Honor Society® member
Laura Conley-Prince
Psychiatric Nurse at St Joseph Hospital, 1100 W. Stewart Dr. Orange CA 92868
- California State University, Long Beach
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Class of 2015
- Anaheim, CA
Member since May 2014
About
30+ years experience as psychiatric nurse, primarily direct patient care, inpatient adult service. Masters prepared in 1985, preparing to become ANCC Certified as an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health CNS. Currently in the process of completing post-graduate certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Across the Life Span, expected date of completion is Dec. 2015.
Education
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California State University Long Beach
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Across the Life Span
2013 – 2015
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University of California Los Angeles
Masters in Nursing- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Specialty
1983 – 1985
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Syracuse University
Bachelors Science of Nursing
1979 – 1982
Honors and awards
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2010-The Roy Family Nurse Recognition Award
Nursing clinical excellence
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Outpatient Nurse Practitioner. CNS/NP role in a large metropolitan hospital.
- Graduate school interests
Certification as a CNS. Psychopharmacology, evidenced-based practice. Philosophy grounded in holistic, patient-centered, recovery-oriented practice utilizing CBT and biopsychosocial framework. Interested in dialectical behavioral therapy, addiction medicine and personality disorders.
- Outside the classroom
Reading, travel, gardening
Experience
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Psychiatric Nurse
St Joseph Hospital, 1100 W. Stewart Dr. Orange CA 92868
Mar 2006 – May 2014
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Psychiatric Nurse
Western Medica Center Anaheim
Sep 2000 – Aug 2006
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Psychiatric Nurse & Director of Nursing/Utilization Review
Brea Neuropsychiatric Center
Sep 1985 – Sep 1993
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
Additional information
Organizations
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association (opens in a new tab)
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American Association of Nurses (opens in a new tab)
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California Association of Nurse Practitioners (opens in a new tab)
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American Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (opens in a new tab)
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American Association of Nurse Practitioners (opens in a new tab)
