Professional Summary
Dedicated, Board-certified, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) and 18 years of experience as Critical Care NP. Managed case load 10-12 subacute to critically ill ICU patients to include, but not limited to, multi-system organ failure; shock, respiratory failure, electrolyte emergencies, ventilator management, hemodynamic management/critical care monitoring devices.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – June 2017
Duke University Durham, NC
Post Master’s Certificate, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – December 2002
University of New Mexico Graduate School of Nursing Albuquerque, NM
Prescriptive Authority training Jan 1999 – Jan 2000
University of New Mexico Graduate School of Nursing/Univ of Washington Albuquerque, NM
Master’s of Science in Nursing, Critical Care/Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist – June 1995
Univ. of California, San Francisco Graduate School of Nursing S San Francisco, CA
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing, Nursing; Minor: Spanish – June 1987
University of Northern Colorado Greely, CO
Licenses
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (ANCC) exp 5/2024; DEA 9/2023
- Board Certified Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) (current) exp 6/2024
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Registered Nurse (NM) exp 11/2024
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Registered Nurse (MT) exp 12/2024
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Registered Nurse (OR) exp 11/2024
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Registered Nurse, (WA) exp 11/2024
Credentials
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support Instructor (BLS) (10 yrs.);
- ACLS/BLS Provider current- Provider (current) exp 9/2024
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 2017-2021.
- Hospitalist & Emergency Procedures Course-(central lines, intubate, chest tubes, para/thoracentesis, LP, POCUS)
- Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) 2018-2021
Languages
Spanish (fluent in reading, writing and speaking)
Spanish Language Facilitator- Conversationally
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