garzon, L. S., Korniewicz, D., Seltzer, J., Kennedy, N., and Feinleib, M. (2001). Implementation of Non-Latex Surgical Glove Study in the Operating Room. AORN Journal, 73 (2), (pp. 435-445).
Garimella, R., Plichta, S., Houseman, C., and Garzon, L. S. (2000). Physician Beliefs about Victims of Spouse Abuse and About the Physician Role. Journal of Women's Health, 9 (4), (pp. 405-411).
Misra, R., and Garzon, L. S. (1998). Nutritional Outcomes of Rural High Risk Pregnant Women. Food and Nutrition Science, 4 (5), (pp. 212-222).
Alexy, B., Benjamin-Cole, R., Nichols, B., and Garzon, L. S. (1997). Prenatal Factors and Birth Outcomes in the Public Health Service: An Rural/Urban Comparison. Research in Nursing & Health, 20 (1), (pp. 61-70).
Garzon, L. S., and Korniewicz, D. (1994). How to Choose and Use Gloves. Nursing 94 (pp. 32-34).
Presentations
Evidence to Influence Practice Policy: DNP Research Capstone Projects.
Conference Name:
Location: New Orleans, La
Date: September 28, 2011
Authors/Presenters: Shephard, L. Presenter & Author
Building Research Capacity with DNP Practice leaders
Conference Name: STT Research Society
Sponsoring Organization: STT Research Society
Location: Cancun. Mexico
Date: July 15, 2011
Authors/Presenters: Shephard, L. Presenter & Author
“Developing DNP Expertise in Using Social Media to Meet the Needs of Rural America” I
Conference Name:
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: June 15, 2011
Authors/Presenters: Shephard, L.
. “Advancing Safe and Quality Healthcare: A Global Priority”
Conference Name:
Location: Malta
Date: May 8, 2011
Authors/Presenters: Garzon, L. S.
Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Rural America through DNP Interdisciplinary Teams
Sponsoring Organization: 3rd National DNP Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: September, 2010
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S. Renaud, M.
Addressing the Healthcare Crisis with an Innovative DNP Program
Conference Name: NBONPF
Sponsoring Organization: NBONPF
Location: Washington, DC
Date: April, 2010
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Presenter & Author Garzon, L. S. Renaud, M. Garzon, L. S. Putnam, K.
Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations with DNP Capstone Projects
Conference Name: AACN
Sponsoring Organization: AACN
Location: Captiva Island, Florida
Date: January, 2010
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Presenter & Author Garzon, L. S. Renaud, M. Putnam, K.
Educating Healthcare Providers to Deliver Equitable Care through Learning with Simulations
Conference Name:
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date: June 26, 2009
Authors/Presenters: Garzon, B. Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S.
Successfully Swimming Upstream: Effective Educational Strategies for Helping Students Navigate from Point A to Point B Regarding
Health and Health Care Disparities
Conference Name: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Location: Orlando, Florida
Date: February, 2009
Authors/Presenters: Adams Tufts, K. Presenter & Author Karlowicz, K. A. Presenter & Author Jean-Gille, C. Author Only Garzon, L. S. Author Only Rutledge, C. M. Author Only
Creating Culturally Competent Nurse Midwives for Rural Virginia
Conference Name:
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: November, 2007
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. Garzon, L. S. Fehr, J.
Creating Culturally Competent Nurse Midwives for Rural Virginia
Conference Name:
Location: Washington, DC
Date: November, 2007
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S. Fehr, J.
Nurse Practitioner's Attitudes and Ability to Work with Goth Teens
Conference Name:
Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: July, 2007
Authors/Presenters: Garzon, L. S. Rutledge, C. M.
Nurse Practitioner's Attitudes and Ability to Work with Goth Teens
Conference Name:
Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: July, 2007
Authors/Presenters: Garzon, L. S. Rutledge, C.
Educating Advanced Practice Nurses with Standardized Patients
Conference Name:
Location: Denver, Colorado
Date: April, 2007
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. Garzon, L. S.
Educating Advanced Practice Nurses with Standardized Patients
Conference Name:
Location: Denver, Colorado
Date: April, 2007
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S.
Providing Culturally-Appropiate Healthcare to Adolescent from Counter-Cultures
Conference Name:
Location: Boston, MA
Date: November, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. Scott, M. Garzon, L. S. Klahr, R.
Providing Culturally-Appropriate Healthcare to Adolescents from Counter-Cultures
Conference Name:
Location: Boston, MA
Date: November, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Scott, M. A. Garzon, L. S. Klahr, R.
Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Address Lesbian, Gay Issues
Conference Name:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: July, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Klahr, R. Benjamin, R. S. Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S. Plichta, S. B. Scott, M. A.
Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Adolescents from Counter Cultures
Conference Name:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: July, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Garzon, L. S. Rutledge, C. M. Klahr, R. Scott, M. A.
Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students Issues of Cultural Diversity and Health Disparities
Conference Name:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: July, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Benjamin, R. S. Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S. Klahr, R.
Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Adolescent from Counter
Conference Name:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: July, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Benjamin, R. Rutledge, C. Garzon, L. S. Klahr, R.
Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Adolescents from Counter Cultures
Conference Name:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: July, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Garzon, L. S. Rutledge, C. Klahr, R. Scott, M.
Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Obese African American Women
Conference Name:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: July, 2006
Authors/Presenters: Rutledge, C. M. Garzon, L. S. Klahr, R.