Family Nurse Practitioner Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.268

Washington

Education

University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1981
Major: Family Nurse Practitioner – M.S.N

State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Nursing, Buffalo, New York, May 1979
Cum Laude - B.S.N

Employment

President, Private Company located in Kent Washington – 1994 to Present

Development of an Internet access site for nurse practitioners and other consumers along with development and management of web sites.

Nurse Practitioner Support Services - a subsidiary of this company providing information for and about nurse practitioners including a statewide newsletter, January 1994 to 2003.

Consultant on nurse practitioner and health care related issues.

Family Nurse Practitioner/Partner, Company located in Washington 2005-Present

Full time position providing primary family oriented care to a caseload of patients as a family nurse practitioner and managing a practice.

Recruitment Director/ Nurse Practitioner, Stryker Family Care Kent, Washington. 2000 to 2005.

Part time position providing primary family oriented care to a caseload of patients as a family nurse practitioner at Family Care of Kent.

Nurse Practitioner Recruiter responsible for recruitment of nurse practitioner clinic directors and the development of a network of family practice clinics operated by nurse practitioners across the country. Recruited initial group of NP clinic directors in two states working with them to develop their practices. March 2000 to December 2000. Consulting relationship 2001-2005.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Valley Medical Center Kent Primary Care, Kent, Washington. April 1996 to March 2000.

Part time position providing primary family oriented care to a caseload of patients as an FNP.

Vice-President, Health & Medical Care, PS, Kent, Washington. January 1985 to December 1996

Co-founder and developer of three business entities:

Health Connections - a comprehensive health and medical practice using Family Nurse Practitioners to provide a full spectrum of primary care to clients of all ages, January 1985 to April 1996. (Sold to Valley Medical Center)

Nurse Practitioner Support Services - a company providing information for and about nurse practitioners.

Internet Wizards - a company providing internet services for businesses, nurse practitioners and the general consumer .

Clinical faculty, University of Washington, January 1987 to Present

Clinical Preceptor for Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree candidates.

Adjunct clinical faculty, Seattle Pacific University, Washington, 1988 to 1993

Clinical preceptor for undergraduate nursing students.

Instructor and Course Coordinator, City University, Washington. 1986

Part time position responsible for the development, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of health assessment (nu 314) and pathophysiology (nu 313) courses within the nursing program. Student body composed of nurses returning to school for bs. Instructor for pathophysiology, Winter, 1986; Health Assessment, Spring, 1986; Health Assessment, Summer, 1986.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Country doctor, Seattle Washington. January 1985 to March 1986.

Part time position as a family nurse practitioner providing primary care services to clients of all ages.

Family Nurse Practitioner, The health care connection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 1984 to December 1984.

Part time position as a family nurse practitioner in primary care providing on-site services to a school of nursing and a new drug study.

Instructor, Lasalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fall, 1984.
Clinical laboratory instructor for health assessment course. Supervised campus laboratory, community agency, and hospital experiences for 21 registered nurses working on BSN degrees.

Community Health Nurse, Community Home Health Services of Philadelphia 1984

Part time position as visiting nurse. In conjunction with Mary Ann Pane, MSN developed a system to provide accessible client education material to the three area offices of CHHSP.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Service National Health Service Corps NHSC Field Station CamCare Camden, New Jersey. January 1982 to January 1984.

Full time position in the national health service commissioned corps as senior assistant nurse officer. Responsibilities included clinical and educational components in an ambulatory primary care practice.

Clinical: providing for the management and the continuity of care to adults, adolescents, and young children within a family framework. Health management including identification and care of common acute care problems; monitoring individuals with chronic illness; case finding; health counseling; anticipatory guidance; providing family planning; executing routine laboratory studies; pediatric night call; development and implementation of new adolescent and pediatric charting systems; liaison with community agencies and high schools for coordination and provision of care to adolescents.

Educational: development, evaluation, and implementation of health education materials for use with clients in practice; development and implementation of organizational system for health education materials; community group presentations on health topics; precepting nursing and nurse practitioner students.

Adjunct Clinical Faculty University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1982 to, 1983.

Clinical preceptor for adult and pediatric nurse practitioner students in a MSN program.

Virginia Mason Medical Center, Allied Health Professional Staff, active status, 1989 to 1997.

