Beth Kruse

Background

Kruse, Beth was born on January 22, 1958 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Daughter of W. Nicholas and Jane (Foote) Kruse.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1979; Bachelor of science in nursing, Oregon Health Science U., 1982; Master of Science, University of California, San Francisco, 1990.

Career

Staff nurse neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1982-1985; staff nurse labor/delivery, Oregon Health Science U. Hospital, Portland, 1987-1988; home hospice nurse/infant care, Portland, 1987-1988; nurse midwife, Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, 1990-1991; women's health nurse practitioner, Aradia Women's Health Center, Seattle, 1991-1995; womens health nurse practitioner, Aurora Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Seattle, since 1995.

Achievements

• Beth Kruse has been listed as a noteworthy Women"s health nurse practitioner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Lesbian Health Network, Seattle. Member American College Nurse Midwives, American Public Health Association, American Academy NursePractitioners, American Medical Writers Association.

Interests

• Avocations: reading and writing poetry and prose.

Connections

Father:

W. Nicholas Kruse

Mother:

Jane (Foote) Kruse