Frances Stueben

Dr. Frances Stueben is an accomplished nurse with 27 years of experience in critical care and cardiovascular nursing. She currently serves as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Coordinator and Graduate Faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette), where she began her academic career in 2009 as a faculty member in the undergraduate nursing program.

Dr. Stueben holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from UL Lafayette, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Central Arkansas. She was recognized as the Outstanding DNP Graduate upon graduation from her doctoral studies.

Dr. Stueben is a certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. She is a member of several professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau International, the International Association of Clinical Simulation in Nursing, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She also holds the position of Governance Chair in the Delta Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.

Dr. Stueben has published several peer-reviewed articles and presented at local, regional, and national conferences on topics related to critical care, cardiovascular nursing, and simulation-based education.

Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of Central Arkansas

Masters of Science in Nursing
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Southwestern Louisiana

• Nursing education
• Healthcare simulation
• Acute adult nursing care
• Adult cardiovascular care

Opportunities for Students 

• Simulation-based education research
• Teaching and learning research
• Quality improvement

• Fontenot, J., Leigh, G., Watson, C., Stueben, F., Arceneaux, S., Johnson, S., & St. Romain, A. (2023). Teaching Prelicensure Nursing Students Reasoning in Clinical Experiences: A Pilot Study. Journal of Nursing Education, 62(8), 467-470. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20230612-06
• Lenahan, C., Harrington, D., & Stueben, F. (2022). Sudden, bizarre behavior leads to diagnosis of COVID-19 psychosis. Clinical Advisor. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.
• Stueben, F., Harrington, D., & Lenahan, C. (2021, November 29). COVID-19 and Takotsubo Syndrome. Clinical Advisor. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.
• Stueben, F., Harrington, D., & Lenahan, C. (2021, October 15). COVID-19 and cardiogenic shock. Clinical Advisor. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.
• Lenahan, C.M., Stueben, F., Harrington, D. & Lenahan, C.M. (2021, September 13). Heart Failure in Patients with COVID-19. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.  
• Stueben, F., Harrington, D. & Lenahan, C.M. (2021, July 29). Acute Pericarditis, Myopericarditis, and Perimyocarditis in Patients with COVID-19. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.  
• Harrington, D., Stueben, F., & Lenahan, C. (2021, May 24). Dysrhythmias in patients with COVID-19. Clinical Advisor. http://www.clinical advisor.com.  
• Harrington, D., Stueben, F., & Lenahan, C., (2021, April 21). Venous thromboembolism management in patients with COVID-19. Clinical Advisor. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.  
• Harrington, D., Lenahan, C., & Stueben, F. (2021, March 22). Management of NSTEMI/STEMI in patients with COVID-19. Clinical Advisor. http://www.clinicaladvisor.com.  
• Lenahan, C.M., Harrington, D.H., & Stueben, F. (2021). SGLT2 inhibitors: What role do they play in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction? The Nurse Practitioner. doi:10.1097/01.NPR.0000753832.85114.65.  
• Rholdon, R., Lemoine, J., Templet, T., & Stueben, F. (2020). Effects of implementing a simulation-learning based training using a train-the-trainer model on the acquisition and retention of knowledge about infant safe sleep practices among licensed nurses. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 55, pp. 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.08.014
• Stueben, F., & Broussard, L. (2020). Journey to simulation program accreditation, International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 17(1), 20190134. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2019-0134
• Harrington, D., Stueben, F. & Lenahan, C. (2019). ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Medical and surgical interventions. Crit Care Nurs Clin N Am, 31, pp. 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnc.2018.10.002
•   Harrington, D., Stueben, F. & Lenahan, C. (2018, August). Chagas disease in the United States: A growing public health concern. Clinical Advisor. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/infectious-diseases-information-center/chagas-disease-presentation-and-management/article/780512/
•   Leigh, G. & Stueben, F. (2018). Setting learners up for success: Presimulation and prebriefing strategies. Teaching and Learning in Nursing (13), 185-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2018.03.004
•   Stueben, F. (2017). Implementation of a Simulation-based Cardiac Surgery Advanced Life Support Course. International Association for Clinical Simulation in Learning, DOI 10.1016/j.ecns.2017.04.010  
   

• 2020 - University of Louisiana at Lafayette Piccione and Migliorino Endowed Faculty Award
• 2019 - Nominated for Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty
• 2019 - Louisiana State Nurses Association District IV Acadiana Celebrates Nursing Honoree.
• 2016 - Outstanding DNP Graduate, University of Central Arkansas
• 2009 - present     Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society