Kathleen C. Gaffney

KATHLEEN COYLE GAFFNEY

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Pennington, N.J. 08534

609-***-****

abpmgs@r.postjobfree.com

DEGREE FIELD INSTITUTION

Diploma College West Philadelphia Catholic Girls' High School

1964 preparation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Diploma Nursing Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital

1967 Darby, Pennsylvania

B.S.N. Nursing University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

1971 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Certificate Pediatric Nurse University of Colorado

1971 Practitioner Denver, Colorado

Certificate Parent Effectiveness Bryn Mawr College, Family Institute

1975 Training Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

M.S.N. Psychiatric Mental University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

1992 Health Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Child & Family Track

Certificate RTS Counselor Training Capital Health System - Mercer

1999 Bereavement Counseling Trenton, N.J.

Certificate Child and Adolescent Bryn Mawr College, School of Social Work

2006 Psychotherapy Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

LICENSURE

Registered Professional Nurse #RN-163263-L, Pennsylvania

Registered Professional Nurse #291366-1, New York

Registered Professional Nurse #26NR0 6562800, New Jersey

New Jersey Certification # 26 NN 06562800- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

New Jersey Certification # 26NC0 6562800 - Clinical Nurse Specialist (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

New Jersey CDS # P00028600

DEA Registration # MG0567959

Certification National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practioners and Associates (NAPNAP)

Certification # 78149

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Distance DNP Program University of Tennessee, Memphis Campus

Health Science Center

College of Nursing

877 Madison Ave

Memphis, Tennessee

(1/07-present) Part-time

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Duties:Collaborate with program director in developing, integrating and teaching Child and Adolescent

Psychiatric content into the PMH/DNP curriculum. Designing content, teaching classes on line and on

campus. Directing Discussion Board content on specific topics relating to Child and Adolescent Mental

Health issues.Integrate the Child and Adolescent content into the Primary Care/DNP program .

Collaborated in the design /content of the Uncourse resource online to include Child and Adolescent

content.

Clinical Nurse Specialist/APN Family Guidance Program

Henry J Austin Health Clinic

321 N. Warren St

Trenton, NJ 08618

(6/03- present) part-time

Duties: Psychiatric Evaluations and medication monitoring of HJA Clinic clients ( pediatric and adult)

referred for Mental Health assessments and medication follow-up. Work collaboratively with psychiatrist

and two licensed therapists. Work collaboratively with other members of the clinic staff including

psychiatric consultations and liaison work with specialty clinics.

Accomplishments: Developed a protocol to evaluate all Hepatitis C positive patients for depression prior

to initiating Hep C treatment (based on current guidelines) and initiate treatment when appropriate as a

way to facilitate increased compliance with Hep C treatment and decrease dropout rate due to common side

effects of severe depression.

Clinical Nurse Specialist /APN Greater Trenton Community Mental Health Center

School Based Program &

Bermingham Clinic

1001 Spruce St, Suite 205

Trenton, NJ 08638

(9/00-present) part-time

Duties: Work with the program director of Behavioral Health team. Responsible for initial developmental

assessments of children referred for services. These assessments include classroom observations, liaison

with School Based therapists, parents and teachers; administering tests including DDST, WRAT3, mini

mental status and basic neurological assessments. Coordinates further psycho-educational, neuro-

developmental and Psychiatric testing as needed. Reviewing and interpreting test results and coordinating a

care plan with the School Based therapist.

Work in collaborative practice (including prescriptive rights) with Board certified child psychiatrist

providing evaluation, medication and follow up to children referred by School Based therapists.

Responsibilities include parent teaching, outreach services to teachers, school nurses and community.

At clinic, responsible for psychiatric evaluations and medication prescribing and monitoring for children,

adolescents and adults. Work collaboratively with therapists at the agency. Education of the therapy staff

regarding medications prescribed for their clients.

Accomplishments: Designed parent and teacher handouts on ADHD, medications, discipline, and

compensatory strategies for specific learning problems for staff and parents to assist them in helping

identified children to reach their potential.

Present a workshop yearly for GTCMH staff on pediatric psychiatric medications.

Resource person for Early Childhood Nurses from Trenton School Districts.

In-service education for Public Health and School Nurses, including instructing in developmental

milestones, understanding and utilizing the DDST, normal growth and development in preschool child,

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common behavior problems in school aged children and how to assess and intervene when these behaviors

are noted.

Family Therapist Catholic Charities

383 West State St.

Trenton, NJ 08618

(6/02-9/02) part time

Duties: Work with children and their families referred from the FACES program. Therapy is offered at

both their schools and homes. Emphasis is on providing support and education to family and the teachers so

that the identified problems can be addressed and the children can succeed in their local school setting.

Liaison with schoolteachers, social workers and teachers.

Capital Health System, Mercer

Clinical Nurse Specialist 446 Bellevue Ave.

