ROSEMARIE CATHERINE WESTBERG e-mail: rwestber@gmu.edu EDUCATION Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design, May 1996, Marymount University, Arlington, VA. Master of Science, Family/Child Nursing (Pediatrics) / Nursing Education, May 1982, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Bachelor of Science, Nursing, May 1976, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION State of Virginia RN multi-state privilege through 2016; Inactive RN # CT, DC, MD, MN, NJ. Health Care Provider Adult, child, Infant CPR/AED certification, expires 2016. Certified Pediatric Nurse (Pediatric Nursing Certification Board), January 1994; continuous through February 2007, currently inactive. Certified Infant Massage Educator (International Association of Infant Massage), October 2005; certification completed April 2006, certificate through January 2015. EXPERIENCE Lab Coordinator, Graduate Clinical Placement Coordinator George Mason University, CHHS, School of Nursing, Fairfax, VA Coordinates day to day operation of campus skill lab for undergraduate and graduate nursing students development of syllabi for lab courses, posting of resources and announcements on Blackboard, email communications with faculty, staff and students, ordering/budgeting lab supplies, coordination of open labs and adjunct faculty schedules. Meets regularly with students and adjunct faculty to facilitate communication and problem solve as needed. Coordinates communication between students, faculty and affiliating agency personnel Curriculum Vitae 2014 Rosemarie Catherine Westberg 1
regarding graduate clinical placements for FNP, AGNP, other graduate nursing roles and health assessment practicum. Assists contract admin in acquiring and maintaining current affiliation agreements. Continuing to develop and refine responsibilities of dual role through collaboration with staff, faculty and program administrators. August, 2013 to present. Nurse Care Manager, Case Management [CM], Disease Management [DM]/Health Coaching, Active Health Management, Chantilly, VA. Completed training for Accountable Care Organization contracts that went live in March 2013 in dual CM/DM role; worked on a dedicated DM team Kentucky [KY] Teachers Retirement System/KY Employees Health Plan Commonwealth of KY telephonic health education covering over 40 adult and 6 pediatric chronic medical conditions in on site call center, working in live phone queue, follow up calls by appointment, mentor/resource for other team members. September, 2010 to August 2013. Co-Founder/Vice-President, Santa We Believe Foundation, Rehoboth Beach, DE. A 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity dedicated to bringing Santa to needy pre-school children nationwide. January 2009 to present. Senior Instructional Technologist/Quality Assurance/Trainer, Performance Technologies International, Inc., Annandale, VA. Reviewed and edited training materials (print and other media) developed for government and commercial clients. May 2004 through January 2008, August 1995-May 1996. Professor, Nursing (Pediatrics), Medical Education Campus, Springfield, VA, Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC), Nursing Program. Awarded Professor Emerita of Nursing, May 2006. Retired, May 2004. Appointment as clinical coordinator (Fall 2000-Spring 2004) negotiated clinical space with affiliating agencies and maintained ongoing communication; scheduled clinical rotations for over 250 nursing students each semester; assisted Program head with day to day operations of program. As teaching faculty, maintained clinical experience supervising senior nursing students in acute care (hospital) and community-based settings (pediatrician offices, juvenile detention center, homeless shelter, day care, pediatric residential care) through Summer 2000. Developed, placed and supervised senior preceptorships (Fall 2000 through Spring 2004). Curriculum and course development ongoing (Computers in Nursing and Drugs and Dosages electives; Dual enrollment/synchronous delivery of Medical Terminology course to Chantilly Medical Academy), lecture delivery and evaluation experience maintained. September 1982 through May 2004. Curriculum Vitae 2013 Rosemarie Catherine Westberg 2
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing, University of Virginia-Falls Church campus. Participated in RN refresher course - revised materials and taught Pediatric content during Fall 1996 and Fall 1997. Designed, developed and delivered Computer Applications in Nursing continuing education offering during Spring 1997 & Spring 1998. Educator, NCLEX-RN review courses, Stanley Kaplan Inc., Washington, DC. Part-time, comprehensive RN board prep via lectures and test-taking strategy sessions. May 1993 through December 1998. Duty Nurse, Pediatric long-term care, Renaissance Pediatric Unit, Iliff Nursing Center, Dunn Loring, VA. Part-time, infant through adolescent residents, ventilator/technologic care. April 1992 to January 1993. Educator, Infant Apnea Program, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA. Part-time, CPR/infant monitoring to high-risk families. April 1986 to December 1988. Duty Nurse, NICU/pediatric home care, Washington Metro Area, Hospital Temporaries. Part-time/PRN basis, experience with home ventilators/respiratory care. June 1983 through August 1988. Duty Nurse, Private home care, Severna Park, MD. Part-time, caring for child with tracheomalacia. January 1981 through August 1987. Staff Nurse, Children s Hospital-National Medical Center, Washington, DC. Part-time, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. June 1980 through September 1981. Part-time PRN pool. July 1986 through October 1992. Charge Nurse, Lawrence & Memorial Hospitals, New London, CT. Night shift on general 35-bed Pediatric unit. August 1979 through May 1980. Clinical Instructor, Mohegan Community College, Associate Degree Nursing Program, Norwich, CT. Supervised senior students in acute care setting. Lecture and evaluation experience. Part-time, two semesters. September 1979 through May 1980. Staff Nurse, Children s Health Center, Minneapolis, MN. Level III Neonatal ICU, with transport experience. Involvement in clinical research. June 1978 through July 1979. Staff Nurse, Raritan Valley Hospital, Greenbrook, NJ. Pediatric Special Care Unit, including Pediatric and Neonatal care. October 1977 through March 1978. Staff Nurse, Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. General Pediatric Unit, with some charge experience. June 1976 through September 1977. Curriculum Vitae 2014 Rosemarie Catherine Westberg 3
