Background
Sammons, Bonnie Harris was born on April 22, 1950 in Kansas City, Missoury. Daughter of Frank William and Beatrice Adele (Diston) Harris.
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Bonnie Harris Sammons
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Bachelor of Science in Education, U. Kansas, 1972; ADN, North Hennepin Community College, Minneapolis, 1976; postgraduate, Wichita State University, 1977-1979; MSN, U. South Florida, 1990.
Career
Cardiovascular operating room nurse, clinical perfusionist, St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas, 1976-1980;
nurse clinician, first assistant operating room, Richard T. Padula, M.D. and Associations, Kansas City, Missoury, 1980-1981;
cardiac rehabilitation nurse specialist, in-service educator, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, 1981-1982;
cardiovascular operating room nurse, Lakeland (Florida) Regional Center, 1983;
organ/tissue procurement coordinator, Lifelink of Florida Organ Procurement Organisation, Tampa, 1984-1987;
director professional education, Lifelink of Florida Organ Procurement Organisation, Tampa, 1987-1988;
organ procurement organization management/education consultant, Sandoz Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey, 1988-1990;
head nurse operating room, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 1991-1993;
cardiothoracic case manager, Emory Clinic/VA Medical Center, Atlanta, since 1993. Affiliate faculty U. South Florida College Nursing, 1987-1990. Member transplant advisory county University Texas Health Science Center at Houston School Nursing, 1989-1992.
Chairperson Contemporary Forums 1991 Transplantation Symposium, 1990-1991. Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Board Governors American Board Transplant Coords., 1988-1991. Member ANA, Association Oper. Rm. Nurses (secretary Greater Wichita chapter 1979, seminar chairperson Greater Wichita chapter 1978-1979, secretary Center Florida Chapter.1983-1987, seminar chairperson Center Florida chapter 1982-1983, board directors Atlanta chapter 1992-1993, seminar publicity chairperson Greater Kansas City chapter 1981-1982), American Board Transplant Coords., Sigma Theta Tau.
Connections
Married Michael Dee Sammons, August 3, 1981.
