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Elda G. Ramirez
PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-BC, FAANP, FAEN
Professor Clinical Nursing
EDUCATION
PhD Texas Woman’s University, Houston, TX
2006
Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
1993
Nursing at Houston UTHSC School of Nursing at Houston, Houston, TX
1988
Pre-Nursing University of Houston Houston, TX
1986
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
RN No. 551776
State Texas
Expiration Date October, 2013
0256192-22 Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Emergency Nurse Practitioner , ANCC
March 31,2016
January 2018
BLS instructor American Heart Association September, 2015
ACLS Instructor American Heart Association September, 2015
PALS Instructor American Heart Association June, 2015
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The University of Texas-Houston School of Nursing, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Emergency Care
1998-2009
University of Texas Health Science Center , Houston, TX
Director Division of Emergency Care 2003-2008
University of Texas Health Science Center , Houston, TX
Director Simulation Clinical Performance Lab and Emergency Concentration NP
2008-2011
University of Texas Health Science Center , Houston, TX
Associate professor clinical nursing (February, 2009) coordinator Emergency/Trauma Concentration
2009 - present
University of Texas Health Science Center , Houston, TX
Professor Clinical Nursing
CLINICAL POSITIONS
Institution Position title Inclusive Dates
Memorial Hermann Southeast, Southwest, Memorial City, Woodlands, and Northwest emergency departments
Credentialed with Emergency Consultants Inc. physician staffing group (Nurse Practitioner)
1998 – 2008
Memorial Hermann Southeast emergency and South Oaks intake facility
Credentialed with: EmCare physician staffing group (Nurse Practitioner)
1996-1998 then 2005
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Credentialed with: University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School- Department of Emergency Medicine – Department of Acute Care Surgery – Trauma Service - (Nurse Practitioner
2002 - 2014
2011-2013
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Director Nursing for George R. Brown Katrina evacuation
2005
Memorial Hermann System (Team Health: privileges at Memorial Hermann Northwest, Memorial City, Southwest)
Clinical Practice Emergency - Nurse Practitioner
1998-Present
(privileges LBJ hospital Emergency Department) Houston, TX Ben Taub Emergency Department-Nurse Practitioner
UTHSC - Houston Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine Baylor College of Medicine-Department of Emergency Medicine
2003-Present
20 2012-Present
HONORS & AWARDS
Induction Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Pi Chapter, Houston, TX
1987
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
1988
National Dean's list
1988
Outstanding Young Women of America
1991
Nursing Practice Award Sigma Theta Tau International, Zeta Pi Chapter, Houston, TX
1999
Healthweek Health Care Excellence Award
Healthweek
1999
McGovern Teaching Excellence Award The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston, Houston, TX
2000
Nomination McGovern Teaching Excellence Award
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston, Houston, TX
2002
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Nursing Practice Award Nomination McGovern Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Community Nurse Recognition Award The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston, Houston, TX Partners Group
2006
Volunteer recognition award for Katrina work
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston 2006
Fellow Senior Fellow
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Leadership Forum Medical Class I
2006
2007
Practice Award
Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Pi 2009
“20 Outstanding Nurses”
Texas Nurses Association 2009
Emergency Nurses Association University of Texas Medical Branch Alumni Association Fellow
Frank L. Cole Nurse Practitioner National Award Hall of Fame Award Academy Emergency Nursing
2009
2013
2013
Member Consortium on Aging 2014
RESEARCH
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2000). Procedures performed by nurse practitioners in emergency
departments.
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2000).Procedures taught in Family Nurse Practitioner programs in the United
States. Funded by the Houston Endowment for Collaborative Nursing Research.
Ramirez, E., PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING: NURSE PRACTITIONER TREATMENT COMPETENCY INSTRUMENT
(NPTCI) AS APPLIED IN ADVANCED EMERGENCY PRACTICE, 2006, Dissertation
Ramirez, E., Hoyt, S., Coyne, B., Smith-Peard, A., Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). (2008). NP Delphi Study: Competencies and Skills for Practice in Emergency Care. ENA NP Validation committee.