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS *American Nurses Association/Virginia Nurses Association. Member 1984-1993, inactive. *CARING - Computer Applications & Research in Nursing - local special interest group on nursing informatics. Member through 2004, inactive. * Infant Massage USA - Board of Directors, member; served as Education Coordinator, 2009-2011, member through January 2015. *MCCP - Medical Care for Children Partnership - appointed to Advisory Council as representative of NVCC Nursing Program, August 1999 through May 2004. *National League for Nursing. Member 1982-2004, inactive. Program development /delivery Publications PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (selected) State of Virginia coordinator for National Faculty Meeting The Web of Inclusion - via video teleconference sponsored by National League for Nursing (NLN), Council of Associate Degree Programs. October 1994. Computer literacy workshop coordinator for NVCC Nursing Faculty held in April 1986. (NVCC Professional Development Grant awarded December 1985). Cited Reviewer Reviewer of manuscripts/works in revision for Appleton & Lange, Delmar, & Springhouse Publishers. September 1988 through May 2004. RN Review Manual, The Miller Manual. Nursing Tutorial, 1992. Text, General Pediatric Nursing Certification Review Guide. Health Leadership Associates, 1992. Manuscript for chapter, Whaley and Wong, Nursing Care of Infants and Children. First edition, CV Mosby, 1979. Curriculum Vitae 2013 Rosemarie Catherine Westberg 4
Contributor 2005-2006 Pediatric Nursing Self Assessment Exercise and Reference Manual. Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Inc., 2004. Inspirations: Real Stories - Children Remember - reprint of Fall 1985 article in professional nursing journal, (2004) Pediatric Nursing, 29, 63-64, 79. Dosage Calculations. 6 th Ed. By Gloria Pickar, Delmar Publishers, Researcher/sole contributor for revision of 5 th Ed., published Spring 1999. Nursing drug facts, in Facts & Comparisons. Summer 1995; remain on Contributor list for 2nd edition (1997). Chapter 10, Alterations in Respiratory Function, Ball & Bindler, Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children. Appleton & Lange, August 1995; cited in 2 nd edition, 1999. Chapter on Respiratory Problems in Children, Shapiro, Basic Maternal/ Pediatric Nursing. Delmar, September 1995. Children Remember - personal essay, published in The Northern Virginia Review. Fall 1995. Attended/Participated Computer Applications conferences/workshops: Selected NVCC training courses completed in Microsoft Office suite software and Internet courseware (Blackboard, FrontPage) (1997 to 2004); attended NLN Baccalaureate and Higher Ed Council meeting, Baltimore, MD, The Internet and Interactive Multimedia in Nursing (Fall 1996); Multimedia and Virtual Reality in Health Care, SUNY Plattsburgh, New York,(Summer 1995); Automated Data Collection residential faculty seminar, Ohio University, Athens, OH (Summer 1994); Society for Applied Learning Technology Washington Interactive Multimedia `94" (08/1994); Stewart Publishing Interactive Health Care 93", Washington, DC (06/1993); Teleconferencing/Distance Learning, NVCC-Annandale, VA (06/1993); Fuld Institute Nurse Educator Workshop Atlanta, GA (04/1993); NLN conference Computer Adaptive Testing: State of the art, Baltimore, MD (03/1992); National Institutes of Health Computers in Nursing, Bethesda, MD (05/1986, 05/1987, 06/1989); Southern Regional Education Board - Nurse Educator Workshop, Natchez, MS (05/1986); Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, Washington, DC (11/ 1984); Association for Education Communication and Technology, Computer Technology, Dallas, TX, (01/1984); Las Vegas, NV (02/ 1986). Curriculum Vitae 2014 Rosemarie Catherine Westberg 5
Other: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PCNB) - Member, Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) Self Assessment Exercise Committee. Development of selfevaluation module. March 2003 through April 2004. New Horizons Conference - Virginia Community College System. Williamsburg, VA. Participant, panel discussion, Preceptorships in Nursing Education, April 2001. National Council of State Boards Of Nursing, Site Coordinator, Computer Simulated Testing (CST) national pilot study. Software testing of potential component of the NCLEX-RN examination from Fall 1997 through Spring 1998; study participation completed December 1998. Participated in radio and television programs at NVCC covering Child/Family nursing issues in solo and panel discussions (audio/video tapes available), Fall 1993 and Spring 1994. Virginia Nurses Association Convention, Richmond, VA. Served as district convention delegate, September of 1984, 1986, 1989; co-chair of Legislative Committee 1986, legislative committee member, 1982 through 1987; consultant to Student Nurses Association of Virginia, November 1986 through August 1990; district Board member 1987 through 1989; 1991 through 1993. HONORS/AWARDS Spring, 2006 - Awarded NVCC Professor Emerita designation Spring, 2004 - Awarded NVCC Distinguished Service Award, 1982-2004 Awarded NVCC Nursing Faculty of the Year, 2003-2004 Spring, 2001 - Spring, 1992 - Spring, 1977- Nominated for NVCC Annandale Campus Faculty of the Year, 2000-2001 Awarded NVCC Nursing Faculty of the Year, 2000-2001 Awarded Virginia Nurses Association Consultant to the Student Nurses Association of Virginia. Distinguished Board Member Award, 1991-1992. Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, national nursing honor society, inactive member. Curriculum Vitae 2013 Rosemarie Catherine Westberg 6