Professional Development

Certification

  • BLS and ACLS recertification - MSC, LLU (09/2021)
  • Certificate of Completion - Western Schools Healthy Aging - 10 CEUs (08/2018)
  • Western Schools - Geriatric Assessment - 12 CEUs (08/2018)
  • 30 CEUs for license renewal -  5 CEU - Medical Marijuana and other Cannabinoids, 10 CEUs for Ischemic Stroke, 15 CEUs for Chronic Pain Syndrome - Current Concepts. (08/2015)

Classes

  • John Hopkins Model educational classes (09/2023 - Present)
  • BLS/ACLS training (08/2023 - 08/2025)
  • PALS - pediatric life support (08/2022 - 08/2024)
  • AMSN virtual conference - variety of med-surg topics, presentations, and posters (10/2021)
  • Online Course for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment - PESI healthcare - 22 CEUs (08/2018)
  • Conference: Mosby's Med-surg conference, March 27-31, 2014, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV - 14.50 CEUs Multiple topics and breakout sessions focusing on topics such as bedside care and reporting tips, care of skin ulcers, respiratory and cardiac markers to improve care and assessment, etc. (03/2014)
  • 30 CEUs - Online CME Resource - September 9, 2013 Sleep Disorders; Caring for the Poisoned Patient; Pre-Diabetes: An Opportunity to Prevent Diabetes (09/2013)
  • 8/2012 - Cardiac Medication: update, Pomona, CA (08/2012)
  • 30 CEUs - online CME Resource, February 27, 2011 Acute Cornoary Syndrome: An Overview for Nurses; Asthma: Diagnosis and Management; Bariatric surgery for Weight Loss (02/2011)
  • Completed DNP Program at USD on May, 2010 (06/2009 - 06/2010)
  • 9/08 - Started Doctor of Nursing Practice classes at University of San Diego.  Translational research - 3 units, Philosophy of Nursing - 3 units. 1/09 - Pathogenesis and genetics - 3 units, Epidemiology and Statistics - 3 units 1/09 - DNP residency - 1 unit - passed.  Tracking clinical hours (09/2008 - 06/2009)

Seminars and Conferences

  • Interprofessional Workshop in Wil Alexander Wholeness Series, "Teamwork in Action: A Powerful Story of Interprofessional Collaboration, LLU All-School Panel. Nursing Panelist Loking at a true case study on a patient who went through the Loma Linda experience after a traumatic accident. Several panelists from different disciplines shared how their school/students would have worked together for this client. Focusing on how medical professionals work together. I was a the nursing representative who spoke on how nursing would be part of the collaborative team. (11/2017)
  • Kaplan Item Writing Conference, Aug. 20 Learning item analysis and writing for exams (08/2014)
  • Harvard''s "Training the Trainer" Simulation conference, Medical Simulation Center, LLU. (03/2012)
  • Attended 3-day INACSL Simulation conference, Orlando, Florida (06/2011)
  • Podium and poster Presentation - "Orthotopic Neobladder Irrigation: Competency Assessment Through Simulation" (capstone project) - Research Day, LLUMC (05/2011)
  • Poster Presentation, WIN conference, May 15, 2010, Glendale, AZ (06/2010)