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GRANTS
Grants Other
Cole, F.L., Ramirez, E., & Luna-Gonzales, H. (1995). Emergency/Ambulatory Care Nurse Practitioner.
Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing, Advanced Nurse Education Grants,
July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1999, #1-D23-NU-01193-01. $613,864.00 (Direct Costs).
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (1999). Emergency/Ambulatory Care Nurse Practitioner. Submitted to
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of
Health Professions, Division of Nursing, Advanced Nurse Education Grants, for a 2 year competing
renewal. Approved, Not funded.
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2000). NP Education for Primary Care Practice in Rural EDs. Submitted to
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of
Health Professions, Division of Nursing, Advanced Nurse Education
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2001). NP Education for Primary Care Practice in Rural EDs. Funded by the
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of
Health Professions, Division of Nursing, Advanced Nurse Education Grants, July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2004,
#1-D09-HP-00181-01, $509,334.00 (Direct Costs
Ramirez, E., (2007). Online Emergency Nurse Practitioner Post master’s Program. Submitted to
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of
Health Professions, Division of Nursing, Advanced Nurse Education Grants. HRSA
Ramirez, E., (2010) HRSA-10-171 ARRA - EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE TRAINING FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS- ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING PROGRAM Enhance the education of acute care
nurse practitioners (ACNP) students and nurse anesthetist (NA) students.$150,000.00 Not Funded
Ramirez, E., (2010) Nursing Innovation Grant Program Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Preparing “Pacesetter” nursing students for clinical practice using multimodal simulation $ 180,836 Not
funded
Ramirez, E., (2012). Emergency and Trauma Care Educational Partnership Program- Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board: Funded $891,611.00
Ramirez, E., (2014). Emergency and Trauma Care Educational Partnership Program- Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board: Funded $1,100,000.00
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Research Grants
Ramirez, E., (2006)Texas Woman's University research award for dissertation $500.00 Ramirez, E.,(2006).Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Pi Chapter research award $5000.00 for dissertation Ramirez, E., (2006). Dissertation Title: “Psychometric Testing: Nurse Practitioner Treatment Competency
Instrument in Emergency Practice” funded $9,889.00 for dissertation PARTNERS
Ramirez, E., Kwon, S. Fall 2008, “Utilization of Simulation for Competency-Based Evaluation of Nurse
Practitioners” submitted and funded begin, $10,000.00 PARTNERS
Ramirez, E., Kwon, Spring 2010, “Educating Senior Nursing Students in TRAUMA Care Utilizing Simulation”
Ramirez, E., Wilden D., Spring 2012, “ Funded $15,000, from: The Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine. Ramirez, E., (2012). Emergency and Trauma Care Educational Partnership Program- Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board: Funded $891,611.00, E., “VTE in the Solid Organ Trauma Patient” - Funded: $9,053.00 PARTNERS
PUBLICATIONS
Books & Chapters
Ramirez, E., (2003). Management of Asthma Emergencies. The Nursing Clinics of North America. 38, p.713-724
Keough, V.A, Cole, F.L., Jennrich, J.A., & Ramirez, E. (2003). Emergency Nurse Practitioners. In V.A.
Keough (Ed.), Advanced Practice Nursing: Current Issues in Emergency Care (pp. 57-62).
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
Nies & McEwen, (2005) Community/Public Health Nursing, 4th Edition. Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing (chapter additions and updates)
Emergency Nursing Association. (2007). Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum 6th edition. Wounds and
Wound Management. Elsevier Science.
Publications
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Ramirez, E., A personal perspective: Nurse practitioner in the emergency department. Journal of Emergency Nurses Association, 22, 538-540, 1996. Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., & Mickanin, J., Skill station models for teaching incision and drainage of abscesses,felons, and paronychia to emergency nurse practitioners, Journal of Emergency Nursing, 24, 455-456, 1998. Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., & Mickanin, J., Emergency nurse practitioner employment by a physician group vs. hospital, Journal of Emergency Nursing, 25, 3, 183-186, 1999.
