1. Wendy Abbott, RNC
777 Main Street
Springfield, IL 12345
Home Phone 204-555-1638
Cell Phone: 204-555-8431
Email: wendy.abbott@school.edu
EDUCATION
M.S. in Nursing, University of Phoenix, 2005
A.S. in Nursing, Massasoit Community College, 1985
B.A. in English, Bridgewater State College, 1976, with minors in education and
psychology
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experienced nurse educator, ADN and Baccalaureate Levels, teaching both theory
and clinical
Skilled simulation planner and facilitator
Extensive, current clinical experience
Excellent organizational skills
CAREER HISTORY
Endicott College 2005-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, teaching Care of Childbearing Families,
Care of Children, Community Health, and Senior Internship; clinical Instructor for
Maternity and Community Health, and Maternal-Child Simulation Lab instructor
Tufts New England Medical Center 2007-2008
Per diem RN, in a large teaching hospital’s Mother-Infant Unit; responsible for
initial admission assessment of post-partum mothers and infants, in-patient couplet
care, care of high risk antepartum patients, including diabetes control and non-stress
testing.
Morton Hospital and Medical Center 1985-2011
Staff RN in a medium-sized community hospital’s maternal-child health unit; duties
include labor and delivery, newborn nursery and post-partum nursing, prenatal
counseling, preparation for childbirth, discharge planning, and follow-up. Since 2004,
additional duties include nurse educator for the maternal-child health department and
a member of the Breastfeeding Advisory Council. Unit-based nurse educator from
2005-2006
Quincy College 2007 (spring)
Adjunct theory instructor for freshman maternity course

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Wendy Abbott, RNC
777 Main Street
Springfield, IL 12345
Home Phone 204-555-1638
Cell Phone: 204-555-8431
Email: wendy.abbott@school.edu
CAREER HISTORY (cont)
Massasoit Community College 2004
Clinical Instructor for Massasoit Community College at South Shore Hospital in
Weymouth, MA. Supervised and instructed a clinical group of freshman nursing
students in post-partum, labor and delivery and in the newborn nursery units
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
 Licensed in Massachusetts as an RN
 Certified in Perinatal Nursing (ANCC)
 Certified as a Neonatal Resuscitation Provider/Hospital-based Instructor
 Certificate of added qualification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (NCC)
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
 Elaine Donahue Memorial Scholarship in 2000
 Sigma Theta Tau, national honor society in nursing
 Massachusetts Nurses Association
 Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrical, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
 Hall of Fame, Red Sox Fantasy Camp, inducted in February 2008
 Appalachian Mountain Club, 2005-present
 Health Information Technology Scholar, National League for Nursing, 2010-2011
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
 Faculty Mentor, Endicott College Women’s Softball Team, 2009-present
 Advisor, Endicott College Student Nurses Association, 2006-present
 Social Media Work Group, 2011-present
 Administrator, Endicott College School of Nursing Facebook Page
 Administrator, Endicott College Simulation Lab Mannequin Facebook Page
 Administrator, Endicott College School of Nursing Twitter Account
 Content Editor, Endicott College School of Nursing Web Page 2011-present
 Endicott College Accountability Board, 2011-present
 Technology Committee, 2010-present
 Health and Safety Committee, 2009-2010
 Preceptor, Endicott College MS graduate student, 2011
 Preceptor, Salem State University, MSN graduate student,t 2010
 Preceptor, St. Joseph’s University, MSN graduate student, 2009
 Mentor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Senior Nursing Student, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
 Textbook reviewer, Maternal-Child Nursing Care, 2008

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 Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Nursing and Allied Health
Initiative Grant, Postpartum Hemorrhage Simulation, published online in the
Simulation Scenario Library, 2009
 Test item reviewer, Community Health, Excelsior College, 2011
 Abbott, W.. Incorporating Simulation into an Undergraduate Nursing Course,
Poster presentation, Mosby’s Faculty Development Conference, San Diego, 2010
 Abbott, W. A Baseball Story. About Her: Stories of Grace, Grit, Grievance and
Gratitude. Josephine Carubia and Michelle Palmer, eds. Metaphorical Ink, 2011
 Abbott, W., Fisher, K, and Bradley, R. Simulation: Why Aren’t We Using it?
Identification of and Strategies to Overcome Barriers. Poster presentation, Mosby’s
Faculty Development Conference, Las Vegas, NV 2012
 Fisher, K., Findeisen, M. and Abbott, W. The Use of Wimba to Expand Online
Teaching in Nurse Education. Poster presentation, St. Anselm’s Nurse Educator
Conference, Manchester, NH 2011