Faculty

In addition to her faculty role at the UCF College of Nursing, Annette Bourgault, is a research scientist with Orlando Health and editor for Critical Care Nurse, a journal of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. A widely published researcher and frequent presenter, Bourgault focuses her research on the areas of critical care, evidence-based practice, verification of feeding tube placement, microaspiration in mechanically ventilated, enterally fed patients, enteral feeding intolerance, and de-implementation of tradition-based practice. Her ultimate goal is to help nurses in critical care and acute care settings incorporate research evidence into their clinical practice. She is a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing, an honor given to highly distinguished nurse leaders, and is actively involved with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Education

• PhD, Augusta University
• MSc, Queen’s University (Ontario)
• BScN, University of Ottawa
• Graduate Certificate, Critical Care Nursing, St. Lawrence College (Ontario)
• Nursing Diploma, St. Lawrence College (Ontario)

Selected Editorial Activities

• Editor in Chief, Critical Care Nurse
• Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Critical Care, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, JPEN, Nursing Forum, BMJ Open Gastroenterology and Journal of Clinical Nursing

Selected Awards & Honors

• Grand Award in Writing Category, 2023 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, for “Difficult Times Without Easy Solutions: Nurses Want to Be Heard!” editorial in Critical Care Nurse.
• Research Abstract Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2021
• Phoebe Kandel Rohrer Distinguished Alumna Award, Augusta University College of Nursing, 2020
• 2019 Research Abstract Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2019

Selected Professional Activities

• Past chair, Mid-Career Special Interest Group, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
• Expert Panel on Acute & Critical Care, American Academy of Nursing
• Councilor at Large, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) National Advisory Council
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• International Academy of Nurse Editors
• Society of Critical Care Medicine