What is your favorite memory of school?
Bed-making skills lab with Virginia Crenshaw, oral quizzes with Betty Bear, public health home visits, senior seminar and graduation.
Wohin hat Sie Ihre Pflegekarriere geführt?
After graduation, I started a Master’s program in Psych mental health at the University of CO Medical Center in Denver. I quickly found I needed some real-life nursing experiences before continuing my graduate education. I came back to Albuquerque and worked at the UNM Mental Health Center on Marble for a year, and did I ever get real experiences there. After that, I got an MSN in Psychiatric Mental Health from UCLA and worked at Cedar Sinai Medical Center on the in-patient psychiatric unit in Beverly Hills. Next, I worked at UCLA Neuro-Psychiatric Center in the Intake and Evaluation Clinic. Following that, I taught nursing at Mount St. Mary's College in Brentwood. Sister Calista Roy was the chair and we used her model of nursing as the basis of our curriculum. I even got to write a couple of chapters for her textbook.
By then I was married and had one child. I longed to get back to NM and be close to my parents and siblings. My husband got a transfer with his aerospace company to Albuquerque and back I came.
We had 2 more children and while they were young I worked as the school nurse at A Child's Garden Preschool. Once our youngest child was in elementary school, I worked at Presbyterian Kaseman as a PRN nurse on the child and adolescent in-patient psych unit. At that point, I started working on getting certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatry. Katie Harris, PhD was my mentor through UNM College of Nursing for that process. She was wonderfully supportive and knowledgeable. Through contacts made at that time, I got hired to work on the Psychiatric Consultation Service at UNMH. I also had a private practice for 10 plus years and ran a peer counseling program for seniors for 2-3 years.
Was war Ihr Lieblingsteil Ihrer Pflegekarriere?
My most fun job was at the preschool. Young children are so teachable and the families and staff need support to do their jobs. I feel like I was able to make a major impact on the mental health of those children and their families.
Ich liebte meine Privatkanzleikunden, fand aber die Verhandlungen mit den Versicherungsgesellschaften zu umständlich.
Meine Arbeit bei UNMH war auch zutiefst lohnend.
Was würden Sie zukünftigen Pflegekräften raten?
My advice to future nurses is to enjoy all the options a nursing career offers. Don't be afraid to learn new skills and try new settings.
What is your favorite memory of school?
My favorite memory is of all the people in our class. We were an interesting group and, as I remember, we were supportive of each other-- this helped us maintain our sanity. Also, I now look back on our faculty and recognize how supportive they were. Their guidance was great and they provided us with an excellent education.
Wohin hat Sie Ihre Pflegekarriere geführt?
My nursing career has allowed me to expand my practice and meet so many wonderful people! My first position was in Intensive Care and Cardiac at Bataan Hospital (now a Loveless on Gibson). in a few months, I was hired as a School Nurse by APS and worked as a School Nurse for that school year. I moved to California (central coast) and became the Night Charge Nurse in Pediatrics in Santa Teresa, CA. The following year I moved to San Jose, CA and began working as a Home Health Nurse with a new agency (within 1 year I was the coordinator for part of the agency). Four years later I became the Nurse Coordinator at the 4’Cs Council working with 360 Child Development Centers in Santa Clara County. While in this role, I began the Master’s program at SJSU and when I completed my Master’s degree I began teaching at SJSU. In 1997 I completed my doctorate. In 2003, I was able to begin a trajectory that would lead into a professor position in August 2008. I have been teaching at SJSU for almost 40 years and have had so many wonderful experiences.
Was war Ihr Lieblingsteil Ihrer Pflegekarriere?
All of my experiences have been enjoyable and I found the education role to be challenging and rewarding. Since 1980 I have worked with our Nurse Managed Centers at SJSU providing care for people in the community and educating students.
Was würden Sie zukünftigen Pflegekräften raten?
Nutzen Sie Herausforderungen und denken Sie immer daran, dass es in unserer Verantwortung liegt, die Patienten/Klienten zu unterstützen und sich für sie einzusetzen.
What is your favorite memory of school?
Ich kam zur Graduiertenschule an die Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, um festzustellen, dass ich von 11 Studenten in meiner Meisterklasse dank meiner Ausbildung an der UNM CON der am BESTEN vorbereitete Student war.
Wohin hat Sie Ihre Pflegekarriere geführt?
Nach OH und TX für die Schule; bis an die äußersten Ränder des Kontinents – AK und SC zum Üben und Lehren; zu Führungsrollen in der Patientenversorgung, Verwaltung und Wissenschaft; zu meiner letzten Rolle zurück in die stationäre Versorgung als ZNS in der Palliativversorgung.
Was war Ihr Lieblingsteil Ihrer Pflegekarriere?
My first job as a professional nurse and then a CNS at Lovelace Medical Center. My teacher, then boss and mentor, Faye Truskowski, and I called it Camelot for the wonderful patient care we provided and the collaborative, supportive relationships we developed.
Was würden Sie zukünftigen Pflegekräften raten?
Nie aufhören zu lernen.
Also— you never have to be bored and can always find a job!
What is your favorite memory of school?
Meine schönste Erinnerung in der Schule war meine weiße Mütze! So aufregend.
Auch nur unser Klassentreffen. Viel Spaß beim Hingehen zu Frontier für Cinnamon Rolls!
Wohin hat Sie Ihre Pflegekarriere geführt?
My Nursing career took me to 7 states including Hawaii. Delivered babies in rural NC (not on purpose)! Women came in with no prenatal care and would deliver before we got them in a bed! Delivered twins with a doctor. The patient was on a gurney in the hall of L&D.
Then Hawaii in a private hospital was a totally different experience. But working in Anna Kaseman in 1973-74 and again 1992-96 was my favorite. Post Op Surgical was the best fit for me.
Ich wechselte von der Krankenpflege zum pharmazeutischen Verkauf, weil die Kinderbetreuung für 2 kleine Kinder einfach nicht mit dem Zeitplan funktionierte - also entschied ich mich für bessere Stunden und Leistungen.
Ich habe 1991 meinen MBA in Albuquerque von der University of Phoenix gemacht.
I'm currently living in McKinney, Texas. Retired with my dog Patches!
Was würden Sie zukünftigen Pflegekräften raten?
Mein Rat an zukünftige Pflegekräfte wäre, sich besser um Ihr körperliches Wohlbefinden zu kümmern, damit Sie gesünder bleiben. Informieren Sie sich über soziale Themen, die das Wohlergehen Ihrer Patienten und Ihres Personals betreffen.
What is your favorite memory of school?
Getting to know all of my classmates and sharing our student nursing experiences with them on a daily basis.
Wohin hat Sie Ihre Pflegekarriere geführt?
Was war Ihr Lieblingsteil ihrer Pflegekarriere?
Direkte Arbeit mit Kindern und Jugendlichen in psychiatrischen Diensten.