Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Carolyn K. Tran, MSN, RN
Houston, TX 77025
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Education
**/****-******* (anticipated graduation date 5/2012)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, Houston, TX
Post Masters, Nursing; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
08/2008-05/2010
The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, Houston, TX
Master of Science, Nursing; Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program
05/2006-05/2007
The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Science, Nursing; accelerated second-degree program
08/2000-08/2005
The University of Texas, Austin, TX
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics
Professional Experience
01/2011-Present
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Center for Advance Practice Nursing; Palliative Care Program
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
09/2010-01/2011
UT Physicians Medical School/Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
Acute Care for Elderly Unit-14 beds
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
06/2007-7/2010
The Methodist Hospital-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX
Surgical ICU-27 beds
Clinical Colleague/ Staff Nurse
Clinical Experience for GNP program of study:
NP Quality Options, LLC 01/2009-02/2009
Michael Debakey V.A. Medical Hospital: Geriatric Inpatient Unit 06/2009-07/2009
Quentin Mease Community Hospital: Geriatric Progressive Care Unit 10/2009-11/2009
Geriatrics Associates of America 10/2009-11/2009
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital: Palliative Care 01/2010-02/2010
Kindred Hospital 02/2010
Select Specialty Hospital 02/2010
Triumph Hospital: Wound Care 03/2010-04/2010
Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC; Lymphedema and Wound Clinic 03/201*-**-****
Licensure
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner; Prescriptive Authority-State of Texas Expires 12/31/2011
Registered Nurse-State of Texas , #741497 Expires 12/31/2011
Certifications:
ANCC Gerontological Nurse Practitioner 2010-Present
CCRN-Adult 2010-Present
BLS-American Heart Association 2008-Present
ACLS-American Heart Association 2008-Present
Professional Organizations
Gulf Coast Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association 2011-Present
Sigma Theta Tau - Zeta Pi Chapter 2009-Present
American Geriatric Society 2009-Present
Houston Area Nurse Practitioners 2009-Present
American Association of Critical Care Nurses 2008-Present
Council and Committee Memberships
03/2008 SICU Quarterly Journal Club: presented Gawande, A. (2007). The Checklist: if something so simple can transform intensive care, what else can it do? New Yorker. Dec 10: 86-101.
Awards and Honors
Good Samaritan Scholarship (2009-2010)
William Hearst Foundation Scholarship (2008-2010)
PARTNERS Scholarship (2007)
Helen Jimenez Dichoso RN Scholarship (2006)
UT Presidential Achievement Scholarship (2000-2004)
UT Civil Engineering Departmental Scholarship (2001)
ACE Scholarship (2000)
Ampla Cum Laude (2005)
Dean’s List (2001, 2005, 2007)
Research:
Aldine-UT Partnership to Prevent Obesity in Youth
Funded by NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research, R21NR0009288-01A1, 2005-2006, (Janet Meininger, Prinicpal Investigator) Role: Data Collector, January-March, 2007.
Community Service:
03/2010 Bayou City Classic 10K
01/2010 Houston Aramco Half-Marathon, on behalf of Pink Ribbons Project
03/2009 Methodist Stride4Stroke Walk/Run
04/2008 Lords of the Streets; feeding the homeless
03/2008 Methodist Stride4Stroke Walk/Run; Co-captain
10/2006 Telemundo Health Fair
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