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Faculty Position: |
Department Chair/Program Director |
Courses taught (present and past): |
All LVN courses
Foundations of Nursing |
Specialty clinical interests: |
Gerontological Nursing |
Education: |
PhD in Nursing: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
MSN & BSN: Texas A& M Corpus Christi-
Diploma in Nursing: Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing |
Certifications and Awards:
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University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center Hispanic Faculty Association Dr. Miguel A. Medina Hispanic Excellence Award, 2007
Western Institute of Nursing First Place Graduate Student Poster Presentation, Aging Category & Runner-up Overall: “Transition of Mexican American Elders to Nursing Homes” 2005
Castella Endowment Pre-Doctoral Award for Nursing Research on Aging University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio 2002-2003
NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Teaching/Leadership Excellence Award, 1998
Del Mar College Student Adviser of the year 2001-2002
Texas Nurses Association, District 17 Nurse of the Year, 1994
Corpus Christi Surgical Society, Charles A. Mella Award, 1974
Spohn Hospital Nurse of the Year, 1972 |
Publications/Research : |
The Transition of Mexican American Elders to Nursing Homes (Dissertation) |
Presentations |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
2005 Western Institute of Nursing Conference, San Francisco, CA Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Transition of Mexican American Elders to Nursing Homes
2004 University Hospital San Antonio Poster Presentation: Review of the Lliterature on Transition to Nursing Homes Among the Aged.
2003 University of Texas Health Science Center Student Poster Presentations: A Case Study: The Transition of a Mexican American Elder to a Nursing Home
2003 University of Texas Health Science Center Research Colloquium: Review of the Lliterature on Transition to Nursing Homes Among the Aged.
1986 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Graduate Poster Presentation: Using Therapeutic Communication in Nursing Homes
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS:
2008 Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, Birmingham AL Nursing Home Transition and Mexican American Elders |
Professional Organizations: |
American Nurses/Texas Nurses Association, member 1970 – present
Texas Nurses Association, District 17, Board Member 1990-94 & Chair, Ways and Means Committee 2003-06
Texas Association of Vocational Nurse Educators 1980 – 2006
Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society, member 1980 – present
Phi Delta Kappa, member 1988 – present
Southern Nursing Research Society, Member 2004 – present
Western Institute of Nursing 2007, 2009 |
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Faculty Position: |
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Associate
Professor, Health Occupations |
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Courses taught (present and past): |
Introduction to Health Occupations
Basic Health Profession Skills
Basic Medical
Terminology |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
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Education:
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BS Mgmt Health Care – Park University
MBA/Health Care Administration –
TAMUCC |
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Certifications and Awards:
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Certified PN (U.S. Department of
Labor)
Certified CPR Instructor |
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Publications/Research: |
Custom Basic Health
Profession Skills (Textbook/Workbook). Thomson/Del Mar
Learning (Publisher) |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past): |
Eline Level 3
RNSG 2306
RNSG 1343/1162
RNSG 1327 Bridge |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Med/Surg – Health Care Informatics |
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Education:
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University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing & Health – BSN 1962
Texas Womens University – MSN, Med/Surg Education Role – 1984
University of Texas @ San Antonio – 1976 – 2001 – Doctoral Program - ABD |
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Certifications and Awards:
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CPR Instructor Trainer
HCA Informatics –
Order Entry Committee Rep.
Sigma Theta Tau –
Bylaws Chair -4 yrs
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention – Instructor |
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Publications/Research: |
Acute Pain Focus – Doctoral research |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Foundations - current
Pediatrics (VNE and AD levels)
eLINE – all level 1 modules including pharmacology and communication - current
A&P for VNE students - current
HPRS (online) – current
Freshmen Seminar
CPR - AHA |
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Specialty clinical interests:
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Pediatrics
Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities |
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Education (colleges attended, degrees earned):
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Incarnate Word College – San Antonio – BSN
Corpus Christi State University – MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Texas – Medical Branch Galveston – Certificate as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
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Certifications and Awards (specialty certifications, etc.)
