Education
Bachelor of science in nursing summa cum laude, Augustana College, 1970; Master of Science in Ednl. Psychology and Counseling, Winona State University, 1979; postgraduate, Winona State University, since 1988.
Bachelor of science in nursing summa cum laude, Augustana College, 1970; Master of Science in Ednl. Psychology and Counseling, Winona State University, 1979; postgraduate, Winona State University, since 1988.
Developer, implementor group therapy program acute psychiatric unit, McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1970;
assistant head nurse general surgery, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1970-1973;
head nurse nephrology and renal transplant, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1973-1978;
instructor electrocardiology, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1975;
assistant DON, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1978-1983;
member facility and program development chemical dependence services, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1981-1983;
member administrative committee, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1983-1985;
member laboratory medicine study, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1978;
member weekened physical medicine feasibility study, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1978-1979;
member liason committee, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1978-1980;
member hospice feasibility study, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1978-1982;
clinical Deutsches Institut für Normung, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1978-1991;
member management county, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, since 1987;
member clean air task force committee, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1986-1987;
member tornado and disaster committees, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1986-1988;
member nursing information system steering committee, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1987-1991;
joint head nurse planning committee, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, 1988-1991;
chair department nursing, Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital, since 1991;
graduate intern supervisor, Winona (Minnesota) State University, 1983-1988;
co-instructor chemical dependence course, Rochester Community College, 1985;
consultant, Methodist Hospital Indianapolis, 1989. Adjunct assistant professor St. Mary's College, Winona, since 1986. Member consultant commission on alcoholism and drug dependence unit Mayo Clinic, 1980-1991, administrative management committee, 1983-1988, adolescent chemical dependence unit, 1984-1988, mgmt.forum, since 1988, coordinating committee, 1988-1990, smoking cessation program committee Mayo Medical Center, 1985-1989, smoke free implementation task force, 1987.
Consultant Genesee Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1989.
Member hypertension screening program Bethel Lutheran Church, 1976, stewardship committee, 1976-1978, usher, since 1985, group discussion facilitator, 1985-1990, chair, 1986-1989, chair personnel and executive committees, 1987-1989, captain, since 1988, lead usher, since 1991. Delegate district convention American Lutheran Church, 1987. Delegate synodical convention Evangelical Lutheran Church American, 1988.
Chair Outpatient Observation Task Force, 1990-1991, steering committee Nursing Operations Assessment, 1990-1991, Incident Report Task Force, 1990-1991, Allied Health, since 1992. Member Bread of the World, since 1989. Member operations board directors Probation Offenders Rehabilitation and Training, 1987-1990, chair personnel committee, 1988-1990.
Supervisor Roundtable, since 1992. Member District F Organisation Nurse Executives, American Organisation Nurse Executives, Minnesota Organisation Nurse Executives, Minnesota Nurses Association (delegate 1971, 77, 81, 83, program com.6th district 1973-1975, chairperson, 1975-1977, advisory board committee, president 1977-1979, long range planning committee 1978-1979, entry level task force 1981, nursing service administration executive and legislation committees 1981-1982, nominating committee 1981-1983), Sigma Theta Tau (Kappa Mu chapter).