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Cindy Grandjean

Associate Professor, PhD, MGA,MS, CRNP

Phone: 202-319-6542

E-Mail: grandjean@cua.edu

Education

PhD May 2003 Human Development/Education University of Maryland at College Park

MS May 1994 University of Maryland at Baltimore - Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

MGA Dec. 1990 University of Maryland at College Park- Health Care track - Honors

BS 1985 York College of Pennsylvania - Nursing May - Magna Cum Laude

Professional Activities

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing The Catholic University of America - August 2004 to Present

Adjunct Faculty, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing - May 2003 to Present

Assistant Professor, Course Director for the Primary Care of Adults Course Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences - August 1996 to May 2003

Nurse Practitioner Calvert Internal Medicine, Dunkirk, MD Treating Adult/Geriatric Patients 6/96- Present

Nurse Practitioner Drs. Berard & Parkhurst Provide complete medical care in collaboration with physicians to adult and geriatric patients in a doctor's office setting. 7/94-6/96

Advice Nurse Kaiser Permanete, Responsible for telephone triage of medical questions received from Kaiser's 300,000 Mid-Atlantic region. 2/92- 5/94

On-Call ER Staff Nurse Holy Cross, Doctor's & Mount Vernon 10/91-2/92

Director of Patient Care Independence Court 2/91-9/91

Quality Assurance/ Utilization Review Coordinator Prince George's Hospital Center 8/91-2/91

Staff Nurse- ER/Trauma Unit Prince George's Hospital Center 9/87- 8/89

Staff Nurse- Critical Care Unit Prince George's Hospital Center 2/86- 9/87

Staff Nurse- Medical/ Surgical Unit Prince George's Hospital Center 8/85- 2/86

Research Interests

Spirituality and Health Outcomes

Sleep Disorders and Adult

Geriatric Health Care Issues

Publications and Presentation

The Role of Perceived Control as a Mediator Between Religious Coping and Psychological Well-Being of the Elderly, Poster Presentation, NIH Conference.

*"Grandjean, C. "Sweating up a Storm: A Clinical Challenge." The Clinical Advisor (In Press).

"Grandjean, C. "Mamogram and Bone Density Protocols." In Long, V. & McMullen, P (2002). Telephone triage protocols in obstetrics and gynecology. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott.

Incorporating Spirituality into Patient Care, National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, 11/2000.

C. K. Grandjean and S. Gibbons, "Assessing ambulatory geriatric sleep complaints." The Nurse Practitioner, 2000, 25 (9): pp25-41.

C. K. Grandjean and K. L. Minor, coauthored Chapter 31 "Antacids", in book titled Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, by M. W. Edmunds and M. S. Mayhew, Mosby Publishers, Inc., 499 pages, 2000.

C. K. Grandjean and M. S. Mayhew coauthored Chapter 40 "Muscle Relaxants", in book titled Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, by M. W. Edmunds and M. S. Mayhew, Mosby Publishers, Inc., 499 pages, 2000.

M. S. Mayhew and C. K. Grandjean coauthored Chapter 25 "Calcium Channel Blockers", in book titled Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, by M. W. Edmunds and M. S. Mayhew, Mosby Publishers, Inc., 499 pages, 2000.

C. K. Grandjean and K. L. Minor, coauthored Chapter 36 "Acetaminophen", in book titled Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, by M. W. Edmunds and M. S. Mayhew, Mosby Publishers, Inc., 499 pages, 2000.

K. M. O'Rourke, C. K. Grandjean, and M. S. Mayhew coauthored Chapter 27 "Other Antihypertensives and Peripheral Vascular Drugs", in book titled Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, by M. W. Edmunds and M. S. Mayhew, Mosby Publishers, Inc., 499 pages, 2000.

Edmunds ME & Mayhew MS. Office Procedures for Primary Care. St. Louis: Mosby. 1996. (Contributor)

Sleep disorders in the elderly, 15th Annual National NP Symposium, U of MD & NP Journal, Baltimore, MD. 9/21/94

*Denotes peer reviewed journal

Professional/Honor Society Membership

Maryland Nurses Association

Emergency Nurses Association

Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland

National Nurse Practitioner Association

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty

Honors

Alpha Chi Honor Society

Senior Honor Society

Sigma Theta Tau

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Professional Licensure/Certification

Board Certification as Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification Maryland