Background
Helms, Mary Ann was born on January 7, 1935 in Compton, California, United States.
consultant critical care nurse
Helms, Mary Ann was born on January 7, 1935 in Compton, California, United States.
Doctorate.Raymond Whitfield and Amanda Zelpha (Hancock) Spencer. Associate of Arts in Nursing, El Camino College, 1971. Bachelor of science in nursing, California State University, Los Angeles, 1976.
Master of Arts in Management, Saint Mary"s College, 1978.
Master of Science in Nursing, Arizona State University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Health Svc.
Administration, Columbia Pacific University, 1993. Registered Nurse; certified clin.specialist, health care quality.
Medical secretary, bookkeeper Palm Springs(California) Medical Clinic, 1956-1961.
Office manager William R. Stevens Insurance Agency, Santa Ana, California, 1961-1963, I.J. Weinrot & Son Insurance Agency, Los Angeles, 1963-1967. Staff nurse Veteran"s Administration Hospital, 1971. Staff nurse Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Harbor City, California, 1971-1976.
Supervisor, coordinator pediatrics Maricopa County General Hospital, Phoenix, 1976-1980.
Critical care nurse Phoenix Baptist Hospital, 1980-1981, critical care manager, 1981-1989, clinical nurse specialist, 1989-1995, critical care consultant, 1986-1995, nursing consultant, 1986.
Research on effects of noise pollution on physical and mental health of citizenry, phenylketonuria testing in Los Angeles, measurement of attitudes toward children in pediatric nurses, nursing practice, physiological changes with back massage, incidence of prolonged Q-T interval in critically ill patients, incidence of prolonged QT interval in cardiac and noncardiac critically ill patients on antiarryhthmic drugs, differnces in measurement of QT interval to identify patients with prolongation in cardiac cycle. Use of autotransfusion in hipand knee surgery patients. Use of pulse oximetry in pre and post operative patients.
Side effects of patient-controlled analgesia.
Conference medication histories in hospitalized patients. Correlation of patientmedication histories to nurses and physicians.
Member American Nurses Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Cons's. League, American Statistical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix Art Museum, California State University Alumni Association, KAET Public Broadcasting Systems, Arizona Nurses Association, Arizona State University Alumni Association, Columbia Pacific University Alumni Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau.
Daughter of Raymond Whitfield and Amanda Zelpha (Hancock) Spencer. M. Willard Ford Helms, March 15, 1958. Children: Michael steven, Steven Allen.