Ginette Castro, DNP, APN-C, FNP-C
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Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
**** ****** ** ******* ******** William Paterson University
2003 Master of Science in Nursing Pace University
1998 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Hartwick College
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Date of Initial Faculty Appointment: January 2011
Current Rank: Assistant Professor: 1-year appointment
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITES: CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR
William Paterson University; Clinical Nursing Instructor 1/2011-Present
Course Number Course Name Theory/Clinical
NUR 3300 Nursing Practice II Clinical
NUR 3310 Health Concepts Theory
NUR 4260 Nursing Practice II Clinical
NUR 3280 Nursing Practice I Theory/Clinical
Pace University: Clinical Family Nurse Practitioner 9/2011-9/2016
NURS 671 FNP Practicum Clinical Faculty
NURS 672 FNP Practicum Clinical Faculty
NURS 674 FNP Practicum Clinical Faculty
ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Seton Hall University: Clinical Instructor 8/2014-Present
NUTC 3916 Child & Family Clinical
NUTC 3917 Acute Nursing Clinical
NUTH 1004 Business of Healthcare Theory
NULD 1003 Culture & Health Theory
NULD 6300 Clinical Role Development Clinical
New Jersey City University; Clinical Nursing Instructor, Accelerated RN program 9/2012-7/2015
NURS 408 Adult Health and Illness II Lab
NURS 407 Adult Health and Illness I Lab
NURS 467 Senior Seminar Implementation Project: Senior Thesis Theory
Part I
NURS 468 Senior Seminar Implementation Project: Senior Thesis Theory
Part II
NURS 304 Health and Physical Assessment Theory/Lab
NURS 305 Fundamentals of Nursing Theory/Lab
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Dates Position/Title Institution 1/12- Present Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Medi-Weight Loss
Clinics, Wayne, NJ
3/2012-5/2015 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Allied Medical Associates
Home Visits
Wayne, NJ
2/2009-2/2010 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Raritan Bay
Urgent Care
Iselin, NJ
1/2008-1/2012 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Minute Clinic Retail Health
Northern New Jersey 9/2007-9/2008 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pediatric Observation
Unit
9/2003- 9/2007 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Inpatient Pediatric Oncology 1/1999-9/2003 Clinical Nurse II Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Inpatient Pediatrics
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Registered Nurse; NJ #26NR13401600, NY #502529-1
Family Nurse Practitioner; NJ #26NJ000150000, NY #F333965-1
DEA #ML0998077
ANCC Certification #0378984
American Heart Association, CPR Instructor
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Presenter: International Conference of Forensic Nursing Science, Denver, Colorado, September 28-October 2, 2016.
Co-presenter: NJCASA/NJCEDV: A Safer Garden State Conference, “Intersection of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence and Health: A Collaborative Practice” Princeton, NJ, September 2016.
International Association of Forensic Nurses: Tribal Forensic Project-Pediatric Sexual Assault Examiner 40-hour training.
International Association of Forensic Nurses: Tribal Forensic Project-Adult Sexual Assault Examiner 40-hour training.
Submitted & under review: Castro, G. (2016). The use of a computer psychometric tool to screen for domestic violence. Journal of Forensic Nursing.
RECOGNITIONS
9/26/2016-In an exit survey conducted by Educational Benchmarking Inc. I was named an exceptional faculty member in the William Paterson University nursing department for teaching, support, leadership, and mentoring to students throughout their time in the nursing program at William Paterson University.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Iota Chapter
American Nurses Association
New Jersey State Nursing Association
International Association for Forensic Nurses
National Association for Hispanic Nurses
New Jersey Coalition to End Violence
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
2014-Present New Jersey Coalition to End Violence: Secretary, Trenton, NJ
2014- 2015 Campus Violence Prevention Grant
New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women; Trenton, NJ
2011- Present Domestic Violence Response Advocate
William Paterson University; Wayne, NJ
2001-2006 Happiness is Camping
Blairstown, NJ