Louise C. O'Keefe, MSN, CRNP, CDE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, UAH Faculty and Staff Clinic
Office: NB 335
Phone: 256-824-2445
Fax: 256-824-6026
louise [dot] okeefe [at] uah [dot] edu
Louise O'Keefe

Clinical Expertise:

  • Occupational Health (2007 - present)
  • NP Emergency Department (1997 - 1998)
  • NP in Family Practice (1998 - 2006)
  • Diabetes Education (2003 - 2006)
  • Acute Care Nursing (1982 - 1997)

Research Interest:

  • Occupational Health
  • Diabetes

Scholarly Activities:

Publications:

  • Black, A.K., Dooley, W.A., Hersh, S.T., O'Keefe, L.C., & Patrick, L.A. (1998). Autonomy in Practice: Are Nurse Practitioner Students Being Prepared for Reality? Advanced Practice Quarterly, 3(4), 56-60.

Presentations:

  • O'Keefe, L.C. (2008). Diabetes Update. C.E. Saturday, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL. August 30, 2008.
  • O'Keefe, L.C. (2008). Role of Faculty Practice (Poster Presentation). American College of Nurse Practitioners, 2008. National Clinical Conference, Nashville, TN, October 29-November 2, 2008.
  • O'Keefe, L.C. (2009). A Day in the Life of an Occupational Health Nurse. 2nd Summer Institute in environmental & Occupational Safety & Health, Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety, Birmingham, AL, June 22-25, 2009.

Education:

  • A.D.N. (1981) Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD
  • B.S.N. (1994) George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • M.S.N. (1997) George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • Currently in Doctoral (Ph.D) program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing (in process).

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • NUR 303: Health Assessment
  • NUR 414: Health Assessment for the Practicing Professional Nurse
  • NUR 401: Nursing Care of Adults with Alteration in Health II

Professional Affiliations:

  • American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
  • North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association (NANPA)
  • National association of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)
  • Southern Nursing Research Association (SNRS)
  • American Association of Occupational Health Nursing (AAOHN)

Honors and Awards:

  • Ann Lewis Scholarship, Virginia Nurses' Association (1993, 1995)
  • Nursing Scholarship, INOVA Health Systems Foundation, Fairfax, VA (1995, 1996)
  • Leadership Award, Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society (1997)