Trenton, N.J. 08618

(9/95-2/02) part-time

Duties: Work in collaborative practice (including prescriptive rights) with two Board- certified Psychiatrists in a

Pediatric Specialty clinic located at the hospital site. Responsible for the coordination of all services of the clinic

including intake, scheduling, parent teaching, and liaison with all agencies (schools, child study teams, social service

and counseling agencies) involved with the patient and his/her families.

Developed bibliography for parents and school personnel, parent handouts regarding ADHD/ADD, behavior

management, medication administration, and side effects of medications. Developed classroom management techniques

for teachers of children with ADHD/ADD.

As the program director of the FACES program at CHS, coordinated psychiatric/ neuro-developmental assessments

including psychological, speech and hearing as well as learning disabilities testing for children referred for services.

Responsible for initial developmental assessments of referred students. This assessment includes classroom

observations, liaison with school personnel, administering tests including DDST; Draw a man, mini- mental status

exam, and basic neurological assessment.

Responsibilities also included narrative and budget reports, partnership meetings, parent teaching and out reach

/teaching at designated schools

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Mercer Medical Center

446 Bellevue Ave.

Trenton, NJ 08618

(9/95 8/99) part time, satellite clinics

Duties: Responsible for physical and developmental assessments, immunizations, first aid, health teaching to parent

groups, children, and staff. Wrote health care articles for monthly newsletter. Provided in-service training to day care

staff on normal growth and development of pre-schoolers, common behavior problems and classroom management.

Wrote grant proposals to obtain funding to establish primary care services at sites for needy and under serviced

children attending special day care centers. Worked in collaboration with the Mercer County Special Services School

District at these DYFS day care centers. Delivered lectures on First Aid, safety precautions and universal precautions

at DYFS training program for N.J. day care providers.

Family Therapist Mercer Medical Center

Child Evaluation Center

446 Bellevue Ave.

Trenton, NJ 08618

(3/93 8/99) part time

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Duties: Member of an independent Child Study Evaluation Team, used family systems approach to counsel families

with children diagnosed and classified as special needs. Liaison between teachers, school nurses, CST and families of

children followed at CEC and psychiatric clinic.

Accomplishments:Designed protocols and organized an ADHD/ADD evaluation and medication clinic with Board

Certified Child and Adolescent psychiatrist

School Nurse Hopewell Valley Regional School System

Pennington, New Jersey 08534

(9/88- 6/91) part time- substitute

Duties: Physical assessment, first aid, health teaching at 3 elementary and middle schools in the district.

Instructor - Group Leader Family Resource Infant Center

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(3/80-6/87) part time

Duties: - Group leader for mothers with infants 6-18 months. Led discussions on nutrition, parenting, child

development, couples communication and role changes.

Instructor/Preceptor Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program

Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208

(8/79-2/80)

Duties: - Prepared and conducted lectures for graduate level students in obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, and PCN

role. Taught physical assessment skills and precepted nurse practitioner students in a variety of pediatric clinical areas.

Advised and counseled nurse practitioner students. Collaborated with other instructors in reviewing and revising

curriculum. Was responsible for interviewing applicants and serving on college committees.

Accomplishments: Coordinated the first Nurse Practioner Coalition Group ( Capital Area Nurse Practioners) in the

Albany area. Worked with leaders of the Practitioner Program to lobby for prescriptive rights for NPs, coordinated

meetings, speakers, meetings with legislature and senators to address the need for prescriptive rights for NPs in NY

state.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Tompkins County Health Department

Ithaca, New York 14850

(8/78-1/79), part-time

Duties: - Conducted well child care clinics. Responsible for histories, physical examinations, screening tests, including

developmental tests, counseling, and administration of immunizations and referrals to specialists as appropriate.

Consulted with local doctor when needed.

Instructor: Pediatrics & Obstetrics Tompkins-Cortland Community College

Level I & II Dryden, New York 13053

(1/77-8/78)

Duties: - Prepared and conducted lectures and seminars in pediatrics and obstetrics for Level I (LPN) and Level II

(RN) nursing students in an Associate degree nursing program.

Instructed 10-13 students in clinical areas in pediatrics and obstetrics on Levels I & II each semester. Advisor for 12-

15 nursing and/or pre-nursing students per semester. Collaborated with nursing program faculty in reviewing, refining,

and rewriting curriculum for accreditation purposes.

Accomplishments: Taught physical assessment skills to nursing program faculty.

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Researched college admission policies of various nursing programs, reviewed federal and state laws concerning

admissions procedures and discrimination, and submitted new admissions policy procedure to faculty (subsequently

adopted).

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

(1/72-8/76)

Duties: Provided primary health care to well and sick children attending clinics. Followed a specific caseload,

including patients with chronic medical problems including dermatology.

Accomplishments: Developed audiovisual cassette teaching program in well child care for medical students located at

the Johnson Medical Library at University of Pennsylvania.

Developed and conducted a survey in the hospital clinics and emergency room to detect the needs of parents regarding

child care information and the most acceptable teaching methods for meeting these needs. Designed audio-visual

program to be presented in waiting room areas to teach parents routine well and sick care of their children.

