Bio
Dr. Aimme Jo McCauley, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, serves as the Director of the Nursing Skills and Technology Center (NSTC) at the rank of Instructor of Clinical Nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing in New Orleans. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2002, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Nursing Informatics, a post-graduate certificate in Nursing Education, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Healthcare Systems Leadership from Chamberlain University in 2020. Dr. McCauley maintains certification as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), reflecting her commitment to excellence in instructional practice and simulation-based learning.
With more than 20 years of clinical nursing experience across adult critical care, cardiac, medical, surgical, neurological, rehabilitation, and home health environments, Dr. McCauley has been educating nursing students since 2017 in classroom, online, clinical, and simulation settings. As Director of the NSTC, she leads all simulation operations, faculty development, accreditation readiness, and strategic planning for the Center. She also coordinates NURS 4120: Beginning Spanish for Nursing, an innovative elective integrating Spanish-language communication, cultural humility, and standardized patient simulation. At the graduate level, she serves as both lead and team faculty for scholarly inquiry and practice-change projects, guiding students in evidence-based improvements to nursing care and organizational processes.
Dr. McCauley’s professional service reflects strong institutional and statewide leadership. She has served as Chair of the School of Nursing Faculty Organization, representing faculty in the Administrative Council, and previously served as President of the LSU Health New Orleans Faculty Senate. At the system level, she serves as the LSU System Representative to the Louisiana Healthworks Commission’s Simulation Medical Education and Technology Council. Nationally and internationally, she is the Governance Chair for Sigma Theta Tau International’s Epsilon Nu at-Large Chapter and a member of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, the National League for Nursing, and the Transcultural Nursing Society. Her past roles include serving as Secretary for the New Orleans District Nurses Association from 2019–2022.
A dedicated scholar, Dr. McCauley is published in Nursing Education Perspectives and Critical Care Nursing Clinics, with work addressing simulation integration, cultural competence, new graduate nurse transition during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fall prevention in critical care. Her scholarly interests include healthcare simulation, rapid-cycle quality improvement, transcultural nursing, cultural humility, and the optimization of workflow and well-being in nursing education and practice environments. In 2024, she earned the Sister Henrietta Guyot Research Award for her study, The Use of Standardized Patients to Measure Baccalaureate Nursing Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in the Use of Spanish Language for the Provision of Nursing Care. Her excellence in teaching and service has been recognized with The DAISY Faculty Award (2020), the LSU Health School of Nursing Caring Award for Faculty (2021), and the LSU Health New Orleans Chancellor’s Excellence Award (2023).
Publications/Presentations
PUBLICATIONS
Davis, A.H.; McCauley, A.J.; & Hogan, M. (2025). A Spanish Immersion Course With Simulations for Empowering Nursing Students to Develop Culturally Competent Care. Nursing Education Perspectives. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001472 Impact factor: 1.4.
Davis; A.H.; & McCauley, A.J.; (2023). Evidence-Based Pearls: Falls in the Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Nursing Clinics, CNC1084.
Baudoin, C.; McCauley, A.J.; & Davis, A. (2022). New Graduate Nurses in the Intensive Care Setting: Preparing Them for Patient Death. Critical Care Nursing Clinics, CNC1025
PRESENTATIONS
McCauley, A., Davis, A., & Hogan, M. (2025, June 19-22). Enhancing Spanish Proficiency and Cultural Competency in Nursing Students to Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Health Disparities through Simulation and Tech-Based Learning [Podium presentation]. International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Denver, CO, United States.
McCauley, A. (2025, May 20). Sepsis Learning Center: Enhancing Sepsis Early Identification and Intervention Through Scripted Debriefing. 2025 American Association of Critical Care Nurses’ National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Davis, A., McCauley, A., & Hogan, M. (2025, January 10-14). Implementation of a Spanish Proficiency Simulation to Impact Culturally Competent Care [Hot topic presentation]. International Meeting for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL, United States.
Davis, A., McCauley, A., & Hogan, M. (2025, January 10-14). Achieving Consistent Simulation Outcomes Through Facilitator Training: A Best Practices Approach Using a Standardized and Structured Debriefing Script [Hands-on workshop]. International Meeting for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL, United States.
