Meagan Soltwisch, DNP, FNP-C

Education
DNP Gonzaga University
MSN Gonzaga University
BSN Washington State University

Dr. Meagan Soltwisch is a Clinical Associate Professor at Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing. She is a certified Doctor of Nursing Practice and Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP, FNP-C) with experience in urgent care, primary care, and telehealth.

Dr. Soltwisch earned her BSN from Washington State University and both her MSN and DNP from Gonzaga University. She is board certified through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Her clinical focus centers on evidence-based practice, patient education, prevention, and holistic care. Dr. Soltwisch is passionate about fostering strong patient-provider relationships built on trust, empathy, and shared decision-making.

Her scholarship and research interests include antibiotic overuse in urgent care settings, telehealth toolkit development for rural communities, interprofessional education between athletic training and nurse practitioner programs, mHealth technology for HIV-positive female patients, implementation of PHQ-9 screening in urgent care, toolkit development for new FNP graduates, and ethics training for nurse practitioners. Her most recent research examines Sabbath practices and their relationship to burnout as well as wellness among faculty members.

Dr. Soltwisch actively contributes to the profession through teaching and mentoring BSN, MSN, and DNP students, emphasizing evidence-based practice and quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes. She serves as a peer reviewer for Consultant360 journal and is the recipient of several awards, including the Saint Joan D’Arc Medallion (U.S. Army outstanding volunteer) and the Dr. Mary Walker Medal of Honor for Army service.

She holds memberships in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and Rho Lambda Honor Society and has been recognized as an Outstanding Student Award recipient at Washington State University and a Distinguished DNP Student at Gonzaga University.

Outside of her academic and clinical roles, Dr. Soltwisch enjoys spending time with her husband, their three children, and their dog, Obie. She loves being outdoors, engaging in church activities, reading, cooking, and exploring new restaurants.

Teaching Interest

• Graduate School
• Advanced Pharmacology
• Management I
• Management III
• Roles and Business
• Transforming Healthcare
• DNP project chair
• DNP Clinical: levels 2, 3, and 4

Scholarship

Journal Publication 

• Soltwisch, M., & Howden, E. Provider Led Telehealth Follow-up: A Communication Solution for Primary Care.  Consultant. Accepted for publication in January 2022.
• Hudson, H., Shirey, D., Soltwisch, M., & Peterson, M. Interprofessional education between athletic training and advanced practice nursing programs. Consultant. Published online May 24, 2021. doi:10.25270/con.2021.05.00009
• Soltwisch, M., & Beckham, N. Consultant360(2016) Vol. 56(2): Reducing the Inappropriate Prescribing of Antibiotics for Rhinosinusitis

Multimedia Presentations and Publications

• Soltwisch, M., Brooks, V., Chapman, B., Hernandez, J., Hilliard, T., Howden, E., Norman, M., Richburg, M.,Thal, W., & Weston, C. (2021). Texas Nurse Practitioners Rural Telehealth Toolkit. Austin, TX, AANP Awarded 3.5 CE hours. https://www.texasnp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1488198&group=
• Shirey, D., Soltwisch, M., Stuart, A., & Duvall, A. (2022). Texas Nurse Practitioner Ethics CE – accepted for 2022.  
• Soltwisch, M. (2022). Texas Nurse Practitioner Entry into Practice for the Advanced Practice Nurse Toolkit – accepted for January 2022   

Presentations

• Hudson, H., Shirey, D., Soltwisch, M., & Peterson, M. (2021). Interprofessional education between athletic training and advanced practice nursing programs. Baylor University The Academy of Teaching and Learning Presentation. Waco, TX September 29^th, 2021.  
• Hudson, H., Shirey, D., Soltwisch, M., & Peterson, M. (2021). Interprofessional education between athletic training and advanced practice nursing programs. Accepted for presentation at Texas Nurse Practitioner Fall 2021 Conference, Galveston, TX.  Virtual September 24^th, 2021.  
• Soltwisch, M., Brooks, V., Chapman, B., Hernandez, J., Hilliard, T., Howden, E., Norman, M., Richburg, M.,Thal, W., &Weston, C. (2021). Texas Nurse Practitioners Rural Telehealth Toolkit. Austin, TX, AANP Awarded 3.5 CE hours. Presenting at Virtual Texas Nurse Practitioner Telehealth Rural Conference July 17^th, 2021. https://www.texasnp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1488198&group=
• Plimpton, E., & Soltwisch, M. (2019). A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Patient Portal Enrollment and Utilization in At-Risk Women Living with HIV. Poster presentation for the 2019 Texas DNP Conference on May 18, 2019 in Austin, Texas.  
• Plimpton, E., & Soltwisch, M. (2019). A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Patient Portal Enrollment and Utilization in At-Risk Women Living with HIV. Poster presentation at Texas Nurse Practitioners 31^st Annual conference May, 2019, Austin, TX  
• Plimpton, E., & Soltwisch, M. (2019). A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Patient Portal Enrollment and Utilization in At-Risk Women Living with HIV. Poster presentation at 32nd Annual ANAC Conference August 25^th, 2019, Portland, Oregon.  
• Plimpton, E., & Soltwisch, M. (2018). A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Patient Portal Enrollment and Utilization in At-Risk Women Living with HIV. Poster presentation at the North Texas Nurse Practitioner Conference March 16^th, 2018, Dallas, TX.
• Soltwisch, M. & Beckham, N. (2015). Reducing the Inappropriate Prescribing of Antibiotics for Rhinosinusitis. Poster presentation at New York Nurse Practitioner Association annual conference, Niagara Falls, NY October 5^th, 2015.