1 CURRICULUM VITAE DAWN E. FERRY MSN, RN, CHSE 509 Pennock Avenue One University Place Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Chester, PA 19013 610-388-2655 610-499-4215 dferry1111@msn.com deferry@mail.widener.edu EDUCATION 2009-MSN 1998-BSN Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 2009 Present Per diem Nurse, Season s Hospice and Palliative Care, Newark, Delaware. 2006 - Present Director for Center of Simulation & Computerized Testing, Widener University, School of Nursing, Chester, Pennsylvania. 2005 2012 Clinical Instructor, Widener University, School of Nursing, Chester, Pennsylvania. Clinical teaching in undergraduate nursing courses. 2008 2009 Per diem Nurse, Heartland Hospice House Wilmington, Delaware. 2006 2008 Per diem Nurse, Heartland Hospice Newark, Delaware. 2004 2007 Pre-Nursing Advisor, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. 2001 2006 Staff Nurse, Maxim Healthcare Services Wilmington, Delaware. Flu clinics 2002 2006 Clinical Research Coordinator, Asthma and Allergy Research Associates,
2 Upland, Pennsylvania. Coordinates and conducts research trials. 2001-2003 Staff Nurse, HealthStaff Professionals, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 2001 2003 Pool Nurse, HCR Manorcare Pike Creek, Wilmington, Delaware. 1999 2001 Case Manager, Heartland Hospice, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. 1998 1999 Staff Nurse, Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media, Pennsylvania. 1996 1998 Home Health Aide, Bayada Nurses, Media, Pennsylvania. 1997 1998 Home Health, Riddle Village, Media, Pennsylvania. LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS Nursing License # Pennsylvania RN # 524377L Delaware RN # L1-0027970 2013-Present CHSE, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator 1995- Present CPR Certification HONORS AND AWARDS May 2013 June 2012 May 2011 May 1998 May 1998 Outstanding Service Award for the Institute of Physical Therapy Education Excellence in Service to International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning Selected as participant in NLN Simulation Educator Leadership Program Sigma Theta Tau, International, Honor Society, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania Kathryne E. Melwert Award, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania
3 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2013 LeFebvre, K., Ferry, D., A Qualitative Evaluation of the Physical Therapy Student's Experience with an Acute Care Simulation 2012 Jeffers, S., & Ferry, D., Understanding the Role of a Nurse in End-Of- Life Care: Student Perceptions PRESENTATIONS PODIUM PRESENTATION 2013 Ferry, D., & Duffy, J., Debriefing: The Basics and Beyond, The National League for Nursing Eighth Annual NLN Technology Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 25-27 2013 Jeffers, S., & Ferry, D., Understanding the Role of a Nurse in End-Of- Life Care: Student Perceptions, 8 th Annual Crozer Keystone Health System, Nursing Research Symposium, Chester, PA, October 15, 2013 2013 Winters, S., Averette, M., Jackson, J., Ferry, D, The National League for Nursing (NLN) Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators: Benefits, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned - Individual, Institutional, and Beyond. San Antonio SUN Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 1-3, 2013 2013 Kucirka, B., Klein, J., Ferry, D., Helping BSN Students Prepare for That First Clinical Day in Psych with Simulation, International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, April 17-20, 2013. POSTER PRESENTATIONS 2013 Ferry, D., LeFebvre, K., Brown, N., An Interdisciplinary Nursing and Physical Therapy Code Simulation: Opportunities for further exploration. The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Las Vegas, NV, June 12-15, 2013 2011 Ferry, D., & Brown, N. End of Life Simulation- Does It Help or Create More Anxiety, The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Orlando, FL, June 15-18, 2011
4 2011 Ferry, D., & Brown, N. End of Life Simulation- Does It Help or Create More Anxiety, Interdisciplinary Conference of New Jersey End of Life Nursing Consortium, Somerset, NJ, April 15, 2011 2010 Ferry, D., & Brown, N. Use of Simulated Medications in the Nursing Fundamentals Courses, The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Las Vegas, NV, June 17-19, 2010 2009 Ferry, D., Schwartz, R., & Francis, M. Integration of Simulation in Nursing Fundamental Education Curriculum, Mosby s Faculty Development Institute, Orlando, FL, January 4-6, 2009 2008 Brown, N. & Ferry, D. Nursing Learning Resource Lab Usage as a Community Outreach, The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, San Jose, CA, June 12-14, 2008 CONTINUING EDUCATION 2013 12 th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference: Hit the Jackpot with Evidence Based Simulation, June 12-15, 2013-14.25 2013 Wrestling with the Multiple Dimensions of Pain: Update 2013, April 26, 2013-5.0 2013 Inter-professional Collaboration: Does Partnership between Nurses, Physicians and other Disciplines Improve Patient Care, April 11, 2013-1.0 2013 Nursing Care of Persons with Dementia and Their Families, March 13, 2013-6.0 2013 The United Voice of Hospice and Palliative Nurses: A Vision for the Future, March 11, 2013-1.5 2013 Pain Issues- New & Old, January 14, 2013-1.5 2012 Teaching with Simulation: A Simulation Facilitators Course, December 11-13, 2012 23.0 2012 Nursing Students, Faculty, and Clinicians: Preventing and Treating our Vicarious Trauma, November 12, 2012-1.0
