Mary Ritter, DNP, MSN, MLS, BSN, APRN, FNPBC
Associate Professor
Southeastern Louisiana University
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Baton Rouge Campus
Education
- DNP, University of South Alabama
- MSN, University of Southern Mississippi
- MLS, University of Oklahoma
- BSN, Southeastern Louisiana University
- FNPBC, Northern Kentucky University
Licensure and Board Certifications
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
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Family Nurse Practitioner Certification, ANCC
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Registered Nurse
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FMCSA/NRCME Medical Examiner
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, Southeastern Louisiana University, College of Nursing and Health
Sciences
Professional Affiliations
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Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners
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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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American Nurses Association
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Louisiana State Nurses Association
Research Interests
- End of Life (pre-mortem surge, grief, quality of life/symptom management)
- Moral distress in Nursing
- Grief in Nursing
- Nurse Retention
- Grant Writing
Selected Publications and Presentations
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Ritter, M. (2023). Evidenced-Based Pearls: Traumatic brain injury. Critical Care Clinics of North America.
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Lawson, M. (September 2013). Symptom Management at the End of Life. Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners Fall Conference.
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Lawson, M. (2012). Complimentary therapies for pain control in serious illness. The Journal.
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Lawson, M. (2012). Until the end of time. Advance for long-term care.
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Lawson, M. (2011). Pain Management at End of Life. Symptom Management in the Oncology Patient, ONS
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Lawson, M. (2011). Palliative sedation. Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 15(6).
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Lawson, M. (2011). Acute graft versus host disease: Nursing management. Mosby’s nursing skills. Elsevier/Mosby
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Lawson, M. (2011). Facilitating end of life discussions. Mosby’s nursing skills. Elsevier/Mosby
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Lawson, M. (2011). Death rattle. Mosby’s nursing skills. Elsevier/Mosby