Division of Nursing and Health Science
College of Arts and Science
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Education
- MSN, Nursing, Gardner - Webb University
- BS, Nursing, Bob Jones University
Courses Taught
- Beginning Sign Language (CD 306)
- Interpersonal Skills for Nurses (Nu 105)
- NP: Beg Med-Surg/Geriatric Nursing (Nu 204)
- Nursing Process: Beg Physical Assessment (Nu 203)
- Nursing Process: Fundamentals (Nu 200)
Professional Memberships
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, 2012-2013
- South Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, 2012-2013
Certifications/Licenses
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- RN license, State of S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Experience
- 11 years experience in ambulatory care: physicians' offices and adult day care (part-time)
- 32 years Instructor for Red Cross in Professional CPR/Community CPR/AED
- 3 years' experience in the acute care setting: medical-surgical units, protective care, step-down unit, and ICU (full- and part-time)
- American Sign Language Interpreter in post-secondary education and medical settings: Greenville Hospital System and New Horizon Family Health Services
- Presenter: Care of the Elderly Patient at Cherish-Yearn Nursing Home in Shanghai, China, 2010
- Presenter: Care of the Elderly Patient at Shanghai Institute of Health Science/British and American School of Nursing students in Shanghai, China, 2010
- Presenter: Care of the Elderly Patient at Shanghai Institute of Health Science/British and American School of Nursing students in Shanghai, China, 2010
Training
- Deaf Action Center, The Code of Professional Conduct: You have got to be Kidding me!, 2012
- Upstate AHEC
- Medical Classifiers Level 1, 2011
- 5th Annual Research Symposium: Creating Avenues for Research in New Genres of Care, 2007
- PESI HealthCARE, Creative Teaching Strategies for the Nurse Educator, 2011
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
- The Socio-Linguistic Implications of Educational Interpreting, 2011
- Interpreting the Middle East in ASL, 2011
- Interpreting for Deaf People with Cognitive Delays, 2011
- Garbage In = Garbage Out: The Importance of Source Text Selection in Assessment, 2011
- Squeare Up! Rubrics Transform Interpreting Assessment and Skill Development, 2011
- Yikes! Im Overwhelmed! A Study of Simultanous Interpreting and Cognitive Management, 2011
- Tres Clientes, Tres Idiomas: A Practicar la Interpretacion Interactiva y Trilingue, 2011
- Deaf Flavor?, 2011
- ASL Numbers for Interpreters: Four Number Systems You Need to know!, 2011
- Body Talk: Interpreting Reproductive Medical Conditions and Procedures, 2011
- Bob Jones University, D2L Faculty Training, 2011
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Teaching Students How to Teach Patients, 2011
- Transforming Teaching to Transform Nursing Education, 2011
- Interpreting Test and Item Analysis Data, 2011
- PEP-Net-South, Deaf-Blind Workshop, 2011
- PESI HealthCare
- Skin and Wound Care, 2010
- Challenging Geriatric Behaviors, 2006
- Bob Jones University for Professional Education, Technology in Education Seminar, 2010
- Gannett Education
- Low-back Pain: The Nurse's Nemesis, 2010
- Teaching Tomorrow's Nurses: What's Happening in the Classroom?, 2010
- Nursing Spectrum Continuing Education, Novice to Expert: Through the Stages to Success in Nursing, 2009
- Institute for Natural Resources, Emotions, Stress, and Disease, 2009
- Florence-Darlington Technical College Continuing Education Division, Test BluePrint and Analysis Tools, 2008
- South Carolinia Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, ASL Linguistics, 2008
- The Carolinas Society for Healthcare Education & Training, Magic Moments in Health Care Education, 2007
- The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health, How Humor Helps with Holiday Stress, 2004
- Southwest Seminars Association, 2003 South Carolina Nursing Law, 2003