College of Nursing and Allied Health

Catherine Ferrario, DNSc, APN, BC, RN Assistant Professor of Nursing University of St. Francis College of Nursing & Allied Health cferrario@stfrancis.edu (815) 773-7086

EDUCATION

• D.N.Sc. Rush University/Community Health Nursing
  
• M.S.N. Rush University; Emergency Nursing
  
• B.S.N. Lewis University; Nursing
  

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  
• Emergency Nurses Doctoral Scholarship Award

LICENSURE

• Advanced Practice Nurse/Certified Nurse Practitioner

CERTIFICATION

• Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified (ANCC)
  
• Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses (NLN-IU)

CLASSES

• Nursing 308: Health Assessment and Wellness
  
• Nursing 310: Professional Nursing Practice I
  
• Nursing 361: Family Process and Assessment
  
• Nursing 602: Professional Role Development
  
• Nursing 622: Advanced Physical Assessment
  
• Nursing 640: Theoretical Principles and Clinical Management I

PRESENTAIONS

• Ferrario, C. Emergency Nurses Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Experience, Emergency Nurses Association Scientific Assembly, New Orleans, LA, (national).
• Egging, D., Ferrario, C. & Duffield, P. Advanced Suturing Course, NPACE, Milwaukee, WI, (regional).
• Egging, D., Ferrario, C. & Duffield, P. Basic Suturing Course, NPACE, Chicago, IL, (regional).
• Egging, D., Ferrario, C. & Duffield, P. Basic Suturing Course, NPACE, Chicago, IL, (regional)
• Ferrario, C. Minor Emergencies, Northwest Chapter of AACN, Arlington Heights, IL, (regional).
• Ferrario, C. Basic Suturing Course, Illinois Nurses Association, North Region Nurse Practitioner Council, Chicago, IL, (regional).

PUNBLICATIONS ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

• Ferrario C.G. (2002). Experienced and Less Experienced Nurses' Diagnostic Reasoning: Implications for Fostering Students' Critical Thinking. Nursing Diagnosis: International Journal of Nursing Language and Classification (Under Review).
• Ferrario, C.G., Belkengren, R. & Sapala, S. (1996). Pediatric Management Problems. Pediatric Nursing, 22:342-343.
• Rydel, J., Aks, S., Lewis, R. Ferrario, C. & Leikin, J. (1993). Management Considerations in Copperhead Envenomation. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 19:193-196.
• Ferrario, C.G. (1992). Environmental Emergencies and Toxicological Emergencies. In Epifanio, P., Manton, A., Carson, K., & Marrett, B. (Eds.). CEN Review Book. Chicago: Emergency Nurses Association

ABSTRACTS

• Ferrario, C.G., (2002) Emergency Nurses' Diagnostic Reasoning, and Clinical Experience. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 28(5): 383.
• Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice Sites
• Addus Healthcare Inc., Dwight Correctional Center, Dwight, IL
  
• Will Grundy-Medical Clinic, Joliet, IL

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of Nurse Practitioners
  
• Emergency Nurses Association
  
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  
• Midwest Nursing Research Society
  
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
  
• South Suburban Nurses in Advanced Practice
  
• Zonta Club of the Joliet Area

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