Audrey M. Beauvais, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN-BC

Audrey M. Beauvais, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN-BC

Director Undergraduate Nursing Program & Assistant Professor

Degrees and Certifications

D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University
M.S.N., Sacred Heart University
M.B.A., Sacred Heart University
B.S.N., Fairfield University

Specialty or Specialist Certification/Training 
Certified Clinical Nurse Leader by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing December 2011
Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Certified Nurse Case Manager by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association
Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT TM) Certification by EI Skills Group

Teaching Responsibilities

NU 300 - Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: lecturer, course coordinator, and clinical instructor 
NU 374 - Concepts in Child Health Nursing, Pediatric clinical instructor
NU 385 - Care Management and Capstone 
NU 395 - Care Management and Role Transition
NU 510 - Strategic Leadership for Patient Care Services
NU 520 - Management of Human Resources 
NU 611 - Disease Management and Outcomes Assessment 
NU 612 - Care Management and Resources Across the Continuum
NU 670 - Patient Care Service Administration Practicum
NU 671 - Patient Care Services Administration Capstone
NU 760 - Strategic Leadership and Collaboration in Health Care Organizations 
NU 780 - Guest lecturer Vulnerable populations
NU 810 - DNP Scholarship and Advanced Practice I
NU 820 - DNP Scholarship and Advanced Practice II

Research Interests & Grants

Psychiatric & mental health nursing 
Emotional intelligence
Nursing student performance
Leadership & management
Magnet Recognition programs
Spirituality

Honors, Awards & Fellowship

• 2008: Sacred Heart University College of Education and Health Professions Dean’s Leadership Award
• 2006-8: Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority Grant for nursing doctoral education
• 2006: VHA Leadership Award for Operational Excellence
• 2004: Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing
• 1995: Academic Achievement Award, Sacred Heart University
• 1989: Sigma Theta Tau (National Nursing Honor Society) Mu Chi Chapter, Fairfield University
• 1989: Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society) Fairfield University

Publications and Presentations

• Beauvais, AM. (2012). "Build an instinct for feelings. "Nursing Standard 26(31): 62-63.
• Beauvais, A. (2012). "Role Transition: Strategies for Success in the Marketplace." In: DeNisco, S. & Barker, A. (editors), "Advanced Practice Nursing: Evolving Roles for the Transformation of the Profession," Second Edition, Burlington, MA, Jones & Barlett.
• Beauvais, A. (2012). "Personality disorders." In: Jones, J., Fitzpatrick, J., & Rogers, V. (editors), "Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing: An interpersonal approach," New York, NY: Springer. 
• Beauvais, AM, Brady, N, O’Shea ER, & Griffin MT. (2011). "Emotional intelligence and nursing performance among nursing students." Nurse Education Today 31(4): 396-401.
• “Emotional Intelligence and Nursing Performance.” 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions. Eastern Nursing Research Society. Providence, Rhode Island, March 26, 2010.