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Cynthia Plonien

Cynthia Plonien DNP, RN, CENP

Nursing
Arlington, Texas, United States of America

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Dr. Cynthia Plonien DNP, RN, CENP is an associate professor at the University of Texas College of Nursing and Director of the Graduate Program in Nursing Administration supporting over 400 students enrolled in accellerated on-line courses. She received her Doctorate in Nursing Aministration from Texas Christain University and her MSN and BSN from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Plonien has recently served as Column Editor for the Executive Leadership Column in the AORN Journal. In service to the profession of nursing, she is the President of the North Central Organization of Nurse Executives, on the Board for Texas Organization of Nurse Executives, the Board for the DFW Great 100 Nurses, and the Advisory Committee on Education for the Texas Board of Nursing.

She also works within her community as a member of the Parks Board for the City of Burleson, Texas. Prior to joining UTA, Dr. Plonien worked with various hospitals in organizations in the Tarrant and Johnson County area as Chief Nurse and VP of Clinical Practice. Her current professional projects include developing certificate courses in Nursing Adminsitration - post BSN and Post Masters. Recent publications include topics on learning, budget management, cost control, administratiive protocol, the use of Six Sigma for revenue retrieval, case management, communication, continuous quality improvement. and medical tourism.