Background
Clarkson, Edith West was born on February 8, 1942 in Refugio, Texas, United States. Daughter of Edward Allison and Jeannette Frances (Marsden) Clarkson.
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Edith West Clarkson
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Bachelor of science in nursing, University Texas, 1965; MSN, University Texas, 1975.
Career
Head nurse, staff nurse, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1965-1968, 70-74; staff nurse Doctor Michael DeBakey's first heart transplant team in the United States, Methodist Hospital, Houston, 1968-1970; staff nurse-surgical Intensive Care Unit, Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital., San Antonio, 1976-1979; quality assurance coordinator, VA Med Center, Albuquerque, 1980-1981; staff nurse-surgical Intensive Care Unit, De Tax Hospital, Victoria, Texas, 1983-1984; quality assurance coordinator, Spohn Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1984; staff nurse medical- surgical, Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, 1984-1986; nursing supervisor, Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, 1986-1992; director patient care services, Refugio (Texas) County Memorial Hospital, 1992-1993; patient care coordinator- hospice, American Institute of Management Hospice/Home Health, Beeville, Texas, 1993-1996; director adult psychology and chemical dependency, Columbia Bayview Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, since 1996. Clinical preceptor Registered Nurse refresher program, Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, 1989-1992, member institutional review board, 1991-1992. Member business & industry advisory county San Antonio College, 1990-1992.
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Membership
Board of directors USDA Natural Resources Conservation Svc., Refugio, 1992-1996. Member ANA (congressional district coordinator 1992-1996), Texas Nurse Association (district 17 chairman governmental affairs committee since 1992, Texas southern region representative state governmental affairs committee since 1993, district 17 president-elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996), Sigma Theta Tau.