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (past)
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (past)
Excellence in Nursing Practice from Eta Omicron Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau - 1998 |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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RNSG 1413 Foundations, RNSG 1160
Clinical RNSG 2306 Informatics, RNSG 1201 Pharmacology,
RNSG Clinical Mat /CH |
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Specialty clinical interests:
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Foundations, Case
Management |
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Education (colleges attended, degrees earned):
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Baptist Hospital School of Nursing
CCSU – Bachelor of Science in
Nursing
Texas A&M – Master of Science in
Nursing |
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Certifications and Awards (specialty certifications, etc.)
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Texas A&M Post Gradate Certificate in
Health Care Administration
Certified Case Manager |
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Other Info: |
Member, International Honor Society
of Nursing
Member, Board of Nurse Examiners
for the State of Texas 1992 – 1997
Member, State Bar of Texas
Grievance Committee
1994 – 2000
Texas Nurses’ Association Dist 17
Nurse of the Year May 1995
Texas A&M College of Science &
Technology Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
Outstanding Graduate Nursing
Student 1995
Excellence in Nursing Practice
Award
Sigma Theta Tau 1997 |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Level I Fundamentals, Level II Med/Surg, and Pediatrics
both on campus and online. |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
School Health, Pediatrics, Oncology,
Community |
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Education:
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Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX – ADN, 1992
Miami of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio – BFA, 1982
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, TX – MSN, 2002 |
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Certifications and Awards: |
NCSN – Nationally Certified School Nurse |
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Faculty Position: |
Instructor |
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Courses taught (present and past): |
HPRS 1204
HPRS 1106 |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Intro to Basic Health Professional Skills |
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Education
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Southern Illinois University - B.A. Health
Care Management |
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Certifications and Awards:
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Certified CPR Instructor |
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Other Info: |
Off-Ice Official for the Central
Hockey League/ Corpus Christi Rayz
Committee Chairman, Cub Scout Pack
255
Assistant Scoutmaster,
Boy Scout Troop 255 |
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Faculty Position:
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Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Fundamentals of Nursing
Fundamentals Clinical
Nursing Information Systems
Maternal Child Nursing (Pediatrics)
Pediatrics Clinical eLine |
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Specialty clinical interests:
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Pediatric Critical Care
Pediatric Cardiology
NCLEX Success
Medication dosage calculations/Nursing Math
Service Learning |
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Education:
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B.S. Nutritional Sciences from TAMU College Station, 1995
MSN from University of Texas at Austin, 1999 |
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Certifications and Awards: |
Certified Pediatric Nurse |
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Publications: |
Reviewer for Ball, J., Bindler, R. Pediatric Nursing:
Caring for Children (4th ed). 2008 Pearson
Prentice-Hall: |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past): |
Pharmacology
Fundamentals
Med Surg Levels 2 and 4 (traditional and
eLine) |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Med/Surg – Orthopedics |
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Education:
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Arizona State University - BSN TAMUCC - MSN |
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Certifications and Awards:
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Member, Sigma Theta Tau |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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RNSG 1171 Communications
RNSG 1512 Maternal Child Nursing (both the pediatric and OB portions of this course)
RNSG 1341 |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Newborn nursery and postpartum are my specialty interests with some NICU. |
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Education (colleges attended, degrees earned):
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – University of Parkside Consortial Nursing Program, 1989.
University of Phoenix MN-E, 1997. |
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Certifications and Awards (specialty certifications, etc.) |
BLS CPR instructor
Master Trainer for the Denver Development Tool |
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Faculty Position: |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Past Courses Taught: Pediatrics,
Medical Surgical, Mental Health and Mental Illness, OB
Present Courses Taught
Complex Medical Surgical and Mental Illness |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Pediatrics
Mental Illness
Medical Surgical |
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Education (colleges attended, degrees earned):
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Completed a Baccalaureate in Nursing studies from Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi, May 1998.
Completed a Master in Nursing from
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, May 2002.
