CURRICULUM VITAE

MONICA M. JOYCE, APRN, MSN, CPNP

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Milford, Connecticut 06460

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Email: doxc3c@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:

January 1999 to Present:

PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER. East Haven Pediatrics, East Haven,CT. Position involves work as a full time PNP with presciptive authority in a large private pediatric practice that services a wide range of patients from the newborn period to the adolescent/early adult years. Specific interest in psychiatry and crisis intervention. A collaborative physician provides medical consultation when necessary.

Setember 1999 to Present:

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR/PRECEPTOR. Yale School of Nursing, New Haven,CT. Responsible for the precepting and teaching of APRN students in the pediatric private community setting.

September 1991 to 1998:

EDUCATOR/PRECEPTOR/STAFF. Pediatric Emergency Department : The Children's Hospital at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT. Position involves work as a full-time staff member coordinating emergency care activities within a 15 bed unit. Involved ongoing pediatric physical assesssment instruction for staff members with emphasis on special patient care techniques. Acted as nursing consultant for pediatric house staff and other sub-specialists. Appointed Orientation Chairperson for the Children's Hospital Move Committee (1993) within the Emergency Department.

September 1992 to 1999:

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR/CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR. Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT. Responsible for teaching the health promotion 3 credit course (i.e., nursing techniques through the developmental stages) for sophomore nursing students in a baccalaureate program for 1992-3. Continued to lecture, supervise and instruct senior nursing students for their advanced pediatric clinical rotation at Yale New Haven Hospital.

September 1988 to 1992:

CLINICAL NURSE III/PRECEPTOR/STAFF. Children's National Medical Center, Emergency Medical Trauma Center, Washington, D.C. Position involved directing several months of orientation for newly hired registered, graduate and student nurses, as well as paramedics and emergency medical technicians. Also involved working as a full-time staff member with frequent charge nurse responsibilities within a 28 bed unit; member of code blue team; monthly educational inservices for staff and other inter/intrahospital professionals; and participation in multiple unit research projects.

August 1985 to September 1988:

CLINICAL NURSE II/PRECEPTOR. Children's National Medical Center, Adolescent Medical/Surgical Unit , Washington D.C. Position involved the orientation of new staff members to the functioning of a 30 bed unit, as well as to appropriate management of adolescent behavior and specific counseling issues.

EDUCATION:

December 1997:

Yale School of Nursing, Yale University ,New Haven, CT. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Post Masters Certificate Program.

May 1991:

George Mason University, School of Nursing, Fairfax , VA. Master of Science Degree in Nursing; Advanced Pediatric Clinical Specialty Tract. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Concentration and research in family- centered care. Master's thesis : " The Perceived Needs of Family Members of Cardiac Surgery Patients". May 1991. Copyright.

May 1985 :

Fairfield University, School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT. Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Deans List 1981 through 1985.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION :

Registered Nurse, State of Connecticut.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, State of Connecticut.

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License, State of Connecticut.

Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA) License, Federal.

Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, July 1989 through 1997

Certification, Cardiopulmonary Resusitation (CPR), 2010.

Certification, Emergency Nurse Association Pediatric Course, 1996 through 1998.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Fellow, National Association for Pediatric Nurse Associates & Other Practitioners (NAPNAP); 1997 to present.

Member, Society of Pediatric Nurses; 1992-1997.

Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society; 1992 to present.

President, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Mu Chi Chapter, Fairfield University, 1996 to 1998.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS :

Lecturer, YSN Program "Who's Got the Fever?-Fever Management in the Peds Patient" 1997.

Lecturer,YSN Program " Is It Live or Memorex?"-"Sorting Out Psychosomatic Illness in the Ambulatory Care Setting" 1997.

Lecturer/Key Note Presenter; Leadership and Mentoring Dinner, Fairfield University School of Nursing ; "The Journey of Mentoring and Being Mentored". 1995

Lecturer,Fairfield University Schoolof Nursing, Senior Baccalaureate students, Common Respiratory Diseases of Children, 1995 to 1996

Lecturer, Yale University School of Nursing, Pediatric Trauma; Care of the Child who Has Experienced Multiple Trauma. 1992

Lecturer, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, CT.: Pediatric Symposium,"The Anatomy of a Medical/Surgical Emergency " 1992

Lecturer, George Mason University School of Nursing; "Tne CNS ' Role in Pediatric Pain Management" 1991.

Reviewer, Manual of Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Doody Publications, T.Soud/J.Rogers,1998.

Reviewer, Pediatric Triage Manual, Doody Publications, K.Murphy, 1996.

Author, Competancy Based Orientation (CBO) For Newly Hired RNs and Emergency Department Technician Staff, Pediatric Emergency Department, The Children's Hospital at Yale New Haven Hospital, 1994-1995.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

Coordinator/Chairman, Open House Weekend for the Children's Hospital at Yale New Haven , Pediatric Emergency Department, June 1993.

Member, Dean's Advisory Council, Fairfield University School of Nursing, 1995-1999.

Member, Dean's Interview Committee, Yale School of Nursing, Student Rep. Nov. 1997.

Participant, 75th Anniversary of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN. 1997.

Member,National Disaster Medical System-Specialty Medical Team (Pediatric).

Nurse Expert, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Marylin Beck Esq., Dedham, MA. 1998.

Educator/Trainer, Sexual Assault for Evidence Collection, State of Connecticut, 1995-1997.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

President, Sigma Theta Tau International, Mu Chi Chapter, 1996-1998.

Member, Region 5 , Awards Committee, Sigma Theta Tau International, 1998.

Very Special Arts Festival (VSAF), Pediatric Nurse Representative, International project sponsored by the Kennedy Institute, Washington, D.C. Spring, 1989.

Connecticut Special Olympics Coach, 1980 to present.

1995 Special Olympic World Games, New Haven, CT., Medical Committee.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Recipient, Catherine A. Dolan Award for Nursine, Fairfield University, May 1985.

Recipient, Fairfield University Alumni Service Award, Fairfield Univ., Fairfield, CT. 1997.

Recipient, Sigma Theta Tau Intl, Mu Chi Chapter, Key Award for Chapter Excellence, 1997.

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