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (1997). The emergency nurse practitioner: An educational model. Journal of
Emergency Nursing, 23, 112-115.
Cole, F. L. & Ramirez, E., (1999). Evaluating an emergency nurse practitioner program for its relevance to the role, Journal of Emergency Nursing, 25, 6, 547-550,. Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2000). Nurse practitioner autonomy in a clinical setting. Emergency Nurse, 7(9), 26-30 Cole, F. L. & Ramirez, E., (2000).Scope of practice for the emergency nurse practitioner, Emergency Nurses' Association. Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2000). Assessing critical thinking of applicants to the Master of Science in Nursing emergency nurse practitioner option with clinical case scenario-based interviewing. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 26, 609-611. Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2001). Standards of practice for the nurse practitioner in the emergency care
setting. Des Plaines, IL: Emergency Nurses Association
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2002). A profile of nurse practitioners in emergency care settings. Journal of
the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 14, 183-187.
Cole, F.L. & Ramirez, E. (2003). Procedures taught in family nurse practitioner programs in the United
States. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 15, 40-44.
Cole, F.L., & Ramirez, E.G. (2005). Nurse practitioners in emergency care. Topics in Emergency
Medicine, 27(2), 95-100
Ramirez, E., Cole, F. L.(2004). Preparing for Clinical NP Practice in an Emergency Care Setting. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 30(2):176-178.
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Cole, L.; Ramirez, E,. (2005). Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Care. Topics in Emergency Medicine. 27(2):95-100. Ramirez, E., Tart, K., Malecha., (2006). Developing nurse practitioner treatment competencies in the emergency department. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 20(4): 346-359 Harris-Akers, S., Ramirez, E., (2007). Systemic Scleroderma. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal.
29(2):131-139.
House, D., Ramirez, E., (2008). Emergency Management of Asthma Exacerbations. Advanced
Emergency Nursing Journal. 30(2):122-138
Ramirez, E., (2008).Management of Calcaneus Fractures In Emergency Care. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 30(3):201-208.
Ramirez, E., Flarity, K., (2009). Introduction to reading and clearing cervical spines for advanced
practice nurses, Part I. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal.31(3). 190-203
Flarity, K., Ramirez, E. (2009). Introduction to reading and clearing cervical spines for advanced practice
nurses, Part I. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 31(2). 101-11
Kincaid, R., Ramirez, E. (2012). Esophageal Rupture: Boerhaave Syndrome, Critical Care Quarterly.
35(2). 196-202
Ramirez, E., (2014). Adult Hand Injuries: Part 1. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
Ramirez, E., Editorial “Emergency Nurse Practitioner –Board Certification” Advanced Emergency
Nursing Journal.
PRESENTATIONS
International
Ramirez, E., Westernized nursing in developed countries, National Student Nurse Association Convention, National Student Nurse Association, Belo Horizante, Brazil 1993. Mickanin, J., Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., Robinson, K., Widick, C., & Luna-Gonzales, H., Emergency nurse practitioners: An emerging role, 35th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International, 11/6/99 Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., Mackanin, J., Robinson, K., Widick, C., & Luna-Gonzales, H., Creating models to teach incision and drainage, nail trephination, and nail removal skills to advanced practice nursing students, 35th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International, 11/6/99
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Ramirez, E., Educating Advanced Practice Nursing Students for the Role of Emergency Nurse
Practitioner: A Model Program, Sigma Theta Tau International 35TH Biennial Convention San Diego,
California, 1999
National
Ramirez, E., Cole, F. L., Mickanin, J., Robinson, D., Widick, C., & Luna-Gonzales, H., Educating advanced practice nursing students for the role of emergency nurse practitioner, 35th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau, 1999 Mickanin, J., Cole, F. L., & Ramirez, E., Developing models for teaching incision and drainage skills to emergency nurse practitioner students, NPACE Orlando 1999 National Primary Care Conference, NPACE, 4/9/99 Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., Widick, C., & Robinson, K., Oral boards - A method for evaluating and teaching emergency nurse practitioner students, NPACE Orlando 2000 National Primary Care Conference, NPACE, 4/26/00 Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., Mickanin, J., Robinson, K., & Widick, C., Educating nurse practitioner students for practice in the emergency department, NPACE Orlando 1999 National Primary Conference, NPACE, 4/9/99 Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., & Luna-Gonzales, H., emerging role in advanced nursing practice: Role of the emergency nurse practitioner, 23rd National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, 7/9/98
