Lucie Theresa Savoie Elfervig

Background

Elfervig, Lucie Theresa Savoie was born on October 15, 1948 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Charles Clarence Senior and Ursula Marie (Prados) Savoie.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1972; postgraduate, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1979-1980; MSN, Northwestern State University, 1975; D Nursing Science, Louisiana State University, 1996.

Career

Nurse's aide, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Paincourtville, Louisiana, 1969; nurse's aide, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1971; staff nurse, Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1972-1973; staff nurse medical/surgical department, Doctor's Hospital, Shreveport, 1973; pediatric clinical nurse specialist, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, 1975-1976; instructor in nursing, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1980; pediatric clinical nurse specialist, emergency staff nurse, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, 1984-1985; pediatric clinical nurse specialist, agency nurse emergency department, Southern Health Sys., Professional Health Care, Memphis, 1985-1990; ophthalmic clinical nurse specialist, Hamilton Eye Clinic, Memphis, 1990-1991; independent ophthalmic consultant, Memphis, since 1992. Pediatric instructor Stanley Kaplan Ednl. Center, Memphis, 1986.

Ophthalmicclin. nurse specialist Mid-South Retina Associations, Memphis, summer 1988, Albany (Georgia) Retinal Eye Center, summer 1989. Consultant Rea & Associations, Inc., Medical Management and Finance Superior vena cava syndrome, Memphis, 1992-1994, Ridge Lake Ambulatory Surgical Center, Memphis, 1992-1995, Vitreo-Retinal Foundation, Memphis, Van Dyck Eye Center, Paris, Tennessee, Southern Eye Associations, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Physicians Surgical Center Eye Clinical, Jackson, Tennessee. Lecturer, consultant, ophthalmic clinical nurse consultant People to People Citizen Ambassador Program.

Achievements

• Lucie Theresa Savoie Elfervig has been listed as a noteworthy Independent ophthalmic nursing consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer blood pressure screening program Louisiana Heart Association, Shreveport, 1974. Volunteer Holy Rosary School, Memphis, 1981-1992. Teacher mathematics Head Start of Memphis, 1986.

Track meet official Germantown (Tennessee) Track Club, 1988-1992. Volunteer ophthalmic nurse specialist South American Mission/World Lens Project, Pupalla, Peru, 1991, Marantha Mission, Cadereyta, Mexico, 1993. Campaign volunteer Governor-Elect Don Sundquist, 1994.

Team leader silent auction building fund benefit Christian Brothers H.S., Memphis, 1993, 94. Member health ministry Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, since 1996. Member ANA (county nurses in advanced practice), American Society Ophthalmic RNs(member peer review committee journal since 1994, nominating committee since 1996, approver committee 1998, Honor award 1998, president mid-south chapter 1997, editorial board 1997), Tennessee Nurses Association, National League for Nursing (county for nursing practice), West Tennessee League Nurses (chapter chair 1994-1995), American Geriatrics Society (junior reviewer journal), National Association Central Nervous System, American Nurses Foundation, National Association Pro-Life Nurses, Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Nurses, National Association Certified Nurse Specialists, Vision Group of U. Tennessee Memphis, Memphis Eye Society, Greater Memphis Advanced Practice Nursing, American Academy Ophthalmology, American Academy Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, reading, travel, hunting, family.

Connections

Married John Lars Elfervig, May 19, 1972. Children: John Lars II (deceased), Martye Elizabeth, Michelle Karene, Taylor Anders.

Father:

Charles Clarence Senior Savoie

Mother:

Ursula Marie (Prados) Savoie

Spouse:

John Lars Elfervig

child:

Michelle Karene Elfervig

child:

John Lars II Elfervig (deceased)

child:

Martye Elizabeth Elfervig

child:

Taylor Anders Elfervig