1878 Lemon Grove St Henderson, NV 89052

Phone 702 617 3899 E-mail wisest1@aol.com

Sandra Wise Rush, RN, BSN, MA, FACHE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Academic and Professional Preparation	1989 University of Phoenix - Phoenix, Arizona Master of Arts – Management/Human Relations/ Organizational Behavior 1986 University of Phoenix - Phoenix. Arizona Bachelor of Science - Nursing 1976 St. Mary's School of Nursing - Huntington, West Virginia Diploma in Nursing
Professional Experience	2006 Catholic Healthcare West – San Francisco, CA Corporate Director of Service Excellence 2000 - 2006 St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus – Henderson, Nevada Chief Nursing Officer 1998 - 2000 Havasu Regional Medical Center - Lake Havasu City, AZ Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) 1994 - 1998 Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center - Phoenix, Arizona Director of Nursing- Perinatal Family Care Center 1985 - 1994 Desert Samaritan Medical Center - Mesa. Arizona Director of Nursing - OB/GYN 1983 – 1985 Desert Samaritan Medical Center - Mesa, Arizona Nursing Coordinator – GYN/Med-Surg 1981 – 1983 Desert Samaritan Medical Center - Mesa, Arizona Clinical Nurse II PACU 1979 - 1980 Humana Hospital - Phoenix, Arizona Clinical Nurse - PACU 1978 - 1979 Humana Hospital - Phoenix, Arizona Charge Nurse - OB/GYN 1977 - 1978 Raleigh General Hospital – Beckley, West Virginia Staff Nurse - Cardiac Step-down 1976 – 1977 Veterans Administration Hospital - Beckley, West Virginia Staff Nurse - Medical – Surgical
Faculty Appointment	1991 - Present University of Phoenix - Phoenix, Arizona Faculty - Colleges of Nursing and Business
Professional Activities Professional Presentations	2001 Nevada Association of Nurse Leaders – President Elect 2001 State of Nevada Nursing Shortage Task Force Member 2001 State of Nevada Nursing Shortage Task Force Subcommittee on Attraction to the nursing Profession - Chairperson 1999 - Present American College of Health Care Executives — Member 1999 – Present Association of Nurse Executives 1997 - 98 AWHONN National Committee on Practice - Corresponding Member 1996 AWHONN National Committee on Education - Corresponding Member 1995 – Present Arizona Perinatal Trust - Site Visit Team Member 1993 - Present Sigma Theta Tau 1990 - 98 AWHONN: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses 1992 - 93 Arizona Council for Women and Children 1992 - 93 Arizona State Board of Nursing - Legal Affairs Committee 1989 Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies 1989 1988 Arizona State Board of Nursing. RN Scope of Practice 1981 - 83 Arizona Recovery Room Nurses Association (1983 - Board of Directors) 1998 Arizona Perinatal Trust Annual Conference - Flagstaff. Arizona The Impact of Mother/Infant Health Protection Act in Arizona 1997 National Perinatal Association Annual Conference - Tampa, Florida Strategies to Manage Managed Care Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing National Conference – Washington, D.C. Strategies to Manage Managed Care: What It Means to Our Patients, Our Hospitals, and Ourselves Capitol Opportunities to Meet the Shortened OB Length of Stay 1996 Samaritan Health System Leadership Conference - Phoenix, Arizona Success Story in Partnering Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing National Conference The Development of a Comprehensive Hospital-Based Home Perinatal Program (Poster) 1995 13th Annual Panhandle Regional Symposium - Challenges and Issues in Perinatal Care - Amarillo, Texas (Keynote Speaker) Managing Managed Care: What It Means to Our Patients, Our Hospitals and Ourselves (Keynote Address) The Dilemma of the Short Stay: Developing Programs for Anticipating and Meeting the Postpartum Needs of Mother and Baby Developing a Hospital Based Home Perinatal Program Samaritan Health System’s Health Care Leadership Conference Phoenix, AZ The Development of a Comprehensive Hospital-Based Home Perinatal Program (Poster) Contemporary Forum’s 12th Annual National Conference of Obstetric Nursing – Palm Springs, California Managing Managed Care: What It Means to Our Patients, Our Hospitals and Ourselves The Hospital-Based Home Perinatal Program: An Innovative and Cost-Effective Alternative for the Antepartum Patient and the Hospital The Dilemma of the Short Stay: Developing Programs for Anticipating and Meeting the Postpartum Needs of Mother and Baby Columbus Area City Wide Perinatal Group - Columbus, Ohio The Development of a Comprehensive Hospital Based Home Perinatal Program 1994 Japanese Study Team on Nursing - Mesa, Arizona Home Perinatal Programs National Perinatal Association Clinical Conference and Expo San Diego, California The Development of a Comprehensive Hospital-Based Home Perinatal Program (Poster) Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses Annual Meeting - Cincinnati, Ohio Bridging Home Care and Hospitalization for the Antepartum Patient Samaritan Health System Nursing Leadership Conference Phoenix, Arizona The Development of a Hospital Based Home Perinatal Program (Poster) Arizona Perinatal Trust Conference Flagstaff Arizona Development of a Hospital Based Home Perinatal Program (Poster) 1993 Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses District VIII Conference - Phoenix, Arizona Meeting the Future of Antepartum Patients (Poster Presentation) West Virginia University - Charleston Division - Grand Round Conference - Charleston, West Virginia Prevention of Infant Abductions Desert Samaritan Medical Center Community Maternity Fair Mesa, Arizona Protecting Your Baby Begins on Day 1 1990 - 1992 Samaritan Health System Televised Health Special - Phoenix, Arizona Samaritan Presents: Women’s Health Care Choices KNIX Radio Baby’s Fair and Kids Expo - Mesa, Arizona Protecting Your Baby Begins on Day 1 Desert Samaritan Medical Center Community Education - Mesa, Arizona Thirty-Something and Pregnant
Consultations	2000 Jan M. Weinberg * A Law Corporation Medical Expert Witness 1996 Broening, Oberg, Woods, Wilson, and Cass Law Offices Medical Expert Witness Cedar-Sinai Medical Center - Los Angeles, California Development of Home Perinatal Program 1995 Baptist Hospital - Trinity Home Care - Memphis Tennessee Development of Home Perinatal Program 1994 Maricopa Medical Center - Phoenix, Arizona Development of Home Perinatal Program St. Joseph’s Medical Center - Phoenix, Arizona Development of Home Perinatal Program 1993 University of Phoenix - Phoenix, Arizona Development of OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner Program Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Los Angeles, California Development of Home Perinatal Program Huntington Memorial Hospital - Pasadena. California Development of Home Perinatal Program Tucson Medical Center - Tucson, Arizona Development of Home Perinatal Program Presbyterian Health Services - Albuquerque. New Mexico Development of Home Perinatal Program 1992 Flagstaff Regional Medical Center - Flagstaff, Arizona Development of Home Perinatal Program
Research	1990 - Organizational Culture in the Hospital Setting 1985 - Dura-Morphine Epidural and Side Effects 1985 - Dura-Morphine Epidural and Control of Pain
Publications	Wise, S.K., & Olson. C.J. (1995). The development of a comprehensive hospital-based home perinatal program. In Abstracts presented at the 1994 Clinical Conference & Exposition of the National Perinatal Association. Part 2. Journal of Perinatology, 15(3), 253 - 258.
Awards and Honors	1994 Mead, Johnson Nutritionals Symposium. Vail, Colorado
Volunteer experience	1995 - Present Pet Therapy Dog Owner and Handler