Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Resume:
CHERYL A. GORTON, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN
East Longmeadow, MA, 01028
E-mail: ********@*****.***
Tel: 413-***-****
EDUCATION
**** ****** ** ******* ******** (DNP), College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA, Concentration Clinical Specialty – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Final Capstone Project: Barriers and Facilitators to Maternal Infant Attachment and Breastfeeding for Incarcerated Mothers in Massachusetts
2008 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA – Summa Cum Laude
2006 Associates Degree of Science in Nursing, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA
OTHER EDUCATION (Clinical nurse practitioner practicum experiences – 1206 hours)
2017 Complex Health Problems in Primary Care: 230 hours Supervised Clinical experience in a FQHF Primary Care Health Clinic. High Street Health Care, 140 High Street, Springfield, MA
2016 Adult Specialty Care: 225 hours Supervised Clinical Experience – 193 hours Adult Neurology, at Baystate Neurology, 3300 Main Street, Springfield, MA; 32 hours Women’s Health, at Baystate Maternal and Fetal Medicine, 83 South Street, Ware, MA
2016 Adult Primary Care: 225 hours, Supervised Clinical Experience – 187 hours Urgent Care, at AEIOU Occupational & Urgent Care, 489 Bernardston Road, Greenfield, MA; 38 hours in Rural Primary Care Office, at Connecticut River Internists, 8 Burnham Street, Turners Falls, MA
2016 Pediatric Primary Care: 226 hours, Supervised Clinical Experience in private urban pediatric office – at Pelaez Acosta Pediatrics, 84 Chapin Terrace, Springfield, MA
2015 Pediatric Specialty Care: 100 hours, nurse practitioner shadow experience – at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA
2016 – 2017 200 DNP Immersion and Capstone practice hours
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June-1984 – Present
Staff Nurse
Baystate Health Systems, Wesson Women and Infants Hospital
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
2006-Present: Registered Nurse – Coordinate and deliver direct nursing care on 38 bed LDRP/Nursery unit including labor, postpartum, OR, high risk obstetrical patients, and care of the normal neonate. Preceptor for nurses and students, providing individualized educational experiences for nursing students assigned to the LDRP; Yearly evaluations: “consistently met or exceeded expectations”
1984-2006: Licensed Practical Nurse – Provided care to neonatal infants in the Newborn Nursery, provided post-partum maternal care
September 2012-December 2014
Adjunct Clinical Faculty – Maternity
The College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA
Conducted instruction, supervision, and evaluation of clinical practice, and evaluation clinical assignments for 10-12 students, each semester, in the BSN program
September 2011-September 2014
Adjunct Clinical Faculty – Maternity
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA
Conducted instruction, supervision, and evaluation of clinical practice, and evaluation clinical assignments for 40 LPN and RN associate degree students, each semester, in the AD program
Keynote Speaker, 2012 HCC L.P.N. Pinning Ceremony
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
Family Nurse Practitioner – B.C. – ANCC Certification Verification
# 201-***-****, Exp. 09/12/2022
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Certified Nurse Practitioner License # RN269449, Exp. 07/12/2018
Registered Nurse, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, License # RN269449, Exp. 07/12/2018
Registered Nurse, State of Connecticut, Validation # 12340053, License # 146855, Exp. 07/31/2018
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, State of Connecticut - Pending
Certified BLS Provider, Exp. 08/2019
Validated Breastfeeding nurse
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 Nominated for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2017 Outstanding DNP Project Award
2017 Delta Epsilon Sigma, national scholastic honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition
2008 Graduated Summa Cum Laude, The College of Our Lady of the Elms
2008 Sigma Theta Tau International, The Honor Society for Nursing
2008 Alpha Sigma Lambda, National Honor Society for Continuing Education
and Lifelong Learning
2006 Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for Community Colleges
2006 STCC Honors Program Research Project, Literature Review,
Title: “Environmental Effects of Road Salt on Ground and Surface Waters”
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2014-Present American Association of Nurse Practitioners
2014-Present American Nurses Association
2006-Present Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
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