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I am an ER nurse through and through. I knew when I was in
nursing school and did a rotation in a busy Emergency Department, that I had
found my love. I am an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a specialty in
Emergency Nursing. I have been a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) since 1980 when
certification became available and I am nationally certified as an Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse - Board Certified (APRN-BC), a Clinical Specialist
(CS), and a Clinical Specialist in Acute and Critical Care (CCNS). My last
position prior to moving to St. Croix was as the ER Clinical Specialist for a
hospital in the Bronx, New York that cared for 70,000 ER patients per year.
I have lived in St. Croix full-time since 1994 after my husband and I moved from
Westchester County, New York. We came from the small town that we had grown up
in and were accustomed to a multicultural population, and knowing a lot of
people. St. Croix is very similar to the environment from which I came, except
that it’s tropical so living here is very comfortable for us.
I am new to full-time teaching having spent the majority of my career in
clinical practice. I joined the nursing faculty of UVI, St. Croix Campus in
August of 2000. Prior to that, for close to five years, I was the Head
Nurse-Clinical Nurse Specialist for a free standing ER within the Department of
Health on St. Croix.
My philosophy of Nursing is excellence in practice, dignity in caring and my
personal philosophy is to live life with adventure and passion. For me,
adventure means challenge, and passion is commitment. Following my philosophies
has allowed me to encounter new exciting, dramatic, thought provoking, humorous
and sometimes difficult situations; most of which have been valuable learning
experiences.
In addition to Nursing, my other professional love is Middle Eastern Dance which
I have been involved in since the early eighties. I have performed extensively,
taught dance for a long time and continue to enjoy it thoroughly. In the fall
2001 semester, I initiated Middle Eastern Dance as a Physical Education course
within the Division of Education at UVI.
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Education |
Diploma - United Hospital School of Nursing
BSN –
University of the State of New York (Regents External Degree)
MSN – City University of New York – Lehman College |
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| Nursing Positions |
Staff Nurse, Designated Triage Nurse, Charge Nurse, Head
Nurse, Clinical Specialist, Clinical Instructor (concurrent with clinical
positions) Westchester Community College, NY) |
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| Clinical Areas |
ER, with a focus on trauma and triage, Pediatrics (clinical
instruction), Medical –Surgical Nursing |
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| Curriculum Content Focus |
Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Pediatric
Nursing, Pre-nursing, Middle Eastern Dance |
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| Community Service Focus |
Instructor- Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, Board Member,
Seaview Home Health Care, Pointe Dance Academy. Frequently accessed to
provide educational offerings for both professional and community
organizations. |
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The nursing program at UVI, St. Croix Campus provides
students with a nationally certified curriculum and a low student to faculty
ratio that allows for a great deal of personalized attention.
Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss issues related to nursing and/or
becoming a nursing student here at UVI. You may e-mail me at jallmac@uvi.edu, or
call my office at (340) 692-4013.
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