Carolyn R. Bennett
Education:
St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Diploma Nursing University of Phoenix
111 Center Street 4615 E. Elwood Street
Bangor, Maine 04401 Phoenix, Arizona 85072
Diploma – January 1975 BSN – November 1996
Certifications:
American Heart Association – BLS, ACLS, PALS
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses – CAPA
American Radiological Nurses’ Association – CRN
American Association of Critical Care Nurses – CCRN (1984-2002)
Awards:
Annual Grand Canyon State Chapter of Radiological Nurses’ Certified Radiology Nurse
Scholarship award initiated and named “The Carolyn Bennett CRN Scholarship” – April 2007
Arizona PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association “President’s Award” - 2003
American Board of PeriAnesthesia Nursing Certification “Orchestrating Patient Care: An Award
for Advocacy” – 2001
Office of the Governor; Arizona “Outstanding Achievement PeriAnesthesia Nurse: In Pursuit of
Excellence” – 1991
Professional Memberships:
American Society PeriAnesthesia Nurses – since 1989
AZ PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association – since 1989 (Board member 90-92 & 99-03)
University of Phoenix Nursing Honor Society – since 1997
Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Omicron delta Chapter – since 1998
American Radiological Nurses Association – since 1999
Grand Canyon State Chapter of Am Radiological Nurses Assoc. – (founding member, President:
2004-2007, Treasurer 2007 - present.)
Experience:
1999 – Present Phoenix VA Healthcare System, Phoenix, AZ
RN – PeriAnesthesia, Interventional Radiology Nurse Team Leader
1994 – 2004 St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
RN – “Pool” MRI sedation and monitoring
1997 – 2000 Banner Desert Hospital, Mesa, AZ
RN – “Pool” Interventional Radiology
1996 – 1999 Care Flight Air Ambulance, Scottsdale, AZ– (Headquarters
Clearwater, FL
RN – PRN Long distance hospital to hospital critical care transport via
Lear jet
1995 – 1995 Native American Air Ambulance, Mesa, AZ
RN – fixed wing hospital to hospital regional transport.
1995 – 1997 Chandler Regional Hospital, Chandler, AZ
RN – “Pool” ICU/ER/PACU
1992 – 1995 Staffing Partners, Inc, Phoenix, AZ
RN - Staff relief – ER/CCU/PACU
1994 – 1996 Phx Center for OP Surgery, Phoenix, AZ
RN – “Pool” PACU/Pain Clinic/IV Sedation
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 US Nursing Corporation, Denver, CO
RN - Travel contracts – PACU, ICU, ER
1993, 1994 Favorite Nurses Inc, Shawnee Mission, KS
RN - Travel contracts – PACU, ER, Occupational Health
1987 – 1994 Casa Grande Regional Med Ctr, Casa Grande, AZ
RN - PACU, ICU, ER, Nsg Supervisor
1981 – 1983 CGRMC – DBA: Hoemako Hospital, Casa Grande, AZ
RN – ICU
1985, 1986, 1987 Kimberly Quality Care, Seattle, WA
RN – Summer travel contracts PACU/CCU/ER/IV Team
1985, 1986 Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ
RN - Instructor – Nursing Assistant program
1984 – 1985 Magnolia Convalescent Hospital, Riverside, CA
RN - Director of Staff Development
1983 – 1984 Flow Memorial Hospital, Denton, TX
RN - Hospital Supervisor
1981 St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA
RN - relief charge cardiac step-down
1976 – 1979 Mayo Regional Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft ME & summer 80, 82
RN – ER/OPD Head Nurse
Volunteer Activities:
Operation Smile International
6435 Tidewater Drive
Norfolk, VA 23509
Cascade Medical Team April 2004, Guatemala PACU nurse
2557 Willona Dr.
Eugene, OR 97480
American Red Cross
PO Box 10502
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
St. Vincent de Paul Free Medical Clinic 1993 – 1999 Volunteer at free clinic
420 West Watkins
PO Box 13600
Phoenix, AZ 85002
Jul 92 David, Panama – pre/post op nurse
Jul 93 David, Panama – PACU nurse
Oct 93 Nairobi, Kenya – PACU nurse
Jun 94 St. Petersburg, Russia – PACU nurse
Jun 94 Petrozavdsk, Russia – PACU nurse
Oct 94 Nairobi, Kenya – Clinical Coordinator
Jan 95 David, Panama – Clinical Coordinator
Oct 95 Nakruru, Kenya – PACU nurse
Dec 96 Nablus, West Bank – Clinical Coordinator
Feb 98 Cebu, Philippines – Clinical Coordinator
Feb 99 Cebu, Philippines – Clinical Coordinator
Mch 99 HoChiMen City, VN – PACU nurse
Oct 99 Machala, Ecuador – Clinical Coordinator
Feb 00 Cebu, Philippines – Clinical Coordinator
Apr 02 DaNang, VN – Clinical Coordinator
Aug 02 Goiania, Brazil – Clinical Coordinator
Oct 03 Nakuru, Kenya – Clinical Coordinator
Nov 04 Wuhan, China – PACU nurse
Aug 05 Amman, Jordan – Clinical Coordinator
Feb 06 Davao, Philippines – Clinical Coordinator
Sep 06 Aman Jordan – Clinical Coordinator
Nov 06 Nanjing, China – Clinical Coordinator
May 07 Assitu, Egypt – Clinical Coordinator
Nov 07 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Clinical Coordinator
Aug 08 Urumqi, China – PACU Nurse
Nov 08 Foshan, China – Clinical Coordinator
Jan 93 Arizona Floods
Aug 93 Midwest Floods
Jan 94 California Earthquake