Dalphna Boatright Barnes

Education

B. Lamesa, Texas, May 11, 1933;daughter Raymond Vernon and Hazel Blanche (Lemons) Boatright. Associate of Arts in Nursing, Texarkana College, 1966.

Bachelor in Psychology, U.Houston, 1974.

Intensive care nurse Hermann Hospital, Houston, 1968-1969;office nurse, therapist, 1969. From staff nurse to infection controlnurse Parkway Hospital, Houston, 1970-1977.

Infection control, employee health coordinator Houston Northwest Medical Center, 1977-1986, patient liaison, 1986-1995. President Eagle Dynamics Unlimited, 1983.

Advisory board Houston Hospice,1980-1982, board directors, 1982-1984.

Memorial chairman North Harris unit American Cancer Society, 1979, vice president, 1980-1981, founder, facilitator Cancer Interaction Group, 1978, consultant death and dying. Trainer, dialogue facilitator Texas division American Cancer Society, 1986-1991. Founding member biomedical ethics committee Houston Northwest Medical Center, 1991.

Public poetry American Journal of Nursing, 1960, Sun, Patchwork, Hearts Intertwined, The Madison County Record, Touchstone.

Poet: Lucidity, Library Lingo. Editor: The Wounded Heart,1992.

Career

With United States Navy, 1957-1958.

Achievements

• Dalphna Boatright Barnes has been listed as a notable nurse, poet, writer, editor, lecturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association Practitioners Infection Control (president Houston chapter 1980-1981), Texas Society Infection Control Practitioners (William L. Benson Memorial award 1980), American Society Professional and Executive Women, Poets Northwest (hospitality chairman 1988, vice president 1993, president 1994), Poetry Society Texas, Texas Society Patient Representatives, National Association Patient Representatives and Consumer Affairs, Toastmasters (president Frankly Speaking chapter 1986, edn.v.p. 1987, administrative vice president 1988-1989, Friendly Persuation ToastmastersClub 1989), Association for Pastoral Care Education, Inspirational Writers Alive, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.

Connections

Married Alvin Burwell Barnes, January 18, 1958. Children: David Lynn, Jeanne Michele Barnes O"Neal.

child:

David Lynn Barnes