Biographical Sketch

Vonda Boone is an assistant professor of nursing in the Kitty DeGree School of Nursing at the University of Louisiana in Monroe. She is faculty in the level 1 Fundamentals course. Vonda especially enjoys teaching students with technology and providing instruction in the clinical setting. Vonda began her nursing career in 1987 as a Licensed Practical Nurse, she obtained from Delta-Ouachita Vocational Technical Institute in West Monroe, Louisiana. After obtaining an Associate Degree in Nursing from the USNY Regents College in Albany, New York, she worked for several years in NICU and Med-Surg before earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona in 2014. In 2017 she earned her Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Nursing Education from Excelsior College in Albany, New York. Vonda joined the Kitty DeGree School of Nursing as faculty in January of 2018 as an Assistant Professor where she has taught N3028, N2004,  N2009, N2002, and N4077. Her clinical experience includes adult nursing in a facility for the mentally challenged, medical-surgical, acute rehabilitation, respiratory rehabilitation, and quality analysis. She also enjoyed her 14 years in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Vonda served as manager over a medical-surgical floor for several years and Manager of Nursing Performance for a year before moving to the Quality department. Nursing organization memberships include: American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, Louisiana State Nurses Association, Alpha Chi, and Sigma Theta Tau. Outside of nursing, Vonda enjoys traveling, crafting, and playing with her grandchildren.

Licensure & Certification

Research Interests

Interest: Technology use in the classroom; Flipped classroom environment

Awards & Honors

January 2022 Teacher of the Day Nominee.

June 2020 Sister Ligouri Lawson Endowed Professorship in Nursing.

April 2018 Mildred L. Montag Award Nominee.

February 2014 Journey to "40/20".

October 2009 Essay winner for $1000 convention scholarship .

Courses Taught

NURS 2002TRANSITIONS IN NURSING, 8 course(s)

NURS 2004HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 10 course(s)

NURS 2009FUND PROF NURSING PRACTICE, 10 course(s)

NURS 2012GERO GEN RN TO BSN, 2 course(s)

NURS 3028ADULT HEALTH NURSING 2, 2 course(s)

NURS 4077NURSING MANAGMENT RN PRACTICUM, 1 course(s)