Ellen Hennessy-Harstad

Curriculum Vitae

Ellen Hennessy-Harstad
MSN, RN, Lecturer
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Education:

• Completion of Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN, August 1999
• MSN in Parent-Child Nursing, Valparaiso University, May 1999
• BSN, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL, January 198
• Diploma RN, Little Company of Mary School of Nursing, Evergreen Park, IL, June 1977
• BA, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, January 1974

Credentials/Certification:

• Registered Nurse in:
• Indiana: 28082117A
• Illinois: 041-175262
• Advance Practice Nurse in: Indiana: 71000811A
• January 2000 to present: Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC
• December 1995 to present: Certification in General Pediatric Nursing by the Certification Board of NAPNAP
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Professional Membership:

• American Nursing Association
• Indiana State Nurses Association-District 2
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
• Alpha Chapter at large and Zeta Epsilon

Professional Experience:

Academic Appointments:

• Fall 2007---Lecturer and Clinical Instructor in Pediatric Nursing
• Spring 2008---Lecturer and Clinical Instructor in Pediatric Nursing
• Spring 2008---Clinical Lab Instructor in Fundamentals of Nursing Science
• Summer 2008---Clinical Lab Instructor in Physical Assessment
• Fall 2008---Lecturer and Clinical Instructor in Pediatric Nursing
• Spring 2009---Lecturer and Clinical Instructor in Pediatric Nursing
• Summer 2009—Clinical Lab Instructor in Physical Assessment
• Fall 2009—Lecturer and Clinical Instructor in Pediatric Nursing

Clinical Experience:

• 1999-Present: Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric and Family Practice. Offices: Munster, IN and Merrillville, IN
• 1995-2000: Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care, St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond, IN
• 1991-2000: Staff Nurse, Pediatrics, St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart, IN
• 1981-1991: Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse positions in Cardiovascular Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, and Pediatrics, St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, IN
• 1979-1981: Staff Nurse, Mental Health, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, IL
• 1977-1979: Staff Nurse, Pediatrics, Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, IL

Fields of Competence

Clinical

• General Nursing, Pediatrics, Adolescent, Medical-Surgical

Professional

• Pediatric/Adolescent Health; Chronic disorders-Asthma, Autism, ADHD; Family Health Promotion

Professional Activities:

 Local

• Member of Regional Campus Ceremony Committee IUNW Campus
• Chair of Nursing Student Handbook Committee 2008-2009
• Chair of College of Health and Human Services Honor Code Committee 2008
• Member Indiana University Northwest Library Committee 2008-2009
• Member 19 th Annual Child Abuse Conference Committee 2008-2009
• Member 20 th Annual Child Abuse Conference Committee 2009-2010
• Chair IU Northwest SON Curriculum Committee 2009-2010

Professional Development

 Conferences Attended:

Pediatric Neurology, August 10, 2009

Diabetic Youth Foundation Camp, June 20-27, 2009

NLN Conference-Triton College, May 2009

Nursing Career Seminar, October 2008

Weston A. Price Radiant Health, Nov. 9-11, 2007

St Margaret Pediatric Symposium, September 26, 2007

NPACE, September, 2006

Community Service:

• May '07 to present: President, Merrillville High School Drama Boosters
• September '05- May'07 Vice-President of Merrillville High School Choir Boosters
• Fall “08-present: Member of Parent Subcommittee on Child Abuse
• December 2008-present: Active involvement with Community Partners and Conference on Child AbuseTrauma

Professional Presentations:

• November ’99: Poster Presentation on “The Lived Experience of Mexican-American Women with Health Care Providers.” Midwest Regional Research Consortium, Merrillville, IN

Professional Publications:

•   Hennessy-Harstad, E. (1999). Empowering Adolescents With Asthma to Take Control Through Adaptation . Journal of Pediatric Health Care , 13,273-277.