EDUCATION

1994-1995 Professional Certificate in Legal Nurse Consulting, University of California, San Diego Extension

1991 Bachelor of Science in Professional Arts (Health Care Administration) St. Joseph's College

1975 Associate of Arts Degree in Nursing, Golden West College

1961 Diploma in Registered Nursing, Queen of Angels College of Nursing, Immaculate Heart College

Registered Nurse Expert/Legal Nurse Consultant

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

• 15 years experience as Registered Nurse expert and Legal Nurse Consultant (Plaintiff and Defense)
• Two years as Legal Nurse Consultant with a Certificate in Legal Nurse Consulting, University of California at San Diego

NURSING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Board Member of the California State Board of Registered Nursing (March 1990 to January 1992)
• Staff Nurse in Acute Care Hospital for past 12 years
• Clinical Assistant Professor in Nursing - California State University
• Guest lecturer on Documentation and Legal Responsibilities in Nursing
• Day supervisor for 154-bed Convalescent Hospital
• Director of Nursing for 99-bed Convalscent Hospital & Home Health Agency
• Clinic Nurse - County Health Department
• Program and Curriculum Planning - Mentally Retarded patients
• Licensed Registered Nurse since September 25, 1961 to present
• Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider

CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Over 34 years experience in the following fields of Clinical practice:

• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Pediatrics
• Neonatal ICU
• Orthopedics
• Oncology
• Gerontology
• Operating Room
• Recovery Room
• Infection Control
• Emergency Room
• Home Health
• Special Procedures

NOMINATIONS, AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS and PUBLICATIONS

• Kasher, Bricker & Tennenhouse: RISK PREVENTION SKILLS (presently at publishers)
• 1995 - Nominated for R.N. of the Year in local County
• 1994 - Selected by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Item Writer (for test questions) for the General Nursing Practice National Certification Exam
• 1994 - Charter Member, Xi Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
• 1993 - Appointed Regulatory-Legislative Committee Member of the California Nurses Association
• 1993 - Elected to the Education/Quality Improvement Governance Council of Mercy Healthcare facility where employed
• 1993 - G.D. Gupta Memorial Award for Exellence in Community Health Education, in local Registered Nurses' Society
• 1992 - Elected to the Government Relations Commission of the California Nurses Association for Region 5
• 1991 - Inducted into the California State University Nursing Honor Society
• 1990 - Appointed to the California State Board of Registered Nursing. Nursing Practice Seat. Served on Discipline & Diversion. Licensing and Legislative Committees
• 1988 - Nominee for R.N. of the Year in local County
  

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