Cole, F. L., Ramirez, E., & Luna-Gonzales, H., The emergency nurse practitioner program: An update, 23rd National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, 7/9/98
Cole, F. L., Lunar-Gonzales, H., Ramirez, E., & Flanagan, T., Educating emergency/ambulatory care nurse practitioners: An unique collaborative program, 1995 Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International, 1995
Cole, F. L., & Ramirez, E., Emergency nurse practitioner, 22nd National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, 9/22/00
Ramirez, E., Learn from others Mistakes: Avoiding the Litigious Dragon, (ENA -SA - Chicago IL) 1999
Ramirez, E., Triage Terrors, (ENA -SA -Washington, DC), 2000 Ramirez E., G, Health Care Disparities, (NAHN). Empowerment Educational Conference, Houston, TX, 2001
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Ramirez, E., Health Care Disparities, National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). Houston, TX. 2002
Ramirez, E., What do you mean we don’t use Silvadene anymore? (ENA -SA Philadelphia, PA), 2003 Ramirez, E., Hand Assessment - You Put your finger Where? (ENA -SA - Philadelphia, PA), 2003
Ramirez, E.,. Emergency Nurses Association - Scientific Assembly - Nashville, TN. 2005
Cut to the Chase - Just tell me what I need to know The Smart of History Taking
Ramirez, E., Emergency Nurses Association - Scientific Assembly Salt Lake City, Utah September 2007
MRSA –It’s out of control
Ramirez, E., Emergency Nurses Association – Scientific Assembly Minneapolis September 2008
Updates in Wound Management
Delphi Study Outcomes Emergency Nurse Practitioner Competency
Ramirez, E., American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). 2009 “Delphi : Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Care” Phoenix, AZ
Ramirez, E., Texas Nurse Practitioner annual meeting September 2009, Houston, Texas
Salty Debate “Hyponatremia”
“Invasive Procedures” (utilizing Simulation)
Poster “Developing Competencies for the NP in the ED”
Ramirez, E., National Organization Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF). 2009 “Delphi : Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Care” Washington, DC.
Ramirez, E., “Cranky Provider: Emotional intelligence” ENA 2010 Scientific Assembly San Antonio TX Ramirez, E., ENA 2011 Scientific Assembly Tampa Florida presentations
Wound Management;
ESRD : can I use that line? Management in the ED
Ramirez, E., “Cranky Provider: Emotional Intelligence” Minnesota ENA Illinois ENA April 2011
Ramirez, E., Texas Nurse Practitioner - September 2011. Fort Worth, Texas “Cranky Provider: Emotional
Intelligence”
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Ramirez, W., American Academy of Nurse practitioners – June 2012, Orlando Florida, “Psychiatric
Emergencies”
Ramirez, E,. Emergency Nurses Association –September 2012, Scientific assembly.” Fluid resuscitation
in the trauma patient – Make it dry” Accepted (unable to attend)
Ramirez, E., American Academy Nurse Practitioners – June 2013 “Clearing C-Spines”
Ramirez, E., Emergency Nurses Association – September 17-20 Scientific Assembly “Keynote -
Simulation presentation LIVE streaming of –placing Intra osseous with Proximal Humerus
approach”
Stop the fluid: Permissive Hypotension and delivery of Blood Products in the Shock room
Ramirez, E ENA
State
Ramirez, E. G., Nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the ED: Answering the hard questions about effective utilization, Texas College of Emergency Physicians, 11/15/96 Ramirez, E., Pediatric Trauma Texas - Region 2 Continuing Education, McAllen, TX. 1998 Ramirez, E., Wound Management: Cutting through the layers. (ENA - SA) 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
Ramirez E., San Antonio ENA
Local
Ramirez, E., Introduction to arterial lines., Hermann Hospital, 1992
Ramirez, E., DIC. Trauma Symposium, Hermann Hospital, 1993 Ramirez, E. G., Language barriers affecting primary health care in Spanish speaking patients in the emergency center, Hermann Hospital, 1993 Calabro, K., Weltge, A., Parnell, S., Ramirez, E., Goldstein, D., & Mackey, T., Preliminary report of an educational module on universal precautions and infection control practices for second year medical students, The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, 1996 Ramirez, E., Incision and Drainage of Abscesses: Hands on Approach. (ENA -SA) 1999.2000, 2002,
2003,2004.