Highline Community Hospital, Allied Health Professional Staff, active status, February 1990 to 1997.

Credentials Committee: member, 1993 to 1996

Family Practice Quality Assurance Committee: member, 1994 to 1995

Family Practice Department: member, 1990 to 1996

Publication

Available upon Request

Presentations

Available upon Request

Memberships

American Nurses' Association, 1979 to Present

ANA Council of Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners, 1983 to 1988

American College of Nurse Practitioners 1993 to Present

Leadership Team, 1993 to 1994

American Public Health Association, 1983 to 1991

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; May 1985 to May 1994
Past-President, May 1988 to May 1989
President, May 1987 to May 1988
President-Elect, May 1986 to May 1987
Communications Secretary, May 1985 to May 1986

Steering Committee, May 1984 to May 1985

ARNPs UNITED of Washington, January 1993 to Present
Past President, June 1994 to June 1996
President, January 1993 to June 1994

Associated Washington Nurse Practitioners, 1990 to 1994
Executive Director, 1991 to 1994
Sigma Theta Tau, 1978 to 1995

Washington State Nurses' Association, 1985 to Present

ARNP Special Interest Group, chairperson, September 1991 to December 1992 (group then became ARNPs UNITED).

Task Force on Prescriptive Authority II-IV for ARNPs, member 1988 to 1989, chairperson October 1989 to May 1991.

Presentation of Testimony to Rural Health Board, September 1989

King County Nurses' Association, 1985 to Present

Nursing Practice Committee, September 1985 to 1986

Liaison to Public Relations Committee, November 1985 to 1986

Nurse Practitioners Special Interest Group, 1985 to 1991
Nurse Entrepreneurs Special Interest Group, 1986 to 1990

Planning Committee, Second Annual All Day Event, September to November 1985

University of Washington School of Nursing Planning Committee

Planning Committee member for “Clinical Focus on Men’s Health, 1995.”

Educational Testing Service Princeton, NJ, SIGI PLUS Review for NP, April 1994.

National Nurse Practitioner Coalition Steering Committee Member 1993-1994.

State of Washington MAA Primary Care Options Program, Member to develop King County Coordinated Health Care Initiative, April 1993.

Seattle Pacific University, MSN Advisory Council member, June 1988 to September 1990.

Bellevue Community College, Planning Committee, Continuing Nursing Education, Fall, 1985 to Spring, 1987.

Pennsylvania Nurses' Association, 1979 to 1985

Third-Party Reimbursement Task Force Member, January 1984 to December 1984

Primary Care Clinicians and Practitioners of Philadelphia, 1980 to 1984
Chairperson, June 1984 to December 1984
Program Chairperson, 1982 to 1983
Third-Party Reimbursement Task Force Member, 1982 to 1984

American National Red Cross,Disaster Nurse, September 1980 to December 1984
Chairperson, Northwest Philadelphia, Disaster Action Team, June 1981 to February 1983

Delaware Valley Society for Adolescent Health, 1982 to 1984

American Cancer Society, Camden County Unit, Adult Public Education Committee, 1983 to 1984

Honors & Awards

American College of Nurse Practitioners, Sharp Cutting Edge Award, 2000

American College of Nurse Practitioners, Service Recognition Award, 1996

University of Washington Outstanding Preceptor Award, 1993

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Washington State Award for Excellence of Care and
Outstanding Contribution in Practice 1991

Who's Who in America in the West, 1992 to present

Who's Who in American Nursing 1993-94

Outstanding Young Men of America, 1982

American Red Cross Nurse #326,555, 1980

Ruth T. McGrorey Leadership Award, 1979

Sigma Theta Tau, 1978 to present.

Community Activities

WA Vocational Sports Medicine Association State Competition & Symposium, Educator, April 2007

Kentwood High School PTA, member 2000-2004

Meridian Junior High PTA, member, 1998 to 2000

Federal Way Soccer Association, Asst. Coach 1999 to 2000

Cascade Soccer Association, coach 1998

Panther Lake Partnership Program, 1996 to 1998

Kent Parks, Youth Soccer, coach 1993 to 1997

Panther Lake PTA, member 1991 to 1998

Kent Chamber of Commerce, member 1986 to present.

American Red Cross CPR courses taught annually in the community 1977 to 1996.

Kent School District Health Education and Life Planning Committee; member 1988 to 1990