telephone: (215) 481-5529
e-mail: jpetrilack@amh.org

Role at Dixon
Part-time clinical instructor

Educational Background
1976 RN Hazleton State General Hospital School of Nursing
2002 BSN Temple University
2007 MSN Drexel University
Certification in Gerontology

Professional Experience
Experience in a variety of fields in nursing. These include medical surgical hospital, oncology, stroke unit, pediatrics and maternity, skilled unit and rehabilitation in life care community, nurse manager, home care case management, community health (working with mentally challenged children and adults.

Awards and Recognition
Member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing

Personal Interests
Watercolor painting, music, playing the piano, gardening and landscape design, animals (golden retrievers), complimentary and alternative medicine

Nursing Education as a Career
Being mentored by a wonderful nurse educator influenced and guided me in choosing nursing education. I have a deep commitment to mentoring students and helping them develop into professional registered nurses.

"Caring with Confidence"
Nursing is a caring profession; this extends not only to our patients but to each other. Gaining confidence grows with knowledge and experiences together with good role models. The foundation of providing competent care to patients is the understanding of theory and evidence based practice which guides our nursing practice.