Firm Biographies

Jeanne Piper, R.N.

Jeanne Piper is a registered nurse with years of experience as an emergency room nurse. Nurse Piper received her training serving as a nurse in the United States Army. Nurse Piper worked for many years in the emergency room of a busy metropolitan hospital. After practicing nursing for many years, Nurse Piper was a teacher at a nursing program and continued to practice nursing in a teaching role. Nurse Piper went on to obtain her Doctorate in Adult Education in 1994. Nurse Piper is an experienced medical professional with years of experience in chart review and analysis in almost every specialty area of nursing including Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Gerontology, Rehabilitation and all body systems-related specialties.

Education

• University of South Florida (USF) Tampa, Florida / Ed.D. Adult Education (1988-1994)
• USF, M.A. / Industrial & Technical Education (1980-1984)
• USF, B.S.N. / Bachelor of Science in Nursing, (1978-1979)
• Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida / A.A., Liberal Arts (1977-1979)
• Northeastern Hospital, Philadelphia / Diploma, Registered Nurse (1956-1959)

Work History

• 1980-2001
  Instructor, Hillsborough County School of Practical Nursing; Practical Nursing


• 1971-1980
  Nurse, St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, FL; Orthopedic/Neurosurgery Staff


• 1961-1963
  Shands Teaching Hospital; Gainesville, Florida / Same as above


• 1959-1961
  U.S. Army Nurse Corps

Work Experience

• 1961-1980
  Clinical nursing in intensive care unit (ICU), in orthopedic/neurological units, and in medical/surgical care, including supervisory and staff duty.


• 1980-2002
  As a nursing educator, I was involved in almost every specialty area of nursing including Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Gerontology, Rehabilitation and all body systems-related specialties including both clinical practice and the corresponding theory. This position expanded my exposure to experiences into many ancillary departments in the health care field allowing me to benefit from the expertise of those professionals. My role demanded that students be taught to make assessments, provide proper documentation, provide holistic care, develop a plan of care that identified each patient's individual needs, and to carry out that care with utmost respect. Additionally, assignments that promoted the concept of continued learning through such resources as research, professional contacts, literature, and the media were incorporated in the instruction. All of these precepts were reflected in my own level of practice.

Professional Honors

• Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
• Item writer in 1996 & 1998 for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc., in Princeton, NJ
• Development of nursing curriculum, clinical evaluation instruments, and departmental