Background
Ferreira, Nita Vance was born on October 9, 1952 in Baltimore. Daughter of Frank E. and Johnnie M. (Vaughn) Hochwalt.
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Nita Vance Ferreira
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of science in nursing summa cum laude, U. Nevada, Reno, 1984; certified nurse midwife, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, 1988; MSN, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences U., 1993.
Career
Nurse, St. Mary's Hospital, Reno, 1984-1985;
nurse, Emanuel Hospital, Portland, 1985-1988;
clinical nurse-midwife, Emanuel Hospital, Portland, 1988-1989;
research assistant, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, 1986-1990;
clinical nurse-midwife, S.W. Washington Hospitals, Vancouver, 1989-1990;
instructor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1990-1991;
clinical nurse-midwife, Ogden (Utah) Clinic, 1991-1992;
clinical nurse-midwife, Mountain Medical, Layton, Utah., 1992-1993;
assistant professor School Nursing, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1994. Grant reviewer division nursing United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland., since 1994. Consultant Hawaii Primary Care Roundtable, Honolulu, since 1994.
Principal investigator research infant birthweight among Mexican American women, 1983, infant birthweight among Hispanic women, 1988, cardiovascular risk among Hawaiian women, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member American College Nurse-Midwives, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau.
