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Heather
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Walsh, MSN (Ed), RN
Location: 3-934A Factor Building |
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Heather
M.
Walsh, MSN (Ed), RN
Location: 3-934A Factor Building |
Faculty Research and Clinical Expertise
Clinical Practice/Specialties:
Critical Care, Cardiology, Telemetry,
Medical Surgical & Gerontological Nursing
Psychiatry, Communication, Ethics,
Human Patient Simulation, Adult Education
Research Interests:
o Gen X to Gero - Intergenerational Communication Patterns and Impact on Patient Safety and Care.
o Interpersonal, Interdisciplinary Communication and Teamwork - Impact on job satisfaction, retention & patient safety.
o Human Patient Simulation - An effective bridge between lecture and clinical for teaching physical skills, clinical reasoning, teamwork and critical communication.
Courses
N163 Medical Surgical & Gerontological Nursing I, Lead faculty, theory and clinical course
N454 Interprofessional Seminar/ Doctoring 3 (Interdisciplinary course with the School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry: Systems study - moral & ethical decision making in the clinical area).
N161B Psychiatric Nursing
N150B BSN Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Lab
N254B MECN Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Lab
N174B BSN,MECN Physical Assessment Lab
N169 BSN Immersion (final clinical course)
LAB - Open Skills & SIM Lab
Professional Activities
Committee Service:
(IACLS) - International Association of Nurses in Simulation, Chairman, Sub-Committee on Written Communication & Publications.
(CSA) - California Simulation Alliance, Co-Chair, Research Committee, Southern California.
Professional Associations and Scholarly Societies
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Gamma Tau Chapter.
International Society of Simulation in Health Care (ISSH)- Member
International Association of Nurses in Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL) - Member & Chair, Publications Sub-Committee 2010- present.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses -Member
National League of Nurses - Member
California Simulation Alliance, (CSA), Member
California Institute for Nursing & Health Care (CINHL) - Member
American Heart Association - ACLS, BCLS, BCLS Instructor
Greater Los Angeles Writers Society (GLAWS)
Women in Film (WIF)
Education
University of Hartford, Connecticut
Masters in Science, in Nursing. Specialization in Education. 2005
University of California Los Angeles 1993.
Bachelors in English Literature, Specialization in Creative Fiction Writing.
Long Beach City College 1991
Associate Degree in Science, in Nursing.
Osler School of Nursing (Humber College North), Toronto, Canada (1977)
Honors and Awards
Honor Society of Nursing: Sigma Theta Tau International, Iota Upsilon Chapter (Inducted 2005)
Alpha Lambda Delta & Phi Eta Sigma (Honor Societies for academic excellence)
Empire "Who's Who Among Executive and Professional Women" (2005-2006 "Honors Edition")
Cambridge "Who's Who Among Executive and Professional Women In Nursing and Healthcare" (2007-2008 "Honors Edition")
Cambridge "Who's Who among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs." (2009-2010)
Long Beach City College Nursing Scholarship (1991)
Imperial Oil Scholarship for High Academic Achievement (Toronto)
Publications
Poster Presentations:
Research Presentation (May 2005)
"A Phenomenological Study of Interdisciplinary Communication" University of Hartford Research Day (2005).
Publications/Bibliography:
"Calcium: Helping Build Strong Bones for the Future." Highland Dancer Magazine. (International magazine, Alberta, Canada. May 2004)
"Got (Enough) Milk?" Dance Spirit Magazine (February 2000)
"Don't Sweat It: Its nature's way of cooling us off." Strive Magazine, Health Beauty & Wellness.
"The World Championship." Highland Dancer Magazine (June 2001). Alberta, Canada
Film/Video Production
Vancouver General Hospital, CCU Nurse Orientation: "Preparing for the Enroute Emergency"
Vancouver General Hospital, CCU. "Breakdancing Cardiologists" (1985)
Community Service
Executive Board Member. Young At Art Citywide Program. PR/Publicist, School Chairman, & Art Docent, non-profit elementary school art program, Manhattan Beach, CA. 1993-97
Board Member, PR & Publicity. Westside Ballet, & Dance Peninsula Ballet. Volunteer photojournalist for Non-profit community ballet dance companies. 1997-2000
Scottish & Irish Performing Artists Alliance, Founder, Managing Director. Non-profit cultural educational troupe of champion musicians and dancers bringing Celtic cultures together, to entertain and educate the public in the differences and similarities between Irish and Scottish music, dance, & culture, and to promote understanding between them. Invited to participate in various civic cultural events, local and internationally. For example, the International Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), and Hartford Cultural Arts Day.
Produced stage production "Celtic Comrades." PR/Publicist, Director. Brought together Irish and Scottish competing communities, utilizing top champion talent from Eastern USA states. Donated blocks of tickets to Senior Citizen Centers. Featured on FOX TV and various media as "Best Pick" for Dance. (Connecticut June 2003)
Women In Film (Los Angeles). PSA Committee, Member. Helped select and voted on charities who would be the annual year's 3 or 4 projects. Volunteered as film crew to help produce Public Service Announcements for selected charitable organizations for TV broadcast, 2008-9 (Funded by a grant).