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Professional Experience:
- 2007 - Present: Assistant Lecturer, University of Wyoming
- 2006 - 2007: Nurse Case Manager, Sweetwater County Child Development Center, Rock Springs, WY
- 1999 2005: Assistant Professor, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
- 1996 1998: Per diem Clinic and Infection Control Nurse, Castle Rock Medical Center, Green River, WY
- 1993 1999: Per diem Clinical IV Nurse, Quantum Health Resources, Salt Lake City, UT
- 1988 - Present: Clinical/Charge Intensive Care Nurse, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs, WY
- 1987 1988: Traveling Nurse - Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
- 1987 1988: Per diem Staff Nurse, Kimberly Nursing Services, Minneapolis, MN
- 1987 1988: Per diem Clinical IV Nurse - Home Medical Support Services, Inc., Eagan, MN
- 1986 1987: Supervisor/Clinical Nurse, North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, MN
- 1985 1986: Clinical Staff and Charge Nurse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- 1985 1986: Per diem S.R.T. Med-Staff Nurse, Washington, D.C.
- 1985: Traveling Nurse, Prince George County Hospital, Cheverly, MD
- 1985: Traveling Nurse, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA
- 1984 1985: Traveling Nurse, Chico Community Hospital, Chico, CA
- 1982 1984: Clinical Charge Nurse, Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, FL
- 1980 1982: Director of Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Services, Minneapolis YWCA, Minneapolis, MN
Awards & Honors
- Sweetwater County "Nurse Leader of the Year" title, 2004
- Keynote speaker for Western Wyoming Community College Nursing School pinning, May 2000 and May 1996
- Creator of chemotherapy services, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, 1989
- Member of health care team to be the first in the world to administer intraperitoneal Interleukin-II and LAK cell theraopy, 1985
- American Cancer Society Public Education Award, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Division, 1981
- Invited to testify in favor of an amendment to the Patient's Bill of Rights at a Minnesota Senate hearing March 16, 1981, with amendment passing
Professional/Community Service:
- Professional Memberships and Activities
(including grant and manuscript review)
- Assisted in writing Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in Nursing Grant, August 2008
- Preceptor for University of Wyoming BSN students in the Accelerated BSN program, Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
- Sigma Theta Tau, 2007 to present
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1994 to present
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support and instructor, 1992 to present
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support and instructor, 1990 to present
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and instructor, 1990 to 2001
- Professional Licensure and Certification:
- Professional Nurse licensure in WY, MN (current); CA, FL, GA, LA, MD (past)
- Critical Care Nurse Certification (CCRN), 1994 to present
- Intravenous Therapy Nurse Certification (CRNI), August 1997 to December 2000
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) certification, February 1995
- Medical/Surgical Nurse Certification (RN, C), 1984 to 1989
- Hospital Appointments -
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs, WY
- Coordinator of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standard on Staffing Effectiveness, 2005 2006
- Coordinator of efforts to meet National Patient Safety Goals #1A, 2A,B,C,E; #3, #5, #6, #8, and #9 2005 2006; member of committee to meet requirements of #2D
- Physician/Nurse Relations Committee, 2005 - 2006
- Coordinator of the Falls Prevention Team, 2004 - 2006
- Leader of Safe Medication Practices Team, 2001 - 2006
- House Supervisor, 1988 - 2001
- Creator of the organization's chemotherapy program, 1989
- Community Service Activities
- Member of Sweetwater School District #1 Nurses Advisory Board, to begin Spring 2009
- Member of the Primary Health Care Access Advisory Committee, facilitated by the United Way, November 2008
- Member of the United Way Community Solutions Team, September 2008 to present
- Member of the Southwest Wyoming United Way Task Force on Families, 2008 to present
- Member of the Board of Directors for the Volunteer Information & Referral Service, November 2006 to present
- Participant in the 2005 Sweetwater County Leadership Institute
- Member of the Parent Advisory Committee for Sweetwater County School District #1 Accreditation Process, 2003
Research and Scholarship
- Scholarship: Member of Bay Area Consortium on Simulation in Clinical Practice, 2008.
- Publications: Nielson, K. (2003). Calcium balances and imbalances. In M.A. Hogan & D. Wane (Eds.), Fluids, electrolytes, & acid-base balance: Reviews & rationales (pp. 85112). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
University Service
- Division/School
- Academic Professional Search Committee, October 2008
- Clinical Simulation Center Task Force, September 2008 to present
- Accelerated BSN Committee, 2007 to present
- Academic Professional Committee, 2007 to present
- Undergraduate Education Committee, 2007 to present
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