Biography
Linda and her husband Bob moved to Orange County in 2013 after living in the Palm Springs area and raising their family for 35 years. Linda loves being a medical surgical nurse as it affords so many opportunities in nursing. She has enjoyed a variety of positions in her career including Coordinator for the Total Joint Replacement program at Eisenhower Medical Center for many years, Orthopedic home care case manager, and clinical instructor and full-time tenured faculty at College of the Desert (COD). Linda is a faculty emeritus from COD where she taught for a total of 20 years.
Linda began teaching as an adjunct faculty member at Concordia in 2013 and quickly moved into a full-time position. As any student of hers will tell you, Linda has a passion for the older adult and has worked very hard over the last several years to place Concordia nursing graduates at the forefront of Gerontology education and caring in their nursing practice. She serves on several committees in the nursing department, is often a mentor to new faculty, and is co-advisor of the very active Concordia Student Nurse Association.
Teaching
- Health Assessment
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Theory
- Skills Lab
- Previously taught Foundations of Nursing Practice and Medical Surgical Clinical
Education
- Gerontological Nurse National Certification, RN-BC, 2010-present
- Orthopedic Nurse National Certification, ONC, 2008-present
- University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, Master of Science, Nursing and Health Care Education, 2008
- California State University, Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills, CA, Bachelor of Science, Nursing, 1995, Magna Cum Laude
- Lawrence MEMORIAL HOSPITAL School of Nursing, Medford, MA, Registered Nurse, 1976
Professional Associations/Recognitions
- American Association of Gerontology Nurses
- National Association of Nurse Educators
- National Association of Orthopedic Nurses –Member, national education committee
- National League of Nursing
- Member: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
- Co- Award recipient: NLN Hearst award for excellence in gerontology –implementation of ACES simulation project 2013
- Professor Emeritus -College of the Desert
- Advisor of the year (2012) College of the Desert Student Nurse Association
Professional Publications
National Association of Orthopedic Nursing Association (NAON):
- Author: Hip and Knee chapters of the revision of “Core Competencies for the Orthopedic Nurse”
- Reviewer: Shoulder chapter of the revision of “Core Competencies for the Orthopedic Nurse”
- Reviewer: Postoperative Urinary Retention chapter of the “NAON Nursing Education Practice Points”
- Reviewer: Hip and Knee chapters of the “NAON Patient Education Manual”