Ramirez, E., G., What is Hispanic? National Hispanic Nurses Association Houston Chapter -Globalization of Nursing Educational Conference, 2003
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Ramirez, E., G., Multicultural Diversity in the Work Setting, Memorial Hermann Hospital Nurse’s week Conference, 2003
Ramirez, E., G., “Bioterrorism” for the Houston area. Under the Texas Bioterrorism Continuing Education 2004-2005
Ramirez, E. Sigma Theta Tau Founders Day. “Disaster Management” October 2008 Ramirez, E., Harris County Hospital District Trauma Symposium. March 2012, “Fluid resuscitation in the trauma patient – Make it dry.” Ramirez, E., “Trauma Nursing – Driving positive outcomes” Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC - August 2012. Ramirez, E., “The Art of Triage” Harris Health System – Oct 2012 Ramirez, E., “Thoracic Trauma” Memorial Hermann Hospital Trauma Institute orientation - Aug -2012, 2013 Ramirez, E., “Death of the Nursing Process by Quick look, MSE and 2014ENA Houston chapter
CONSULTATION
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration,
Affordable Care Act: Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program to consult
Nebraska on their HRSA grant Advanced Rural Hospital Care to be submitted to the grant funded will
have consultation with group. 2011 (grant was funded will continue consultation)
Panama City, Panama (March, 2011) Consultation with governmental educational and healthcare
division to support education and health care initiatives. A cohort of nursing faculty was then brought to
Houston for an educational program in which I was responsible for education on simulation utilization in
the education of nursing students
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Emergency Nurses Association Houston Chapter Role Board Member President Immediate past president
Inclusive dates 1995/1998 2011 2012
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The University of Texas-Houston
The University of Texas-Houston Houston, SON, Houston, Tx
Member, Lead Task Force Review Exit Exam, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
1996 - 1996
Faculty Retreat Committee The University of Texas-Houston Houston, SON, Houston, TX
Member 1996-1997
Teaching Award Committee The University of Texas-Houston Houston, SON, Houston, TX
Member 1998-1998
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Houston Chapter
Education Conference Committee
2002-2006
“Cool Topics in Emergency and Trauma Care”
Houston Chapter ENA
Education Committee 2001-2006
Emergency Nurses Association National Committee - Advanced Practice
Member 2005
Katrina Relief George R. Brown Healthcare Center
University of Texas at Houston
Director nursing services 2005
Emergency Nurses Association
Co-Chair of the Advanced Practice NP Validation Committee Chair of the position statement committee
2006 to 2010 2010-2012
Disaster Rapid Response Team
University of Texas at Houston
Chief of University of Texas Health Science Center Disaster Rapid Response Team Hurricane Dolly
2008
University of Texas at Houston
Development of Competency Evaluation for Mid-level providers utilizing simulation.
2008
The Developing Hospital Standards for Culturally Competent Patient-Centered Care Project
Expert Advisory Panel, The Joint Commission.