Precepted medical and nursing students in well child care in hospital clinics.

Taught child development and physical assessment skills to Registered Nurses and Practical Nurses at the Pernet

Family Health Services, a public-health visiting nurse organization in Philadelphia.

In-service Coordinator Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Staff Development, Nursing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Service Department (6/71-8/71)

Duties: Oriented new graduates to procedures of patient care in all clinical areas of the hospital.

Public Health & Home Care Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Coordinator Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

(8/68-6/71)

Duties: Liaison person between hospital and state and local public health departments in the tri-state area ( PA, NJ and

Del). Involved in discharge planning of inpatients, including all public health referrals. Instructed public health nurses

in patient care techniques to allow for home care of patients with such problems as tracheotomies, lead poisoning and

rheumatic fever.

Accomplishments: Developed and conducted a nurse-directed clinic to assess and treat patients for lead poisoning.

Duties included general patient assessment, venipunctures, counseling families, public health referrals, and

administering chelating agent on outpatient basis when indicated by physician. Developed protocols with director of

outpatient department for patient treatment and follow-up.

Staff Nurse, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

(8/67-8/68)

Duties: Intensive care nursing to newborns with congenital anomalies. Charge nurse on evening and night shifts,

supervised LPN's, corpsmen, and aides; oriented new staff to unit. Parent education was an important responsibility.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

1976 - present Member and Fellow, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and

Practitioners (NAP-NAP)

1999-2002 Member NJSNA

1999-2002 Member ANA

1992-present Sigma Theta Tau, Xi Chapter (inactive)

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PUBLICATIONS

Researched and wrote sixteen articles in Current Problems in Pediatrics--A Pediatric Practice Manual, edited by Paul

J. Honig (Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers, 1975).

LECTURES

PEDIATRIC PSYCHYATRY- AN OVERVIEW- (2002-2008)) Lecture to staff of GTCMHC on common pediatric

psychiatric disorders and their differential diagnoses. Objectives of lecture were to identify common disorders, how to

evaluate and then manage disorders including medication treatments and their side effects.

SECOND ANNUAL JOSEPH KLINE SYMPOSIUM 2002 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

DISORDERS:A CLOSER LOOK (JUNE 29,2002) Growth and Development from a Neuro-Developmental

Perspective

VOLUNTEER WORK

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND CLASS 69 Board member and chair of Grants

Committee, member of Public Relations Committee 1998- present

RTS COUNSELOR Counsels parents who have experienced a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or

newborn death. Referrals are received through the RTS Bereavement Services at Capital Health System at Mercer

1999- present

NORD National Organization for Rare Diseases, Parent contact and support person for families of children with

KID syndrome 1999 2003

FIRST Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types, Member, Ad Hoc Committee, 2000 Family Conference.

Workshop presenter for tweens at FIRST National Conference. Parent contact and support person for families of

children with KID syndrome 1998 present

NFED National Ectodermal Foundation, Parent contact and support person for families of children with KID

syndrome 1991 present

Chairman, Citizens Advisory Board, Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf. 1989-1992.

Cochairman and board member 1986- 1992. Appointed by the governor.

Presenter: Parent Panel: for State Conference on the Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Students. New Jersey Department of Special Education. May 1992. Topic: Making educat-

ional decisions for hearing impaired/deaf children. Issues include IEP development and program selection.

Secretary, Katzenbach Parents Organization. 1986-1991.

Steering Committee, Parent/Professional Day, Katzenbach School for the Deaf. 1987 & 1989.

President, Board of Health, Pennington Borough 1988-1991. Member of Board of Health 1986-1991.

Parent Representative, N.J. Special Education Advisory Council. 1987- 1992 Represent Hopewell Valley Regional

School District.

Contact Person - National Ectodermal Dysplasia Foundation 1991- present. Organized a national network of parents

whose children have a rare syndrome (K.I.D.) for support and exchange of information.

Member, Subcommittee- Mental Health Services for the Hearing Impaired/Deaf-1990. N.J. State Commission to

Study Services to Deaf & Hearing Impaired Children in New Jersey.

Steering Committee, Helping Hands Project, Toll Gate Grammar School - 1987-1990. Coordinated with team

members a community wide organization, collection, preparation and delivery of Thanksgiving dinner to the Trenton

Area Soup Kitchen (T.A.S.K.).

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Instructor, Enrichment Program, Toll Gate Grammar School- 1985-1986. Taught sign language classes on Saturdays

to elementary school children.

Instructor, Pennington Library- 1983-1984 (summers). Taught sign language classes to children and parents.

Board Member, - New Jersey Association of Children with Hearing Impairments (NJACHI), Princeton New Jersey

1982-1984. Coordinated meetings and speakers for support groups for parents of children with hearing impairments.

Member - Junior League of Delaware Valley- Provisional Class 1981-1982. Member 1982-1984. Advisor 1982-

1984. Community Resource Committee 1982-1984.

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