telephone: (215) 481-5533
e-mail: RKiefer@amh.org

Role At Dixon
Classroom and Clinical Instructor for DSON. Currently Coordinating N101 for the Evening/Weekend Program.

Educational Background
1976 - RN - Hazleton State General Hospital School of Nursing
2003 - BSN - Temple University
2006 - MSN - Drexel University
DrNP - Drexel University

Professional Experience
Fifteen years of varied Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric/Community Health experience. Fifteen years as a Certified Rehabilitation Nurse at AMH; Preceptor 12 years at AMH

Publication: An Integrative Review of the Concept of Well-being, Holistic Nursing, 2008
Publication: Leading Change, Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing, 2009
Paper Presentation: Leading Change, Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Conference, 2007

Professional Awards and Recognition
Temple Faculty Achievement Award for Highest Academic Average; Jacob and Rebecca Sherman Award for Efficiency in Nursing; Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing; Nurse Excellence Award, 2009

Personal Interests
Scapbooking; reading; crafts; travel

Nursing Education As A Career
Clinical education role at AMH as a preceptor in the orientation process for nursing and clinical associates. Education of staff and clients in a home health setting. Clinical Educator at Dixon School of Nursing 2004-2005. Faculty member at DSON since 2006.

"Caring with Confidence"
Caring with confidence is the goal of nursing education. It is our responsibility as educators to empower our students with the confidence needed to become caring practitioners.