Background
Miracle, Vickie Ann Samuels was born on March 29, 1955 in Louisville. Daughter of Arthur Roy and Nina Jeannette Samuels.
Miracle, Vickie Ann Samuels was born on March 29, 1955 in Louisville. Daughter of Arthur Roy and Nina Jeannette Samuels.
Diploma, Norton Infirmary School Nursing, Louisville, 1975; Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Louisville, 1979; MSN, U. Louisville, 1983; Doctor of Education, Spalding U., Louisville, 1994.
Staff/charge nurse Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Care Unit, Norton Hospital, Louisville, 1975-1979;
staff nurse critical care, Medical Pers. Pool, Louisville, 1979;
staff nurse Cardiac Care Unit, Baptist Hospital East, Louisville, 1979-1980;
critical care specialist, Baptist Hospital East, Louisville, 1980-1990;
research assistant, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, 1990-1992;
clinical coordinator, Jewish Hospital Heart & Lung Institute, since 1992. Member adjunct faculty School Nursing Bellarmine College, Louisville, 1982, School Nursing U. Louisville, since 1988.
Chairperson planning committee-advanced arrhythmias American Heart Association, 1984-1985, chairperson nurses telepledge, 1986-1988, member cardiovascular education committee Kentucky affiliate, since 1989, board dirs.Greater Louisville division, 1986-1992, instructor BCLS, American Council of Learned Societies. Advisory member, board directors adult lung disease committee American Lung Association Kentucky, member pulmonary careroundtable, since 1988. Instructor continuing education course various professional organizations, 1978-1989.
Coord. Better Breathers' Club East. Organizer several area health fairs. Member ANA, AACN (greater Louisville chapter CCRN, Excellence in Caring Practices award 1994), Kentucky Nurses Association (critical care/emergency county, nursing practice cabinet representative 1987-1989, Critical Care Nursing Research award 1984), Respiratory Nursing Society, Kentucky Thoracic Society, Sigma ThetaTau (vice president Iota Zeta chapter 1985-1987).
Married David Wayne Miracle, June 10, 1978. 1 child, Jennifer.