Expert Witness No. 268
Washington
EDUCATION
M.S.N.
University of Pennsylvania, School of NursingPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, December, 1981 Major: Family Nurse Practitioner
B.S.N.
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of NursingBuffalo, New York, May, 1979 Cum Laude
PRESIDENT
Internet Wizards Kent, Washington. November, 1994 to present. Development of an Internet access site for nurse practitioners and other consumers along with development and management of web sites.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Valley Medical Center Kent Primary Care Kent, Washington. April, 1996 to present. Part time position providing primary family oriented care to a caseload of patients as a family nurse practitioner.
VICE-president
CLINICAL FACULTY
University of Washington Seattle, Washington, January, 1987 to Present Clinical preceptor for Family Nurse Practitioner master's degree candidates.
ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington, October, 1988 to 1990 Clinical preceptor for undergraduate nursing students.
INSTRUCTOR AND COURSE COORDINATOR
City University Bellevue, Washington. January, 1986 to September, 1986. Part time position responsible for the development, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of Health Assessment (NU 314) and Pathophysiology (NU 313) courses within the nursing program. Student body composed of nurses returning to school for BS. Instructor for Pathophysiology, Winter, 1986; Health Assessment, Spring, 1986; Health Assessment, Summer, 1986.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Country Doctor Seattle, Washington. January, 1985 to March, 1986. Part time position as a family nurse practitioner providing primary care services to clients of all ages.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
The Health Care Connection Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April, 1984 to December, 1984. Part time position as a family nurse practitioner in primary care providing on-site services to a school of nursing and a new drug study.
INSTRUCTOR
LaSalle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fall, 1984. Clinical laboratory instructor for health assessment course. Supervised campus laboratory, community agency, and hospital experiences for 21 registered nurses working on BSN degrees.
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE
Community Home Health Services of Philadelphia North Office 3413 Fox St., 2nd Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May, 1984 to December, 1984. Part time position as visiting nurse. In conjunction with Mary Ann Pane, RN, MSN developed a system to provide accessible client education material to the three area offices of CHHSP.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Public Health Service National Health Service Corps NHSC Field Station CAMcare Camden, New Jersey. January, 1982 to January, 1984. Full time position in the National Health Service Commissioned Corps as Senior Assistant Nurse Officer. Responsibilities included clinical and educational components in an ambulatory primary care practice Clinical: Providing for the management and the continuity of care to adults, adolescents, and young children within a family framework. Health management including identification and care of common acute care problems; Monitoring individuals with chronic illness; Case finding; Health counseling; Anticipatory guidance; Providing family planning; Executing routine laboratory studies; Pediatric night call; Development and implementation of new adolescent and pediatric charting systems; liaison with community agencies and high schools for coordination and provision of care to adolescents. Educational: Development, evaluation, and implementation of health education materials for use with clients in practice; Development and implementation of organizational system for health education materials; Community group presentations on health topics; Precepting nursing and nurse practitioner students.
ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Spring, 1982 to Summer, 1983. Clinical preceptor for Adult and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner students in a MSN program.
ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Spring, 1982, and Spring, 1983. Clinical preceptor for Generic students in a BSN program.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENT
ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR and PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR
Emergency Nurse Training Program Center for the Study of Emergency Health Services University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August, 1980 to January, 1981. Half-time position with primary responsibility in arranging for and teaching the Basic Emergency Nursing/Prehospital course. Brief employment because of lack of participants and budget cuts.
NURSING SUPERVISOR
Cathedral Village Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December, 1979 to August, 1980. Full time position in the Skilled Nursing Facility of this life-care community. Night supervisor during start up and shakedown of first unit in facility. Day supervisor for start up and shakedown of third unit in this facility. Supervision of floor staff; Responsible for assessment and care of patients on unit; Inservice development and instruction; Revision of procedure manual.
STAFF NURSE
Graduate Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June to December, 1979 Full time position as staff nurse in medical progressive care unit.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
LaSalle Ambulance Service Buffalo, New York. March, 1978 to January, 1979. Part-time position providing pre-hospital emergency services in an inner city area.
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
HONORS & ACADEMIC AWARDS
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
KEYWORDS
Forensic expert witness, consultant, Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical education
in an ambulatory primary care, Management, continuity of care to adults, adolescents,
young children, within a family framework. Identification of common acute care
problems, Monitoring individuals with chronic illness, Pediatric night call,
Community group presentations on health topics