5 2012 Managing Change: The Roles of Organizational Structure and Culture, October 5, 2012 4.0 2012 Leading Organizational Change, July 16 2012 3.0 Contact Hours 2012 11 th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference, June 21-23, 2012 13.25 2012 Basic Education Course 2 Day #20-120081, June 7, 2012 12.0 2012 Wrestling with the Multiple Dimensions of Pain: Update 2012, April 27, 2012 5.0 2012 Service Learning as a means to Enhance College Students Understanding and Appreciation of Community Supported Agriculture, April 4, 2012 1.0 Contact Hour 2012 Cultural Competence in HealthCare Education and Practice, April 19, 2012 1.0 2012 HPSN 2012, February 28-March 1, 2012 5.0 2012 Faculty Development: Facilitation Methods in Simulation, February 13, 2012 1.0 2012 The Role of Structured Debriefing on Students Clinical Judgment in Simulation, February 6, 2012 1.0 2011 6 th Annual Forum: Preparing the Nurses of the Future: Sharing the Challenges and Opportunities: Using Technology to Enhance Student Outcomes and Patient Care, December 6, 2011 3.8 2011 Scenario Development for Simulation, November 29, 2011 1.0 2011 Seeing Ourselves through a Leadership Lens, October 7, 2011 2.0 2011 The Branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine: More than just Acupuncture, June 22, 2011 1.0 2011 Eating Green-Exploring the Local Food Movement, June 22, 2011 1.0
6 2011 Better Advance Care Planning: Advanced Directives and POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment), June 7, 2011 2.0 2011 Wrestling with the Multiple Dimensions of Pain, April 29, 2011 5.5 2011 The nurse as Scholar: Promoting Evidence-Based Practice among Direct Care Nurses, April 13, 2011 1.0 2011 The 6 th Annual Conference of the New Jersey End of Life Nursing Education Consortium, April 15, 2011 6.5 2010 Enhancing Scholarship in the Faculty Role and Simulation in Nursing Education, November 5, 2010 2.75 2010 Laughter Can Help Heal You Humorrhoids! November 2, 2010 1.0 2010 Applications of Strengths Finder Leadership for Nursing Faculty and Nurse Leaders, September 17, 2010 2.0 2010 9 th Annual International nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference, June 16-19, 2010-14.25 2010 International Research: Issues and Possibilities, April 28, 2010 1.0 2010 Health Law and the Elderly: Managing Risk at the End of Life, March 26, 2010 6.6 2010 Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation, March 3, 2010 0.5 Contact Hours 2009 Clinical Relevance of Advanced Technology Products, May 13, 2009 1.0 2009 Palliative Care Across the Health Care Continuum: What Every Nurse Should Know, April 15, 2009 1.0 2009 Mosby s Faculty Development Institute, January 5-6, 2009 8.7 2009 High Fidelity Simulation Labs: From Concept to Completion, January 4-6, 2009 3.75
7 2008 Simulation User Network Conference, November 24, 2008 2.0 2008 Eastern Nursing and Simulation Conference, November 20-21, 2008 7.0 2008 12 th International Nursing Learning Resource Centers Conference, June 11-14, 2008 12.5 2008 An Overview of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 21, 2008 3.0 2008 EBP: Making the Most of What We Have, April 14, 2008 1.0 2008 HPV and Cervical Cancer: The Current State of Affairs, February 13, 2008 3.0 ACADEMIC CITIZENSHIP School of Nursing 2010-2012 Nursing Center Task Force, Member 2009-2012 Simulation Task Force, Chair 2008-2012 BSN Curriculum Revision Task Force, Member 2008-2010 Part-time Program Task Force, Member 2006-Present Undergraduate Programs, Member 2006-2009 Recruitment and Student Affairs, Member 2007-2008 NCLEX Task Force, Member Professional 2013- Present Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Member
8 2013 Reviewer for Lippincott Williams & Wilkens for a Proposal for a Nursing Simulations Handbook 2013 Reviewer for Abstracts for NLN Technology Conference 2012- Present STTI, Eta Beta Chapter, Treasurer 2012- Present Teaching with Simulation: A Simulation Facilitators Course, Facilitator at Conference 2012-Present Delaware Pain Initiative, President 2012 Reviewer for chapter 9 for Simulation in Nursing Education 2nd ed. by Pam R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF 2011- Present Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Member 2011-Present Delaware Pain Initiative, Chair of Education Committee 2010- Present Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Member 2009-Present Delaware Pain Initiative, Board of Directors 2009-2010 Delaware Pain Forum Policy Committee, Member 2008- Present American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2007-2008 Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Member 2006-Present 2006-Present International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning, Member, Finance Committee, Member, 2007-2010, List- Serv, Member, 2010-present National League for Nursing, Member 2005-2007 Association of Clinical Research Professionals, Member 2001-2011 Delaware Office Nurses Association, Member 2001 HCR Manorcare-Pain Task Force, Member 2001-present STTI, Reviewer for continuing education 2000 West Chester University-Panel member on Hospice Care 2000 HCR Manorcare- Taught Inservice: Hospice Care for Certified Nursing Assistant s (CNA s)
9 1998- Present STTI, Eta Beta Chapter, member 1998-Present Sigma Theta Tau International, Member COMMUNITY 2006-Present Camp Dreamcatcher, Oxford, Pennsylvania, Healthcare Volunteer 2003-2008 After Prom Committee, Kennett High School, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Chair, Food Committee 1995- Present Beulah Baptist Church, Oxford, PA (Member 1996-present), Summer 2001- present, Vacation Bible School Volunteer; 2001- present, Manager of Kitchen; 2009- present, AWANA helper; 2005-2008, Youth group snack provider; 2008-2009, Web entry; 2008-2010. 1997-1998 Hospice of the Delaware Valley, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Volunteer FUNDING May, 2011 The Connelly Foundation- $250,000.00 June, 2011 Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund- $150,000.00