Biography
Lindsay Holt PhD, RN, CPAN is an Assistant Professor in the Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California Irvine with over 17 years of nursing experience. She has worked in Perianesthesia and Surgical ICU, most as a Clinical Nurse Educator in the Perioperative Department. She began her medical journey as a volunteer firefighter and holds a BSN from Georgetown University, and Master of Science in Nursing and PhD from the University of San Diego. A long-time affiliate of UC San Diego Health, Lindsay oversaw the education of five units within the Perianesthesia department, while also imparting her expertise in the clinical setting at California State University San Marcos. She was recently published as Editor in Chief of the 2023 UC San Diego Health Nursing Journal and a contributing author to several nursing textbooks including three editions of the Drain’s Perianesthesia Nursing Critical Care text. In 2021, she received UC San Diego Health Nursing Excellence awards for Nurse Consult of Empirical Outcomes and Nurse Consultant of the Year, as well as the Marguerite Jackson Award for her dedication to nursing research and education.
Education
PhD, University of San Diego 2014
MSN, Nursing Administration University of San Diego 2012
BSN, Georgetown University 2006
Honors and Awards
- UC San Diego Health Overall Nurse Consultant of the Year 2021
- UC San Diego Health New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements Nurse Consultant 2021
- Marguerite Jackson Nurse Educator of the Year Award 2021
- UC San Diego Health Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse of the Year 2010 UCSD Health System
- Merit Scholar University of San Diego 2010/2011/2012/2013
- First Female Firefighter in Montvale, NJ – completed Firefighter I & II certifications
Publications
Holt, L. (2022). The cardiovascular system. In J. Odom-Forren (Eds.), Drain’s perianesthesia nursing: a critical care approach (128-149). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Lee E, Holt L, Daugherty J, Newsom C. Perioperative management of OSA in the obese patient population. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Summer;58(3):47-52. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000282. PMID: 32282579.
Cosco, L., & Burkard, J.F. (2016). The cardiovascular system. In J. Odom-Forren (Eds.), Drain’s perianesthesia nursing: a critical care approach (128-149). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Bormann, J. E., Weinrich, S., Allard, C. B., Beck, D., Johnson, B. & Holt, L. (2016). Mantram repetition: An evidenced-based complementary practice for military personnel and veterans in the 21st century. In C. E. Kasper & P. W. Kelley (Eds.), Annual Review of Nursing Research, 32. New York, NY: Springer.
Holt, L. C., Bormann, J. E., Andrews, T., Liu L., Burkard, J. F. (2014, July). Efficacy of mantram repetition program on insomnia in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Poster accepted for the Sigma Theta Tau 25th International Research Congress, Hong Kong.
Holt, L.C. (2014). Efficacy of mantram program on sleep in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3580961
Cosco, L., & Burkard, J.F. (2013). The cardiovascular system. In J. Odom-Forren (Eds.), Drain’s perianesthesia nursing: a critical care approach (128-149). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Podium Presentations
October 14, 2022, Podium Presentation STTI Odyssey Conference
Decreasing Post-Surgical Length of Stay Using Minute Ventilation
