Curriculum Vitae
Judith Ann Collins, MSN, APRN-BC, CVN-BC, CLS, FPCNA
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19184 Silver Ranch Rd
Conifer, CO 80433
Home: (303) 697-4094
Office: (303) 399-8020 x2087
Cell (303) 330-7657
Darrcol1@aol.com
Education
MSN, Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program, College of Nursing, Wayne State
University, Detroit, Michigan.
BSN, College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Licensure
Registered Nurse License, APN Registry, Prescriptive Authority, State of Colorado
Registered Nurse with Adult Nurse Practitioner Specialty License, State of Michigan
Certifications
Adult Nurse Practitioner, ANCC. 1995 to present
Clinical Lipid Specialist, ACCL, November 2011
Cardiovascular Nurse, ANCC. 2009 to present
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, AHA
Basic Life Support, AHA
Experience
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, Denver VA, 9/19/05 – Present
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Post-procedure discharge, teaching, clinic follow-up for
patients undergoing cardiovascular or peripheral interventions
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Direct care of new & return patients in General Cardiology, CHF,
and Cardiology-PVD Clinics. Case management.
Co-Leader of monthly Cardiac Support Group
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Proctor for nuclear stress test studies
Participant on hospital-wide CHF Redesign Planning Committee
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 4/19/99 – 9/18/05
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Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of ACS, post-PCI and post-CABG pts in
my Secondary Prevention Clinic. Case management.
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Discharged 23-hour stay pts post-PCI & PVI
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Developed the Secondary Prevention Critical Pathway & Lipid Therapy Selection
Guidelines for VISN 11 with presentations to MD, APN and RN staff
Presenter & planning committee participant for annual CV nursing conference
Chairperson, Cardiac Patient Education Committee
Member, Ann Arbor VA & VISN 11 ACS Implementation Committees
Member, Ann Arbor VA Patient Education Committee
Screened, enrolled, and followed pts in clinical research trials as sub-investigator
Nurse Practitioner, Heart Failure and Transplant Management Center, Division of
Cardiology, University of Michigan Medical Center (UMMC), 8/98 - 4/9/99.
· Provided care in CHF Clinic and telemanagement for CHF patients
· Participated with the interdisciplinary team in program planning,
including development of practice guidelines and patient education.
Clinical Care Coordinator, Preventive Cardiology Programs-MedSport, Division of
Cardiology, UMMC. (Following program move to Domino’s Farms) 1985-1993
· Nursing supervision of Phase 2 and 3 Cardiac Rehabilitation
Programs, including entry nursing assessment and triage of
patient complications.
· Managed outpatient follow-up of a caseload of clients with
hyperlipidemia, hypertension and/or coronary artery disease.
· Coordinated and taught classes in ongoing patient education
series on cardiovascular disease management/Risk Factors.
· Coordinated clinical research studies involving lipid therapy
Clinical Care Coordinator, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Division of Cardiology,
UMMC.1980-1985
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Co-founded and supervised Phase II & III Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs,
including patient entry & nursing assessment, exercise training, and individualized
and group education.
Assisted with stress testing, research protocols and data entry.
Taught ALA Freedom from Smoking classes, CPR, and
educational classes for Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and
community programs.
Organized and facilitated cardiac patient support group and inpatient peer
visitation program.
Clinical Care Coordinator, BARI Trial, Cardiology Research, UMMC. 1993-1999.
· Assisted with patient management post-MI and/or CABG and with research data
collection.
Honors and Awards
Nominee for the VA Carey Award
Fellow, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, 2013
Nominee for the 2010 Nightingale Nursing Award
Special Contribution Award, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 11/16/04
Special Contribution Award. VA Ann Arbor Health System, 11/9/01.
Certificate of Appreciation. VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, May 8 2000.
Sigma Theta Tau, Lambda Chapter; inducted 3/22/94.
U.S. Public Health Service Professional Nurse Traineeship, College of Nursing, Wayne
State University, 1993-1994.
Honorable Mention Award, Graduate Student Poster Competition, Midwest Nursing
Research Society Annual Meeting in Kansas City, 4/4/95. Chosen to represent the WSU
nursing graduate program.
Professional Memberships & Service
Immediate Past President 2012-2014, Rocky Mountain PCNA Chapter. Founding
Member 2010, Vice President 2010-2012.
Current Secretary, Southwest Chapter, National Lipid Association
Treasurer, Southwest Chapter, National Lipid Association 2013-2014
Board member, Southwest Chapter, National Lipid Association 2010-present
Past participant on Communications Committee, National Lipid Association
American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Nursing Council member
American College of Cardiology, Cardiac Care Associate Member & planning committee
participant
Cholesterol Education Program For Nurses Subcommittee, AHA of Michigan,19901993.
Michigan Society of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Member of Founding
Committee l988. Chairperson of Educational Programs Committee, l989 & Secretary,
1990-199l.
Vice President, Washtenaw County Division, AHA of Michigan, 1990-1991.
President, Washtenaw Division, AHA of Michigan, Board of Directors, l987-1988.
Board Member, Washtenaw County Division, AHA of Michigan, l984-1991.
Publications and Abstracts
Collins, J., Townsend, K. Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Directed Care Following
CABG: Stage of behavior change and serum lipid management. Poster presentation,
2003 Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Collins J, Rice V (1997). Effects of relaxation intervention in phase II cardiac
rehabilitation: Replication and extension. Heart and Lung:26(1): 31-44.
Collins, J, Rice, V, Neary, M. Effects of Combined Progressive Muscle Relaxation and
Guided Imagery in a Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Population. Poster presentation at
the American Heart Association of Michigan Annual Research Forum, Rochester,
Michigan, September 29, 1995.
Strand, N., Burkhardt, C., Collins, J., & Mosca, L. Correlates of successful lifestyle
modification following a cardiac rehabilitation program. Poster presentation, American
College of Sportsmedicine Conference, Portland, Oregon, May 31, 1993.
Lampman, R., Stewart J., Collins J., & Thrall J. (1982). Exercise training soon after left
ventricular aneurysmectomy and endocardial resection. Journal of Cardiac
Rehabilitation, 2(2): l34-l37.
Judith A. Collins, MSN, APRN-BC, CVN-BC, CLS, FPCNA 4/18/15
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