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Summary Highly Skilled Professional Nurse and Educator with 40 years of practical experience in all areas of Nursing which includes: Medical, Surgical, Orthopedics, ICU, Elder Care, Operating Room, Public Health, Professor of Nursing, Outpatient Care, and Physician's Office, Obstetrics=Labor & Delivery, Level 1&2 nursery and Post Partum Care of mom and baby. (Up to 6-8 couplets). Also recognized for expert abilities as an Education coordinator with extensive knowledge in Development through the Lifespan, Adult Learning Styles and Praxis Application. Community: developed various community networks, as well as Chaired, Developed and coordinated the Maternal Child Taskforce. Developed and taught Childbirth Classes for over ten years. Teaching: Educator for: Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA's), in the Senior Nursing Facility, Medical Office Assistants at Lake Tahoe Community College, Medical Assistants (MA's) and Childbirth Education Programs Curricula Development for Students and Staff support systems. Developed Programs, Observed, Assessed and Evaluated Performance and required Competencies for Students and Staff within the Clinical and Classroom environments. Prepared Programs and Testing in Continuing Education. 2015 Completed Annual Competencies Review on 38 Staff. Proposals and Projects Developed various Programs to increase positive, productive staff relations. Worked with students and medical and nursing staff to increase knowledge base of Policies, Procedures and Safety in the Work environment. Standard Precautions, Infection Control and error reporting systems. Computer systems Microsoft 7, Word, PowerPoint, Some Excel documentation and Epic Hospital Systems both Cadence and Ambulatory. Research: Evidence Based Practice, Topics: Use of Pitocin in Laboring Women, Positive Aspects of Laboring Down vs. Directed Pushing, Lateral/Horizontal Violence and Bullying, Montessori Methods for Dementia, Complimentary and Alternative Healing Modalities. (Worked also in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States).
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