ROSEMARY I. NOURSE, RN., CCRC
Research/Protocol Writer
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Easton, PA 18040 * 610-***-****
Education:
Somerset College/Raritan Valley College, Somerville, New Jersey- RN.
Dean's list throughout, specialized in psychiatry. Graduated 1986.
Lehigh County Community College, Schnecksville, PA - LPN. Dean's list
throughout. Graduated 1984.
St. Francis,IL - BA Health Arts, 1991
Experience:
2010 - Present: St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Psychiatric RN,
Research Writer. Creating, researching and writing research posters and
articles for the inpatient department of psychiatry.
2001- May 2010: Lehigh Center for Clinical Research, Allentown PA.
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator/Medical Writer. Creating concepts
for original studies, marketing studies, protocol writing, protocol
selling, researching for development and writing of studies, writing
articles for publication in journals and magazines, senior author for all
protocols and articles and editor for same.
Duties also included obtaining studies, initiating and maintaining
business/pharmaceutical contracts, regulatory/IRB documents, patient
recruitment, screening and enrollment of subjects for clinical trials,
obtaining informed consent, conducting subject visits, collecting subject
data, maintaining source documentation, completing CRF's, medication
dispensing and accountability, maintaining procedure manual and GCP
standards, communication with sponsors and CRO's. Continuing research
education through educational reading and attending seminars.
1986-2000: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Psychiatric RN for
locked and unlocked adult psychiatric units. Duties included being charge
nurse of unit and/or staff RN, medication dispensing, taking and
transcribing doctor's orders, delegation of duties to staff, behavior
management, direct care both psychologically and physically of psychiatric
patients, emergency intervention of medical and psychiatric events, med-
surgical procedures, admission and discharge documents, practicing
excellent communication and written skills which included all appropriate
documentation and charting.
Publications:
Author of 4 sold investigator initiated studies.
Medical Articles Published/Senior Author: Psychiatry 2006 May issue.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Primary Care Companion, April 2007.
2009 February Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Requested Reviewer:
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Also previously published by Nursing Magazine, Nursing Spectrum
Magazine,
Country Home Magazine (small piece), Express-Times Newspaper.
Published Novel: "Transformation" on BosonBooks.com
References: available upon request: Dr. Tom Wasser, biomedical statistics
scientist, Dr. Ken Zemanek, psychiatrist LVH, Juliana Puras, auditor for
Quintiles, Susan Schulman, HR professional, Jenna Nazzario, Eli Lilly
executive CDL.