Beverly Katherine Bahr

Background

Bahr, Beverly Katherine was born on October 23, 1950 in St. Louis. Daughter of Leeds Brown and Ruth Katherine (Purzner) Berridge.

Education

Diploma, Lutheran Hospital School Nursing, St. Louis, 1971; Bachelor, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1975; Bachelor of science in nursing, St. Mary of the Plains, Dodge City, Kansas, 1988; Master of Science, Oklahoma U., 1993.

Career

Staff nurse Intensive Care Unit, Boone County Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, 1971-1973; staff nurse dialysis, U. Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, 1973-1974; staff nurse Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Unit, U. Missouri Medical Center/Boone County, Columbia, 1974-1976; staff development coordinator, U. Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, 1976; head nurse cardiac cath laboratory, U. Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, 1977-1979; instructor, Stephens College, Columbia, 1975-1976; assistant head nurse medical Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Unit, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, 1977-1978; head nurse cardiac rehabilitation, Placentia (California) Linda Hospital, 1980-1982; staff nurse Intensive Care Unit, Stillwater (Oklahoma) Hospital, 1986-1990; staff nurse Intensive Care Unit float pool, Oklahoma Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, 1989-1992; transplant program manager, coordinator, Oklahoma Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, 1992-1993; critical care instructor, Oklahoma Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, 1994-1997; cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist, Oklahoma Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, since 1997. Consultant Early Autumn Residential Care Home, Stillwater, since 1991. Coordinator, instructor American Council of Learned Societies American Heart Association, Oklahoma City, since 1988.

Class alumni reporter Lutheran Hospital School Nursing Alumni Association, Stillwater, 1988, 92, 95.

Achievements

• Beverly Katherine Bahr has been listed as a noteworthy Critical care nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Isntr. Sunday School Zion Lutheran Church, since 1985, midweek school, 1985, Chairman of the Board education. President Veterinary Wives Auxiliary, Stillwater, 1986-1987. Member AACN (president Control Missouri chapter 1975, membership chair since 1994, program chairman 1996-1997, president elect 1997-1998), Graduate Nurse Association (secretary 1992), Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocation: hiking, reading.

Connections

Married Robert John Bahr, January 12, 1980. Children: Kris, Zach, Gabe.

Father:

Leeds Brown Berridge

Mother:

Ruth Katherine (Purzner) Berridge

Spouse:

Robert John Bahr

child:

Kris Bahr

child:

Gabe Bahr

child:

Zach Bahr