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Vicki Patrick, RN, MS, CS, ACNP, CEN 
Clinical Instructor
The University of Texas at Arlington
School of Nursing
411 S Nedderman Drive
UTA Box 19407
Arlington, TX 76019-0407
Telephone: (817) 272-2776
FAX: (817) 272-5006

 

                 E-Mail: vpatrick@uta.edu

                 Office #: Pickard Hall 630

  I enjoy sharing my diverse experiences in advanced practice, management, and professional organizations with students that embrace the challenge of learning to promote nursing practice excellence.  As a clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner, my clinical specialty areas are emergency care, trauma, and interventional cardiology.  Education is my passion, and I am constantly trying to find new methods to enhance students’ learning processes.  I have been teaching at UTA part time since 1981, and full time since 1998.

Research Interests
  • Family presence during resuscitation and invasive procedures
  • Clinical simulation
  • Acquisition and evaluation of basic trauma skills for emergency nurses
Special Achievements/Honors/Awards
  • Fellow, Academy of Emergency Nursing
  • Emergency Nurses Association
    • Association President
    • ENA Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Judith C. Kelleher Award
    • Distinguished Service Award (Education)
    • Texas, Nurse of the Year
    • Texas, President’s Award
  • Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
  • Board Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Other Organizations:
    • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
    • Sigma Theta Tau
    • American Nurses Association
  • Scholarships:
    • Texas Hospital Association Nurse Faculty Scholarship
    • All Saints Hospital, Professional Nurse Scholarship
Teaching Responsibilities
  • N5313 Clinical Procedures
  • N5314 Invasive Procedures
  • N5435 Acute Care I
  • N5436 Acute Care II
  • N5433  Emergency Nurse Practitioner I (Lead Teacher)
  • N5434  Emergency Nurse Practitioner II (Lead Teacher)
  • N5331/5631 Acute Care and Emergency NP Practicum
Professional Experience
  • Clinical Instructor, 1998-Present, UTA
  • Adjunct Clinical Asst.  Professor/Specialist, 1981-1998, UTA
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Steven Vignale, MD, FACC, 1998-present
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, QuestCare, Inc., 2001-2002
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist/Education Specialist, Medical Center of Arlington, 1997- Present
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist, Parkland Health and Hospital System (ED), 1995-1998
  • Director, Emergency/Trauma Services and CareFlite, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, 1981-1995
  • Instructor/Asst. Professor, UT-Galveston, UT Houston, 1976-1981
  • Staff nurse/Head Nurse in hospital emergency departments, 1970-1976
Education
  • Post-Master's Certificate, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, The University of Texas at Arlington, 1998
  • Master of Science, University of Colorado School of Nursing, 1976
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Texas Christian University, 1972
  • Diploma, John Peter Smith Hospital School of Nursing, 1970

 
 
 
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