Background
Pessagno, Richard Anthony was born on June 27, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Richard E. and Judith Pessagno.
Pessagno, Richard Anthony was born on June 27, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Richard E. and Judith Pessagno.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Catholic University America, 1984. MSN, University Cincinnati, 1990.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1984; advanced through grades to captain, United States Army, 1987; clinical staff nurse Evans Army Hospital, United States Army, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1984-1985; perioperative educator, orthopedic coordinator, United States Army, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1985-1987; clinical nurse manager Evans Army Hospital, United States Army, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1987-1988; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome nurse counselor, Arlington (Virginia) Company Governmental Basic Cardiac Life Support Provider, 1988-1989; staff nurse, Montgomery Hospice Society, Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1989-1990; graduate teaching/research assistant, U. Cincinnati, since 1990. Bereavement team member Pike's Peak Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1984-1986.
Member American Nurses Association, Colorado Nurses Association, American Assembly for Men in Nursing, National Hospice Organization, Association Nursing in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Care (Burroughs-Wellcome award). Member American Nurses Association, Maryland Nurses Association, American Assembly for Men in Nursing, National Hospice Organization, Association Nursing in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Care, Association for Death Education and Counseling, Sigma Theta Tau.