Perioperative Nurse Professional Development Practitioner
VHA CT Veterans Healthcare System
A Perioperative Nurse for 40+ years, and currently the Perioperative NPD Practitioner for Pre-op/PACU & OR at the CTVHA, Certified Nurse Planner with formal training under the VHA National Accreditation Division. She was the past Chapter President and Nurse Planner for CT AORN Shoreline Chapter 0704 and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society. Conducted numerous lectures on evidence-based practices and advances in innovation in periOperative settings.
Graduated with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice at Quinnipiac University, CT, Masters in Business Administration in Healthcare Administration at Sacred Heart University, CT, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Trinity University of Asia (Philippines). She was the recipient of Florence Nightingale- Nursing Excellence Award, a Certified Greenbelt in Lean Six Sigma/System Redesign, a Certified Coach Mentor for VHA, the AORN and Competency & Credentialing Institute (CNOR Coach), and the Nursing Organization for Veterans Affairs (NOVA).