CURRICULUM VITAE
Christina Rust, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
6374 Thistlewood Lane
Burlington, KY 41005
(w) 859-301-2046
(c) 859-240-6536
christina.rust@stelizabeth.com
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Nursing Education - 2009 – Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing – 1979 – University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
and Health, Cincinnati, OH
EXPERIENCE
January 2006 to present – Maternal Child Educator – St. Elizabeth HealthcareEdgewood, KY
June 2003 to January 2006 – Nurse Manager for the Family Birth Place and Women’s
Outpatient Services at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Edgewood, Ky
1997-2003- Perinatal Educator – TriHealth Hospitals (Good Samaritan Hospital and
Bethesda Hospital) – Cincinnati, OH 45220
1979-1997 – Staff nurse / Clinical Coordinator– Labor and Delivery/ Antepartum /
Postpartum – TriHealth Hospitals
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION
RN License, State of Kentucky – Expiration October 31, 2014
RN License, State of Ohio – Expiration August 31, 2014
Certification in Inpatient Obstetrics through the National Certification Corporation
June 1989 to present
Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring through the National Certification
Corporation
May 2011 to present
HOSPITAL COUNCILS
Nursing Research
Insulin Steering Committee
Nurse Practice Council Medication Management
KHEN Project
EPIC Credentialed Trainers
Nursing Continuing Education Council
Preceptor Coordinators
NICU Interdisciplinary Team
INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
Regional Trainer for Neonatal Resuscitation through the American Academy of
Pediatrics
AWHONN Instructor Trainer – Intermediate and Advanced Fetal Monitoring
Instructor for the Consortium for the Advancement of Perinatal Practice (CAPP) – Past
President and Vice-President
Instructor – Pediatric Advanced Life Support
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses
Consortium for the Advancement of Perinatal Practice
Kentucky Perinatal Association
Rho Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International – Northern Kentucky University
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
Pertussis Cocooning Project: Safeguarding Infants by Immunizing Their Mothers and
Family Members – to be published in 2014 in the journal Nursing for Women’s Health
Implementing a Healthcare Worker Pertussis Immunization Program: Benefits and
Barriers – Poster Presentation – Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal
Nurses National Conference
June 15 to June 19, 2013
Getting Involved: Research Projects Currently in Progress in the Community
The Pertussis Cocooning Project
Northern Kentucky Research Collaborative
February 23, 2013
Community Partnership for Level III NICU Skills – Poster Presentation - Association of
Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses National Conference
June 24 to June 27, 2012
Instructor Course Cheat Sheet – The Beat Goes On - Fetal Monitor Instructor Newsletter
for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses
April 2012
COMMUNITY NURSING/ACTIVITIES
Parish Health Ministry Team – Mary, Queen of Heaven – 2008 to present
Parish Council - Mary, Queen of Heaven Church – June 2011 to May 2015
AWARDS
2014 Outstanding Woman of Northern Kentucky – April 30, 2014
Instructor Recognition Award for Fetal Monitoring – Association of Women’s Health,
Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses – 4th Quarter of 2013
2013 Immunization Champion Award – Let’s Immunize Northern Kentucky (LINK) –
July 2013
Award for Excellence in Public Health – Northern Kentucky Independent Health District
– April 2013
Clinical Excellence in Education Award – Northern Kentucky University
May 2009
LECTURE TOPICS PRESENTED
EPIC Barcode Medication Administration – October 2013
EPIC Computerized Physician Order Entry – March to May 2012
NKEMS Paramedic and EMT Neonatal Resuscitation and Emergency Delivery Update January 6, 2012, January 30, 2013.
Advanced Fetal Monitor Strip Interpretation - Consortium for the Advancement of
Perinatal Practice (CAPP). April 2009, November 2009, April 2010, September 2010,
November 2010, April 2011, November 2011, April 2012.
Advanced AWHONN Fetal Monitor Course - Consortium for the Advancement of
Perinatal Practice (CAPP). August 2010, November 2010, March, 2011, October 2011,
March, 2012, March 2013, November 2013, February 2014, March 2014 .
AWHONN Instructor Trainer Course - Consortium for the Advancement of Perinatal
Practice (CAPP). July 2009, August 2010, August 2011, April 2012, April 2013, April
2014.
Intermediate AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Course - Consortium for the Advancement of
Perinatal Practice (CAPP). May 2010, March 2011, February 2013, October 2013,
February 2013.
National Certification Corporation Review Class for Inpatient Certification ExaminationConsortium for the Advancement of Perinatal Practice – July 2009, July 2010, July 2011.
The Effect of Implementing Specialized Late Preterm infant Discharge Instructions on
Readmissions Rates for Hyperbilirubinemia, Weight Loss and/or Feeding Issues Within
Four Weeks of Birth – Ohio March of Dimes Conference – Improving the Grade Seeking Better Birth Outcomes by Preventing Birth Defects, Premature Birth and Infant
Mortality.- Columbus, OH - November 16 and 17, 2009.
The Complexities of Caring for the Late Preterm Infant – Hot Sizzlin Summer Topics –
Ohio Chapter AWHONN Meeting – August 7, 2009
Monitoring Moms in a Mess - Consortium for the Advancement of Perinatal Practice
(CAPP) – April 2009, October 2009.
MENTORING
Northern Kentucky University/ St. Elizabeth Healthcare MSN Program Students – 2008
to 2011 - Melanie Abeling, BSN, RN and Lorie Lape, BSN, RNC-OB
Northern Kentucky University/ St. Elizabeth Healthcare BSN Program – 2011
Lynn Beck, RN, RDMS, RNC-OB – Collaborative Ultrasonographer Continuing
Education
Deborah Cinque, RN – Throughput in OB Triage
Northern Kentucky University Leadership Student Practicum
Spring 2014- Ashely Wilcox and Adaely Richardson – Smoking and Postpartum Healing
Fall 2013 – Taylor Reynolds and Kayla Humphrey – Universal Maternal Drug Screening
Spring 2013 – Kelly Lair and Kelly Hobank – Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale
Fall 2012 – Amy Robinson – Parent Education for Developmental Care of the Late
Preterm Infant
Summer 2012 – Kaitlyn Whittis – Congenital Heart Disease Screening
Spring 2012 – Lauren Hart and Devin Shivley – Safe Sleep
Fall 2011 – Sarah Bricking and Emily Fasbender – Skin-To-Skin Contact and
Breastfeeding Support
Spring 2011 – Ashley Zink and Stephanie Boyd- Neonatal Resuscitation Practice Change
Fall 2010 – Kristen Fischer – Staff Perception of Merger and Educational Needs
Spring 2010 – Jamie Craddock- Colic and Danielle Mastin, and Jessica Sutter – Diabetes
Education
Fall 2009 – Jamie Faulkner and Kim Lykins – Teenage Postpartum Depression Pamphlet
Spring 2009 – Mallory Mitchell – Bariatric Surgery and Weight Restrictions for Medical
Equipment
Fall 2008 – Kristen Jolly, Angela Manolis, and Alicia Robinson
Spring 2008 – Trish Reilly and Yuliga Falone – Pertussis Education for Patients and Staff
Fall 2007 – Anna Etienne and Courtney Reichert – On-Q Pump Pain Buster Study