Kay Melancon, NP

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Kay Melancon, NP is a nurse practitioner at Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) in Opelousas.

Melancon received a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. She is certified as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau international honors society of nurses.

She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After receiving her registered nurse licensure, she worked in a cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) in Shreveport, LA prior to obtain her master’s degree. Her prior nursing experience includes ICU patient management, acute management of cardiovascular patients, intraoperative & postoperative care of cardiothoracic surgery, hemodynamic monitoring, and cardiovascular assist devices.

She is licensed as a registered nurse and a nurse practitioner by the state of Louisiana.

Training

• • • EDUCATION

      University of South Alabama

      Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Board certification

    Registered Nurse

    Nurse Practitioner

    
    
    
  • Membership 
      Sigma Theta Tau international honors society of nurses