Hogan, M., McCauley, A., & Davis, A. (2025, January 10-14). The Use of Standardized Patients to Measure Baccalaureate Nursing Student Proficiency and Self-Confidence in the Use of Spanish Language for the Provision of Nursing Care [Forum presentation]. International Meeting for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL, United States.
McCauley, A., Hogan, M., SimOps 2024, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Cultivating Consistency: Enhancing Simulation Debriefing Practices in Nursing Education Through a Standardized Script and Best Practices Approach, Aurora, CO, July 18, 2024.
McCauley, A., Hogan, M., Hopkins, E., Simulation Medical Training and Education Council of Louisiana (SMTEC-LA) 2024 Simulation Expo, Cultivating Consistency: Enhancing Simulation Debriefing Practices in Nursing Education Through a Standardized Script and Best Practices Approach, New Orleans, LA, April 19, 2024.
McCauley, A., Hogan, M., Hopkins, E., Simulation Medical Training and Education Council of Louisiana (SMTEC-LA) 2024 Simulation Expo, Enhancing Undergraduate Nursing Education: Labor and Delivery Orientation Using Simulation, New Orleans, LA, April 19, 2024.
McCauley, A., Hogan, M., Simulation Medical Training and Education Council of Louisiana (SMTEC-LA) 2024 Simulation Expo, Fostering Cultural Competence with Simulation: An Innovative Approach to Improving Nursing Care for Spanish-Speaking and Limited-English Proficiency Clients, New Orleans, LA, April 19, 2024.
McCauley, A., Hogan, M., 2024 Dr. Linda Corson Jones Scholarship Day, Advancing Health Equity for the Hispanic and Latine Community through the Integration of Nursing, Simulation & CLAS Standards, March 22, 2024, New Orleans, LA
Davis; A.H.; & McCauley, A.J.; (2023). Evidence-Based Pearls: Falls in the Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Nursing Clinics, CNC1084.
Louisiana Department of Health - Disaster Management - MSNS Skills: Video Series 1-7 with McCauley, A.J. & Davis, A.H.; LSUHealth New Orleans School of Nursing June 29th, 2022.
Presenting the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice (INACSL) with Davis, A.H; McCauley, A.J.; &. Hayes, S.P.; LSUHealth New Orleans School of Nursing Faculty Development Series; June 9th, 2022 [Virtual]
Digging Deeper into Simulation: A Prebriefing and Debriefing Workshop with Hayes, S.P.; McCauley, A.J.; & Davis, A.H.; LSUHSC New Orleans School of Nursing Faculty Development Series; June 10th, 2022 [Virtual]
Baudoin, C.; McCauley, A.J.; & Davis, A. (2022). New Graduate Nurses in the Intensive Care Setting: Preparing Them for Patient Death. Critical Care Nursing Clinics, CNC1025
Barrier, K., McCauley, A., Rooney, E., & Young, K. (2021). Statement in Support of Confronting Racism and Discrimination in Nursing to Promote a Healthier Louisiana. Resolution proposal accepted by the Louisiana State Nurses Association Membership Assembly May 20, 2021.
Implementation of evidence-based education on leadership to improve trauma ICU (TICU) nurses’ satisfaction with nursing management, as measured by National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI); McCauley, A., Linda Corson Jones Research & Scholarship Symposium: STTI– Epsilon Nu; November 18, 2020 [Virtual]
Implementation of 3.15% Chlorhexidine Gluconate with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Swabs to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream; McCauley, A., Linda Corson Jones Research & Scholarship Symposium: STTI– Epsilon Nu; November 18, 2020 [Virtual]
Kundalini Yoga Zoom; McCauley, A., American Holistic Nurses Association Greater NOLA Chapter; May 3, 2020 [Virtual]
GRANTS
The Use of Standardized Patients to Measure Baccalaureate Nursing Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in the Use of Spanish Language for the Provision of Nursing Care, Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Nu Chapter Sister Henrietta Guyot Research Award, $2,500, 2024-2025, Role: Primary Investigator, 40% effort. 07/2024 - 07/2026
