JENNIFER DORWARD R.N., M.S.N., A.C.N.P.
San Diego, Ca 92129
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QUALIFICATIONS
My best assets are my strong interpersonal skills, energetic personality and broad knowledge base. I have over 15 years of experience practicing in emergency medicine, as well as urgent care, ICU, med/surg, cardiology, primary care and aesthetics.
EDUCATION
2000-2003Yale University School of Nursing-Masters of Science in Nursing
Specialty: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1995-1999University of California Davis-Bachelors of Science in Psychology with biology emphasis, Minor-Exercise Science
EMPLOYMENT
2019-today Azusa Pacific University Adjunct Faculty Member
Clinical and laboratory education for Nurse Practitioner students
2007-today Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Mission Hospital Emergency
Department, Mission Viejo, CA
Independently assess, diagnose and treat emergency room patients of all acuity
levels. Perform minor procedures including I&D, reduction of orthopedic injuries,
Suturing simple and complex lacerations, lumbar puncture, line insertion
2003-2012 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Long Beach VA Hospital
Emergency Department, Team Health Inc.
Independently assess, diagnose and treat emergency room patients of all acuity levels
2005-2006 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Sharp Chula Vista Emergency
Room, CEP Medical Group
Independently assess, diagnose and treat emergency room patients of all acuity levels
2005-2006Item Writer for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
National Board Examination
Create, research and compose exam questions for the ANCC Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner national certification examination.
2003-2003 Nurse Finders Inc.
Registry RN Worked in ICU, ER, and TELE floors
2002-2003 Registered Nurse, CTICU Hospital of Saint Raphael
Patient care in the pre and post-operative cardiothoracic intensive care unit.
2000-2002 Certified Nurse, Student Nurse Yale New Haven Hospital and
Hospital of Saint Raphael
1999-2002 Personal Trainer, 24hr Fitness Inc. and Bally Total Fitness
ACCREDITATIONS AND LICENSES
●State of California Licensed Registered Nurse
●State of California Licensed Nurse Practitioner
●ANCC board certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
●American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and PALS provider
●Certified Botox Type A Administration, ESI
●Member and Medical Volunteer California Emergency Services Organization
PUBLICATIONS
Exercise and Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients With Cancer M. Tish Knobf, Rita Musanti, Jennifer Dorward Seminars in Oncology Nursing November 2007 (Vol. 23, Issue 4, Pages 285-296)