Currently a Doctorate Student at Texas Woman’s
University-Houston, Texas for the past 5 years. |
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Certifications and Awards (specialty certifications, etc.) |
Member of Texas Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
Texas Community College Teachers Association
Texas Association Blacks Higher Education
Texas Association of Vocational Educators
Former 1st Vice President Texas Nursing
Association
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing |
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Publications/Research: |
Made contributions to Mental Illness and Nutrition Textbooks
that are published. |
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Deborah S.
Skoruppa RN, MSN, NP-C |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Medical-Surgical
Nursing, Pharmacology, all levels of Vocational Nurse
Education, Level 2 and level 4 Registered Nurse Education
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Emergency Nursing, Occupational Health Nursing, Leadership |
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Education (colleges attended, degrees earned):
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ADN from
Del Mar College
BSN from
Corpus Christi State University
MSN
from Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi |
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Certifications and Awards (specialty certifications, etc.) |
Family Nurse
Practitioner, American Heart Association CPR Instructor,
Sigma Theta Tau International Eta Omicron Chapter President,
Excellence in Nursing Award,
Past
certifications in ACLS, PALS, CEN, COHN-S |
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Publications/Research: |
Reviewer for
Lippincott's Nursing Procedures & Skills
Reviewer
of journal articles for McMaster PLUS |
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Faculty Position: |
Assistant Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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RNSG 1171: Communication in Nursing
RNSG 1512: Maternal Child Nursing
RNSG 2260: OB Clinical
RNSG 1413: Fundamentals of Nursing
RNSG 2306: Nursing Information Systems |
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Specialty clinical interests:
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OB, Informatics
NCLEX Success
Humor in the workplace |
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Education (colleges attended, degrees earned):
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BSN - Point Loma College
MSN - Texas A & M University – Corpus Christi
Post Grad Certificate – FNP – Texas A & M University – Corpus Christi |
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Certifications and Awards (specialty certifications, etc.)
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RNC – Inpatient Obstetrics
AWHONN – Instructor – Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles & Practices |
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Faculty Position: |
Professor of Registered Nursing and Coordinator of Level 2 Courses |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Basic Medical Surgical Nursing
LVN to RN Bridging Course
Foundations of Nursing
Critical Care |
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Specialty clinical interests:
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Gerontological Nursing Care
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Care |
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Education:
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Texas A& M College Station-PhD in
Education
University of Texas at Arlington
University-Post Masters in Family Psychiatric/Mental Nurse
Practitioner
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston-Post Masters in Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Texas A& M Corpus Christi-MSN & BSN in
Registered Nursing and Medical Surgical Clinical Nurse
Specialist
Del Mar College-Associate Degree in
Nursing |
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Certifications and Awards:
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Distinguished Clinical Student Award-
University of Texas at Arlington University Family
Psychiatric/Mental Nurse Practitioner Program, 2007
Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Omicron Chapter, Educator of Year
Award, 2002
Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Omicron Chapter, Research Scholarship
Award, 1998
NomiNominated for Distinguished Graduate Student Research
Award, Education Department, Texas A&M University, April
1999 |
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Publications/Research : |
Career Pathway of Nursing Administrators |
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Professional Organizations: |
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
American Nurses Association
Texas and District 7 Nurse Association
Texas Nurse Practitioners Association
National Association of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education |
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Faculty Position: |
Professor |
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Courses taught (present and past):
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Pediatrics
Fundamentals (on campus and eLine) |
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Specialty clinical interests: |
Pediatrics and Gerontology |
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Education:
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Baylor University - BSN
Corpus Christi State University - MS Curriculum and Instruction
Texas Woman’s University - PhD Nursing |
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Publications/Research:
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Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnership (LAAP) Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) grant awarded by the US DOE to TAMU-CC and DMC for development of eLine fall 2001-fall 2004.
Contributing author, White, L. (2001). Foundations of nursing: Caring for the whole person. Del Mar Publishers.
Dissertation: Effects of Pre-operative Teaching on Post-Hospital Anxiety in School-Age Children and their Parents, 1993.
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Other info:
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Favorite hobbies include:
Granddaughters
Playing Scrabble
Gardening
Shopping |
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