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Karen Sue Benjamin, RN, MSN
Assistant Lecturer
MS in Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1998; BSN, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 1989; Diploma in Nursing, Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee School of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI, 1973
benjamin@uwyo.edu • 360-264-7337 • No on-campus office
Best Mode of Communication: E-mail
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Work Experience
- 1/2006 - present: Online Nursing Faculty, University of Wyoming at Laramie, WY
- 6/2002 - 4/2005: Employee Health/Worker's Compensation Coordinator, Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, FL
- 9/2000 - 5/2003: Project Coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island in Providence, RI
- 9/1999 - 12/2001: RN Studies Coordinator/Instructor at University of Maine, Orono, ME
- 7/1997 - 9/2000: Pain Management/Palliative Care Consultant, self-employed in Hampden, ME
- 1/1998 - 1999: Hospice Clinical Consultant, Community Health and Counseling Services, Mangor, ME
- 5/1996 - 5/1997: Patient Care Coordinator, Hospice of Eastern Maine, Bangor, ME
- 2/1995 - 2/1996: Clinical Director/Case Manager, Heart of America Hospice/Pathways Community Hospice, Milwaukee, WI
- 5/1994 - 2/1995: IV Chemotherapy Infusion Nurse, Oncology of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- 1/1993 - 12/1995: Adjunct Nursing Faculty, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
- 2/1989 - 11/1992: Research Nurse, Milwaukee Community Clinical Oncology Program (National Cancer Institute Grant Program), Milwaukee, WI
- 6/1973 - 2/1989; 12/1992 - 5/1994: Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse, West Allis Memorial Hospital, West Allis, WI
Licensure & Certification
- Arizona Registered Nurse Licensure
- Florida Registered Nurse Licensure
- Wyoming Registered Nurse Licensure
- Certified Registered Nurse of Hospice (1998-2002)
- Oncology Certified Nurse (1990-1995)
Professional Memberships and Activities
- 2001-current member Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Serve as study reviewer for online case study in end-of-life care and other nursing care issues.
- 2002 Member Rhode Island State Task Force to Improve End-of-life Care
- 2001 Palliative Care Nurse Preceptorship, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 1999 Presenter, "Health Care Decision-Making at the End of Life: Palliative Care for the Geriatric Population" in Bangor, ME
- 1992 Awarded Vince Lombardi Cancer Center Nursing Research Grant in 1991 to assess hope in cancer patients
- 1989-1994 Member of Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and Clinical Trials Special Interest Group
- 1991 Presenter ONS National Congress "The Role of the Staff Nurse in Cancer Clinical Trials"
- 1989-1992 Member ONS Chapter (Milwaukee, WI) and Board Member for three years
- 1989-1995 Guest speaker to nursing students at Alverno College addressing issues related to professionalism in nursing
- 1987-1989 Member of the Wisconsin Cancer Pain Initiative-Milwaukee
- 1987-1989 Member Milwaukee chapter American Cancer Society Committees and Board Member (Wisconsin)
- 1989- 1992 Nurse Assessor for Alverno College mentoring nursing students during clinical and academic experiences
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