Biography
I am a dual-certified nurse practitioner with Adult-Geriatric Primary Care with specialty certification in hospice and palliative care and Psychiatric Mental Health. Other nursing experiences include critical care, telemetry, medical-surgical oncology, and employee health. I enjoy volunteering in the community both locally and globally. Locations of the medical mission include Tijuana, Ensenada, and Sinaloa State, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and various California cities.
Education
- Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Western University of Health Sciences, 2022
- Doctor in Nursing Practice, Brandman University, 2019
- Post-Master’s Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate, University of California, Irvine, 2014
- Master of Science in Nursing, California State University, Fullerton, 2009
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, California State University, Fullerton, 2008
- Bachelor of Art in Business/Finance, California State University, Fullerton, 1999
Teaching
- Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Community Health Nursing
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
- Senior-level Preceptorship
- Skills/Pharmacology Lab / Open Lab
- Student Success Coordinator
- Wellness-Alternative Therapies Nursing
Research
Cultural competency in hospice care: An effect of online cultural diversity training in hospice interdisciplinary team as measured by the cultural competence assessment survey
Publications/Presentations
- Poster presentation, Sigma Thera Tau International, Southern California Conference, Eliminating confusion in skills lab: An innovative approach, 2012
- Poster presentation, Sigma Thera Tau International, Upsilon Beta Chapter Induction Ceremony, Nursing instructors’ “tool box”: Teaching strategies to facilitate the critical thinking skills, 2008