Prudentia A. A. Worth

PROFESSIONALChairperson, Wayne State University
EXPERIENCES:Nurse Anesthesia Program
Detroit, MI
October 1988-present

Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum
College of Pharmacy and Health Services
Detroit, MI
2002 - Present

Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, College of Pharmacy
& Allied Health Professions, Department of Anesthesia
Detroit, MI
1995 - 2001

Director, Anesthesia Services, Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, MI
1986-1997

Panel member of the Bureau of Health Professions for peer review
for Advanced Education Nursing grant programs 2000-present

Manager, Anesthesia/PACU Services
Detroit Receiving and Hutzel Hospitals, Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan
1997-2000

Director, Anesthesia/PACU Services
Detroit Receiving Hospital
2000-present

Acting Chairperson, Wayne State University Nurse Anesthesia
Program
Detroit, Michigan
1986-1988

Assistant Director, Anesthesia Services, Detroit Receiving Hospital
and University Health Center
Detroit, Michigan
1980-1986

Education Coordinator, Wayne State University College of
Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions
Detroit, MI
1980-1988

Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Detroit General Hospital
Detroit, Michigan
1972-1975

Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Lafayette Clinic
Detroit, Michigan
1978-1981

Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Jennings Hospital
Detroit, Michigan
1977-1978

Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Harper Hospital
Detroit, Michigan,
1971-1972

PROFESSIONALMember, Doctoral Dissertation
ACTIVITIES:Ph.D. Student, 2002

Advisory Committee Workforce
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
2001-Present
Mentorship program for future Wayne State University Nurse
Professionals
2002-present

Leadership Team, Management Committee
Quality Assurance Committee, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1999-2001

Leadership Team Management for CRNAs
Billing and Productivity Committee
Anesthesia Services
Detroit Medical Center
1999-present

Quality Assurance Committee, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1988 - present

Steering Committee Process Improvement, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1996 - 1999

Patient Flow Process Team, Facilitator, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1996 - 1999

Anesthesia Delivery Competitive Plan, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1996 - 1999

Surgical Performance Improvement Committee, Department of
Surgery, Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center
1980 - present

Special Care Committee, Department of Internal Medicine and
Surgery, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1985 - 1994

Level IV Continuous Improvement Team, Facilitator,
Surveillance of Infection, Detroit Receiving Hospital
1994 - 1996

American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
Elected Delegate, Education Committee
1983-1987

Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Program/Schools
Appointed Committee Member
1994 - 1995

American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
Appointed Member, Education Committee
1993-1994
American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
Appointed Chair, Education Committee
1994 - 1995

American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
Appointed Member, Education Committee
June 1999

Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education
Program/Schools, Chair, Accreditation Team
1981-present

Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetist
Member, Nominating Committee
1984

Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetist
Member, Continuing Education Committee
1983-1986, and 1988

Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists Member, Education Committee
1979 - 1990

LaSalle University School of Nursing and Tornetta School of Anesthesia
Review anesthesia curricular changes for federal funding
2001 - 2004

Education Consultant for Northeastern University College, School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program to review direction and compliance of objectives with funding.
2002 - 2004

 Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan, Ph.D., in Instructional Technology, 1995

    Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, M.Ed. in Instructional Technology, 1980

    Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
    B.S. in Anesthesia, 1975

    Kent & Canterbury Hospital, London, England
    Diploma in Nursing

    Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England
    Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, EUGENE APPLEBAUM
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES:

ƒ{ Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1978-1986
ƒ{ Evaluation Committee, Chairperson, 1977-1986.
ƒ{ Admission Committee Member, 1980-present
ƒ{ Graduate Curriculum Committee, 1981-1986
ƒ{ Self-Study Committee, 1982
ƒ{ Curriculum Committee, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Chairperson, 1982 - 1994.
ƒ{ Advisory Committee, Nurse Anesthesia Program, 1987-present.

PROFESSIONAL  Development of program design for the generic Masters Degree in
ACHIEVEMENTS:  Anesthesia, 1984

Development of Track II program for Master's degree in        anesthesia for CRNA, 1984

    Developed and implemented an education course:  "Process of
    Teaching and Evaluation for Nurse Anesthesia¨, 1986

Developed a curriculum in collaboration with the chief pediatric anesthesiologist at Children's Hospital of Michigan to implement a certificate program in pediatric anesthesia
    Graduate Council Approval 2002

PROFESSIONAL  Member of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA),
ORGANIZATIONS:  1971 - present

    Member of Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MANA),
    1971-present

RECOGNITION  Program Director of the Year Award, AANA 2001
and AWARDS:  
    Service Recognition, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia,
    Education Programs, 1994 - 1995.

    Mentorship Recognition, AANA, 1991

    Certificate of Professional Excellence Award, AANA, 1976

    Certified Teacher, AANA, 1974

PRESENTATIONS:  "Guiding the CRNA Profession into the Next Generation¨.
    Nurse Anesthetist Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2003

    "Establishing Strategies for Distance Education in Rural Settings¨.
    Covenant Health System, 2003

"Encouraging Young Generation Into Health Care/Nursing.¨. Methodist Women, 2003

    Recruitment and Retention CRNA faculty
    Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetist
    2003

    "Evaluation and Management:  A Systems Approach¨.
    Assembly of School Faculty, Washington, D.C., February 1992

    "Core Curriculum:  Is There a Need in Nurse Anesthesia Education¨.
    AANA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, 1987

    "Conceptualizing Clinical Evaluation: Methodology of Design     and Implementation Workshop¨.  Harper Hospital, 1986

    "Designing Clinical Objectives¨.  Visitors on Accreditation
    Workshop, Chicago, IL, 1985

    "Understanding Clinical Evaluation Seminar¨. 
    Detroit Receiving Hospital, 1985

    "Development of 'I CARE' Clinical Evaluation Tool¨.
    Clinical Evaluation Process Workshop, American Association of Nurse Anesthetist Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 1981
    
    "Design Implementation of a Clinical Tool¨.   Clinical Evaluation Process Workshop, American Association of Nurse Anesthetist Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 1981

    
PUBLICATIONS:  Worth, Prudentia, CRNA, Ph.D., Dissertation, "A Study to Assess the Perceived Factors Contributing to the Under Representation of Minorities in Anesthesia", May, 1995

    Worth, Prudentia, CRNA, M.Ed., "Current and Future
Perspectives Regarding Framework for Nurse Anesthesia Education:  Nurse Anesthesia Curriculum in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions¡¨, Wayne State University,
   National Commission on Nurse Anesthesia Education,
    December, 1990

Worth, Prudentia, CRNA, "Development and  Implementation of "CARE" Clinical Evaluation Tool, World Health Organization¡¨,
    1979

FUNDING:   Recipient of HRSA Advanced Education Nursing Training, $26, 381
    2003 -2004

    Recipient of Congressional Funding through HRSA
    Funded for Distance Education, $433,174
    2002

    Traineeship Federal funding, $9,000 to $33,000
    1984-present

COMMUNITY  Presentation to Detroit Public High School students on health-care
ACTIVITIES:  careers
    1988-present

    Coordinator for the MICHCON Junior Achievement Program for
    Public Schools
    1988-1990