Case Strategies - Life care planning and consulting

Education:
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana - Biology/Nursing 1976-79
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas - BSN, Nursing 1981
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri - Masters in Business Management 1985

Certifications:

BLS (Basic Life Support) 1975-Current
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) 1982-Current
CNAA (Certified Nurse Administrator, Advanced) 1988
CLNC (Certified Legal Nurse Consultant) 1995
CCM (Certified Case Manager) 1997-Current
CNLCP (Certified Nurse Life Care Planner) 1999
Advisory Board - Careplanners.net
Ethics Committee - International Association of Rehab Professionals
Committee Chair Fund Raising - Foundation Life Care Planning Research
Staff - University of Florida (Seminars)

Summary of Qualifications:

28 Years in the Healthcare Field (22 Years as a Hospital Based Nurse)
5 Years Critical Care (Neuro, Open Heart, and Burn Specialty)
10 Years as Nursing Supervisor (Both Shift and Unit) Nursing Administrator
17 Years in Rehabilitation Nursing (14 Years as a Catastrophic case Manager and 14 Years as a Life Care Planner)
2 Years in Medical, Surgery, Radiology, Rehabilitation Acute Care Nursing
5 Years as Vice President of Patient Services - Hospital Administration
Past President -Case Managers Society of America (Sacramento) 2002-3
President American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners 2004-2006
Co-columnist for LNC Resource Publications "Life Care Planning Corner"
Columnist for Med-Legal Newspaper "You asked for..."
Published author of medical articles.
Co-authored two Nursing Puzzle books
Speaker on Life Care Planning and Medicare Set Asides