College of Nursing and Allied Health
Faculty
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Assistant Professor of Nursing University of St. Francis College of Nursing & Allied Health clitwiller@stfrancis.edu (815) 740-3589 |
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EDUCATION
- Ph.D.
Candidate;Loyola UniversityChicago (Education,
Leadership & Policy Studies)
- M.S.
in Nursing, Northern Illinois University
- B.S.N.,
Loyola University Chicago
CLINICAL
SPECIALTY: Community Health Nursing
ROLE
PREPARATION:
Clinical Nurse Specialist
LICENSURE:
Registered Nurse – Illinois
AREAS
OF EXPERTISE
- Community
Health Nursing
- Communicable
Diseases
- Wellness
and Prevention
- Family
Assessment
- History
of Nursing
CLASSES
- NURS
360 Professional Nursing Practice II
- NURS
361 Family Assessment and Group Process
- NURS
471 Community Health Nursing
PUBLICATIONS
- Litwiller,
C. (1989) "Bridging the Gap between Staff
Nursing and Management Positions."
QUEST (Illinois Health Care Association Journal),
Summer.
- Litwiller,
C. (1988) "New antidote for digoxin overdose."
Illinois Student Nurse (SNAI Newsletter), January.
PRESENTATIONS
- 1/03
Test Prep and Pharmacology; NSNA NCLEX EXCEL
review course, USF
- 5–6/02
Test Prep, Pharmacology, and Test Smart; NSNA
NCLEX EXCEL review course, USF, South Suburban
College, Kankakee Community College.
- 1/02
Test Prep and Pharmacology; NSNA NCLEX EXCEL
review course, USF
- 5/01
Test Prep and Pharmacology; NSNA NCLEX EXCEL
review course, USF
- 11/01
The Immune System and Bone Marrow Transplants
to 4th grade students, Nelson Ridge School,
New Lenox, IL
- 5/2/00
Care of Adults - Part II; ANR NCLEX review course,Olivet
Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
- 10/5/99
"Women's Health Care: BSE and Mammograms"
at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Joliet, IL
- 5/24-25/99
Care of Adults - Parts I and II; ANR NCLEX review
course. Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL
- 1990-2000
Care of Adults - Part II; NLN-ANR NCLEX review
course, SJCN
- 4/1990
Bridging the Gap from Staff to Management Nursing
Positions; Illinois Association of Homes for
the Aging Annual Meeting, Lincolnshire, IL
- 9/1989
Bridging the Gap from Staff to Management Nursing
Positions; Illinois Health Care Association
Annual Convention, St. Charles, IL
- 3/1996
HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis B in the Classroom
at 22nd Early Childhood Conference, Morraine
Valley Community College, IL
- 11/1995
HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis B in the Classroom
to early childcare workers for Child Care Resources
and Referral in Kankakee, IL
- 3/1995
HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis B in the Classroom
at 21st Early Childhood Conference, Morraine
Valley Community College, IL
- 3/1995
Strengthening Self for Volunteer Training Program
of Joliet Area Community Hospice, Joliet, IL
HONORS
- 2001International
Who's Who of Professional and Business Women,
8th Ed.
- 1996Who's
Who in American Nursing, 6th Edition
- 1996Who's
Who in the World, 14th Edition
- RESEARCH
- Perceptions
of Initial Clinical Experience by Nursing Students."
Saint Joseph College of Nursing, 1991. (Unpublished)
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
- Sigma
Theta Tau International, Alpha Beta Chapter
- Association
of Community Health Nursing Educators
- National
League for Nursing
- Illinois
League for Nursing
- American
Association for the History of Nursing
- Center
for the Study of the History of Nursing
- Loyola
University Chicago Alumni Association
- Northern
Illinois University Alumni Association
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
SERVICE
- Educational
Standards
- ACUG
- Board
of Trustees Development Committee
- Facilities
Task Force
- Advising/Registration
Task Force
- SJCONAH
Advisory Board
- Nursing
Administrative Team
- Nursing
Admissions
- Nursing
Curriculum
- Nursing
Learning Resource Center
- Junior
Level Team
- VP
Development Search Committee
- Inauguration
Planning Committee
- Tech
Plan Academic and Instructional Committee
- Representative
to Will County Health Department "Partnership
for a Healthier Community"
- Faculty
Affairs Committee
- Bargaining
Committee
- Task
Force for Revision of Faculty Handbook
COMMUNITY
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
- Education
Committee, Joliet Area Community Hospice
- Judson
Baptist Church, Joliet, Illinois (Deaconess,
Choir, Worship Team)
- Board
of Directors of Plainfield Chapter of American
Cancer Society
- Organized annual blood drive for Heartland Blood Centers at Judson Baptist Church