2008
UTHealth UTHealth School of nursing Disaster response representative
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2005-present
American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC) Appraisal Committee Emergency Nurse
Practitioner Portfolio Certification 2013
Professional Memberships
2008, 2013 –present member, Texas Nurse Practitioners 2001 to 2005 Member, National Hispanic Nurses Association 1997 to Present Member, American Nurses' Association 1995 to present Member, Houston Area Nurse Practitioners 1995 to 2005 Member, Minority Faculty Association 1991 to Present Member, Emergency Nurses Association 1987 to Present Member, Zeta Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau 2005 - Present Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2006 – Present Member, Fellow American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2012 –Present Society for Trauma Nurses 2013 – Member , Fellow Academy of Emergency Nursing 2014 – President Founder, American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners
Community Service
The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Standard Precautions Instructor 1996-1996
Rio Grande Valley Project, Advance Health Assessment of Nurses, Program Development Committee, Brownsville, TX
Member 1996-1996
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Advanced Health Assessment of Nurses Rio Grande Valley Project, McAllen, TX
Member 1996-1996
The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
1996-1996
Pediatric Trauma, McAllen, TX
Region 2 School Nurse CEO 1998-1998
Hurricane Katrina relief and Red Cross
2005
Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC UNIVISION Have done a myriad of live television spots on health care topics in Spanish
Disaster Rapid Response Team Hurricane Dolly, South Texas
Trauma Nursing
2008 2012 2010-2014
Graduate courses at University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston N6152 Advanced Physical Assessment N6274 Family / primary care concepts N6275 Treatment of health care deviations I N6276 Treatment of health care deviations II N6202 / N6551 Diagnostic tests and procedures N6159W Health Care systems and Practice Management N6743 Role of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner N6742 Role of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner N6752 Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner N6271 Emergency/Trauma Nurse Practitioner I N6272 Emergency/Trauma Nurse Practitioner II
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N6551 Diagnostic Tests and Procedures Undergraduate courses at University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston N6528 Management of the Patient in High Acuity Simulation laboratory for High Acuity – 2006 - 2011 List of Project/Thesis/Dissertation Advisees
Clinical Projects
Expediting the Triage Process in the Emergency Department – Patricia Long. (2000)
Expediting Medical Care through implementation of an emergency department fast track
process – Paul Barfknecht, Molly Stapish Grodian, Cheryl Ray. (2001)
Educating Rural Emergency Department Nurses about Commonly used Advanced Cardiac Life
Support Drugs - Sharon A. Tatum (2002)
Emergency Department Administration of Aspirin to Patients with Chest Pain – Robert Palmer,
Tracey K. Fasolino. (2001)
Neurologic Benefits of Utilizing Induced Hypothermia in Patient Post Cardiac Arrest – Lesley Ann
Richards. (2006)
A Guide to Critical Thinking for Graduate Nursing in the Emergency Room – Anne M. Dykes.
(2007)
Learning Fluid Resuscitation Using a Rapid Volume Fluid Infuser – Mary A. Corley. (2007)
Thesis
Attitudes and opinions Toward Organ procurement and Donation of Army Nurses working in
Army Emergency Department - Miguel A. Rosado. (1995)
Barriers to Nurse Practitioners in Navy Emergency Departments – Andrew A. Galvin. (1997)
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Beliefs, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Intension of Emergency Nurses in Ohio Regarding Organ and
Tissue Donation – Elizabeth Ann Dick. (1999)
Emergency Equipment and Training for Care of the Pediatric Trauma Patient in Rural and
Community Hospitals of Texas – Kimberly Packard. (1999)
Current Emergency Department Translation Practices for Communicating with Non-English
Speaking Hispanics in Houston Area Hospitals – Amanda I. Garcia. (1999)
Emergency Department Utilization: Comparing 1st month and 13th month Selected
Demographics of Clients using Newly Established Emergency Department in Texas – Janice
Yoder St. Martin. (2000)
How Knowledgeable are Emergency Center Nurses at Identifying Patients Exposed to Category
A Biological Agents – Steve A. Hughes. (2006)
Nurse Practitioners Employed in Emergency Departments: Do
They Fell Prepared? - John F. Green. (2006)
OTHER
UTHSC School of Nursing Committees
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum 2003-2005
Graduate Curriculum committee 2002
Multicultural Affairs 2003 – 2005 Masters Council 2002 –Present Faculty Search Committee 2011-Present Faculty Life Committee 2012 - 2013 Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee 2013
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