Personal Information
27 years of continuous related experience as a Registered Nurse including Education, Emergency, Flight-Helicopter, Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Post Anesthesia Care, and Trauma nursing; 23 years nursing experience at the bedside; 20 years experience as a nursing instructor. Presently, I am in the process of completing my EdD study which is a meta-analysis of the impact of emotional intelligence instruction and training upon the critical thinking skills and the emotional competency of nurses and nursing students.
Research
I am working as a per diem research nurse at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Neurology with the Field Administration of Stroke Therapy – Magnesium Phase 3 Clinical Trial. This is an NIH-NINDS-sponsored study whose goal is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of field-initiated magnesium sulfate in improving the long-term functional outcome of patients with acute stroke.
Certifications
Licensed Registered Nurse, California
Public Health Nurse Certificate, California
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC)
Mobile Intensive Care Nurse Certificate
Approved as an Instructor by the California Board of Registered Nursing in Child, Geriatric, and Medical Surgical specialties
Awards
Instructor of the Quarter, Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan College
Pre-Professional Leadership in Nursing, Chapman University, Orange, CA
Edmondson Summer Research Fellowship Program, University of Southern California
Classes Taught
Nursing Fundamentals, and Medical Surgical, Gerontology, and Pediatric Nursing
Doctor of Education (EdD) Candidate
Walden University - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Master of Science, Nursing
University of Phoenix - Los Angeles, California
37 units of Graduate Nursing
Azusa Pacific University - Azusa, California
Completed all course work for Clinical Nurse Specialty in Emergency & Trauma Nursing
Bachelor of Science, Nursing
University of Phoenix - Los Angeles, California
Associate of Science, Nursing
Chapman University - Orange, California
Associate of Arts, Vocational Nursing
Long Beach Community College - Long Beach, California