CHERYL A. GORTON, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN

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East Longmeadow, MA, 01028

E-mail: ac3pm5@r.postjobfree.com

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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