President of Teaching Smart/Learning Easy, a company providing consultation and seminars in critical thinking, professional development, and nursing process.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a British mother and Argentine father, Rosalinda came to the U.S. via Canada as child. She enjoys close relationships with her family here in the States, and in Spain, Argentina, and the United Kingdom.
Known for making difficult information easy to understand, her work has been translated into 7 languages. She's received a Sigma Theta Tau International "Best Pick Award" for nursing books and an AJN "Book of the Year Award", has written numerous chapters and articles. Most recent texts include:
- Applying Nursing Process:A Tool for Critical Thinking, 6th Ed Philadelphia: Lippincott-Williams & Wilkens, (In press, 2005).
- Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach, 3rd Ed Philadelphia W.B. Saunders (2004).
Rosalinda has consulted, taught, and presented nationally and internationally on various nursing topics:
- Co-facilitator, Critical Thinking Track, Annual Faculty Development Institute, sponsored by the National League for Nursing and Villanova University, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Participant in National League for Nursing (NLN) Think Tank for Critical Thinking, 2001
- Clients include educators, managers, and staff nurses with diverse backgrounds in diverse settings (see partial client list)
Rosalinda has more than 25 years experience in clinical nursing, mostly in ICU and Emergency Nursing. She has taught in both associate degree and baccalaureate nursing programs.
Partial Client List: Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA ¨ University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA ¨ Veterans' Administration Med Center, Palo Alto, CA ¨ National League of Nursing (NLN) ¨ Villanova University ¨ Oud Consulting, The Netherlands ¨ Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA ¨ South Carolina University, Orangeburg, S.C. ¨ Baptist Hospitals, Nashville, Tenn. ¨ Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R. ¨Alicante University, Alicante, Spain; ¨ Kansas State Nurses Association ¨ Raymond Walters College, Blue Ash, OH ¨ Sinclair School of Nursing, University of MO-Columbia, Columbia, MO ¨ Healthcare of America (HCA) Hospitals (Florida, Texas, Tennessee) ¨ University of Wales, UK¨ SHORINSHA INC, Tokyo, Japan
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