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Critical Care Nursing, Nursing Student Liability, Critical Care Technology

ID: 725992 Massachusetts, USA

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After 30 years of clinical practice, as well as her recent teaching experience, she feels confident to describe herself as a "expert" in critical care nursing. Although there is always so much to learn, she feels she makes a most concerted effort to keep herself informed by reading current journals and staying on top of many of the changes that are constantly occurring in this highly technical specialty.

She has had tremendous varying experiences in the field of critical nursing and seeks to continually keep her heart and soul in this area of practice.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1990 Degree: MSN Subject: Nursing Administration Institution: Anna Maria College
Year: 1979 Degree: BSN Subject: Nursing Institution: St. Anselm College

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2004 to 2007 Employer: Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital Title: Director of Quality Management & Education Department: Administration
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all regualtory agency compliance, quality management and performance improvement activities; patient satisfaction data and communication of the data to staff, general education including orientation and annual competency development and monitoring
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2002 to 2007 Employer: Becker College Title: Adjunct Professor of Nursing Department: Nursing
Responsibilities:
Responsible for classroom lecturing, clinical instruction in various healthcare institutions with nursing students, laboratory experience demonstration and evaluation and student tutoring.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 2002 Employer: St. Vincent Hospital Title: Nurse Manager Department: Critical Care
Responsibilities:
Performed all managerial aspects of critical care in a 37-bed combined (medical. surgical, cardiac and cardio-thoracic) adult ICU. Duties included managing the budget, hiring, firing, evaluating and communicating with a staff of 60 plus FTE's. Co-charged committes to assure excellent patient outcomes based on evidence-based practice. Monitored patient outcomes with quality improvement activities. Managed overall patient satisfaction information including personal control of all verbal/written patient/family complaints.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1990 Employer: St. Vincent Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Fallon Clinic Title: Staff Nurse Department: Nursing
Responsibilities:
Staff nurse in various settings- ICU, OR/Recovery Room, Out-Patient Clinic from the start of her nursing career to gain clinical experience. Primary focus was on critical care preparing for her role as nurse manager.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
She participated in 2 litigation cases while managing the ICU's. She was a witness for the hospital defining best practice, policy and procedure and staff competence.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Inducted in Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nurses
MSN: Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Member of ANA
Licenses / Certifications
MA RN License
MSN in Nursing Administration
CRRN: Certification in Rehabilitation Nursing
CCRN: Formerly certified in critical care nursing
Awards / Recognition
Ist recipient of the Helen Marie Smith Award for Excellence in Critical Nursing

Selected for appointment to Sigma Theta Tao
Publications and Patents Summary
She has 3 publications and awaits approval for another publication.
She developed many competency training modules that were incorporated into corporate annual trainings.

Fields of Expertise

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