Kattie Bell Payne received a bachelor’s in nursing degree from the University of MS, Jackson, MS (1970) and a master’s in nursing from MS University for Women, Columbus, MS (1980). She earned a doctorate in Healthcare Administration from the University of MS (1990). Dr. Payne has an extensive background in nursing education and currently is an adjunct professor in the nursing master’s program with Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID. Dr. Payne worked for over six years with the Boise VAMC as Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice Coordinator, where she mentored nurses in researching congestive heart failure patient experiences, developing a model of nursing care, and implementing a nurse transition to practice program. For several years, she has been a Contract Researcher through the Idaho Veterans Research and Education Foundation for the Boise VAMC, working with the Research and Development Department on clinical studies. She has worked with Dr. Margaret Doucette in a small clinical trial, using an advanced therapy in early treatment for high-risk diabetic foot ulcers and currently, a 5-year follow-up of that Veteran cohort. Dr. Payne is a board member of the Mu Gamma chapter of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.
Kattie Bell Payne received a bachelor’s in nursing degree from the University of MS, Jackson, MS (1970) and a master’s in nursing from MS University for Women, Columbus, MS (1980). She earned a doctorate in Healthcare Administration from the University of MS (1990). Dr. Payne has an extensive background in nursing education and currently is an adjunct professor in the nursing master’s program with Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID. Dr. Payne worked for over six years with the Boise VAMC as Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice Coordinator, where she mentored nurses in researching congestive heart failure patient experiences, developing a model of nursing care, and implementing a nurse transition to practice program. For several years, she has been a Contract Researcher through the Idaho Veterans Research and Education Foundation for the Boise VAMC, working with the Research and Development Department on clinical studies. She has worked with Dr. Margaret Doucette in a small clinical trial, using an advanced therapy in early treatment for high-risk diabetic foot ulcers and currently, a 5-year follow-up of that Veteran cohort. Dr. Payne is a board member of the Mu Gamma chapter of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.