Background
Norby, Ronald Brandon was born on November 15, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of John K. and Corliss J. (Hisey) Norby.
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Ronald Brandon Norby
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Bachelor of Science, Baylor University, 1965; Master of Science in Nursing, U. Washington, 1970; postgraduate, U. Washington, 1970-1971; postgraduate, U. Hawaii, 1973-1974.
Career
Charge nurse, open heart surgical team, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, 1965;
director nursing, Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas, 1966;
charge nurse, nursing director, United States Navy Nurse Corps., 1966-1969;
assistant director nursing, U. Hospital, Seattle, 1972-1973;
assistant professor, U. Hawaii School Nursing, Honolulu, 1972-1974;
director division nursing, Medicus Systems Corporation, Chicago, 1974-1977;
vice president nursing, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, 1977-1979;
director division nursing, American Hospital Association, Chicago, 1979-1980;
senior vice president, Medical Scientific International, Corporation, Washington, 1980-1982;
chief, nursing service, Edward Hines, Junior Veterans Administration Hospital., Chicago, 1983-1986;
clinical services manager, Veterans Integrated Svc. Network Southern California/Nevada, Long Beach, since 1996. Assistant dean clinical nursing affairs Marcella Neifhoff School Nursing, Loyola University, Chicago 1983-1986.
Associate chief of staff/nursing VA Medical Center, SanDiego, 1986. Adjunct faculty San Diego State University, 1986. Instructor California State University at Domenguez Hills.
Chair national development effort for expert panel-based nurse staffing methology for Department of Veterans Affairs. Chair nursing conference, Las Vegas, 1992. Director field support/clinical integration National.Hdqs.
Department Veterans Affairs, Washington, 1994-1996. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman hospital disaster committee U. Hospital, 1970, member National Commission Nursing Implementation Project, 1985-1986. Treasurer Being Alive, San Diego. Member Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Coalition, County of San Diego.
Member American Hospital Association (senior staff county on nursing 1979-1980, coordinator National.Comm. Nursing 1980), American Organisation Nurse Executives, (commission on nominations 1985), ANA, National League Nursing, California Society Nursing Svc. Conference Group, California Nurses Association, Hawaii Nurses Association (Vice-President 1973), Illinois Nurses Association, Chief Medical Director Clinical and Programs Advisory Council (chair VA western region ambulatory care and education nursing subcommittee), Sigma Theta Tau(international treasurer 1987-1991, chairman finance committee 1987-1991, chairman membershipenhancement task force 1988-1991, president Gamma Gamma chapter 1989-1991).
