Donalee Waschak

Student-centered Professor with expertise in onsite, Hybrid, and online modalities.

Offers over 25-year background supporting students, developing instructional plans and organizing course LMS. Course Lead and SME for Leadership, Management, Research, Quality, Safety, Community and Population Nursing.

Commended for sustaining effective learning environment through prepared classes and relevant assignments and consistently achieving classroom management and academic goals. Curriculum Design, Outcomes, Program Review and Accrediting body assessments ( WASC, CCNE, and CA BRN.)

2023 awarded Excellence in Teaching for the School of Health Professionals ( SOHP)

Created the RN BSN Completion Program at National University in 2009, continues to support the program as the Associate Program Director. Contributed to the community college partnerships, expansion to over 30 campuses in California, and national offerings in 46 states.

Founding member and chartered a Sigma Theta Tau Chapter at National University in 2013

Omega Omega Chapter 574 Sigma Theta Tau -President

Continued leadership and mentorship with colleagues as committee member or chair of various University and School level committees .

Maintains an active Critical Care Registered Nurse position at UCLA in Los Angeles California.

Team member of the Resource Float pool

Maintain competencies in the following areas:

Adult ICU all disciplines, PICU, PEDS, ER, ER trauma, Med surgical, Recovery, Postpartum High Risk, Critical Care Transport, Rapid Response Team, Surveillance Team

ACLS Instructor

BLS Instructor

PALS Instructor

TNCC

Bradley Childbirth Instructor

• Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
• Collaborated with team of multiple in the development of RN BSN Program at National University
• Created the RN BSN program in 2009 started with one location and expanded from 7 students to over 300 students at multiple locations
• Led the team to create a community college partnerships to provide RN BSN program to Community College ADN students.
• Team member in accreditation of the RN BSN program in 2010, 2015 and 2022 earning the 10 year accreditation form CCNE
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• Sigma Theta Tau Omega Omega Chapter 574
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• America Heart Association
• American Nurse Association
• Bradley Childbirth Educator
• Member -National University Planetree Council on Person-Centeredness-Member of the Executive Committee
• Member- Simulated Virtual Healthcare System Model (SVHSM) Project
• Member- Casa de Pinguinos Post-Acute Care Continuum Pathway for the Rehabilitative Member-Management of Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: A Demonstration Project
• Sigma So Cal Odyssey Research Conference /Planning Member

• CA BRN RN License 1989
• CA BRN PHN License 1999
• ALCS/PALS/BLS/PEARS/First Aide- AHA- Instructor
• Bradley Childbirth Instructor
• TNCC
• UbiSim Virtual Learning Certificate Center for Health Science Interprofessional Research & Practice.
• Fundamentals of Improvement Certificate of Quality and Safety

2020 AY

Waschak, Donalee  "Nurses Share Tips & Children's Book that they use to Talk to Kids about COVID 19" (Web article ) Nurse.org.  May 4, 2020

2018-2019 AY

Waschak, Donalee “Mastering Sepsis”   (Presentation,   Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center,   Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles,   CA, July 11, 2018).

2017-2018 AY

Waschak, Donalee “Review   of Hemodynamic Monitoring for the ER client in an emergent case: Review of   Policy and Procedures and use of new Philips monitoring Technology”” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department   Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, June 28. 2018).

Waschak, Donalee “Review   of Hemodynamic Monitoring for the ICU/CCU client in an emergent case: Review   of Policy and Procedures and use of new Philips monitoring Technology”” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department   Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, April 28. 2018).

Waschak, Donalee “Review   of Hemodynamic Monitoring for the ICU/CCU client in an emergent case: Review   of Policy and Procedures and use of new Philips monitoring Technology”” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department   Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, April 11. 2018).

Waschak, Donalee, “AHA updates 2018: Review   of the current Science updates BLS and ACLS Guidelines” (Presentation, Annual Instructor Update   HeartFare Training Center, Instructors BLS, ACLS, and PALS, January 13, 2018).   Participants awarded 4 hours CEU BRN # 13922.

2016-2017AY

Waschak, Donalee “What is an AEG?, How do I   do an AEG? And Why would I want to?”  Central   Venous Line Prevention of Infection Techniques: Update on Policy and   Procedure for UCLA and Practice updates from the National Patient Safety   Goals 2017” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald   Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered   Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, June 17, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee “Best Practice updates for   Intensive Care Nurses: review of UCLA Policy and Procedures” (Presentation,   Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center,   Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles,   CA, June 10, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee “Central Venous Line   Prevention of Infection Techniques: Update on Policy and Procedure for UCLA   and Practice updates from the National Patient Safety Goals 2017”  “(Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department   Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, June 3, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee “Central Venous Line   Prevention of Infection Techniques: Update on Policy and Procedure for UCLA   and Practice updates from the National Patient Safety Goals 2017” (Presentation,   Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center,   Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles,   CA, April 29, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee “What is an AEG? How do I   do an AEG? And Why would I want to?” Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department   Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee “Zoll Defibrillator   Guidelines and UCLA Policy and Procedures for use in emergent situations”   Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical   Center, Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los   Angeles, CA, April 22, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee “Pacemaker How to and Not   to for Intensive Care Nurses: review of equipment and UCLA Policy and   Procedures” Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald   Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered   Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 2017).

Waschak, Donalee. “Pediatric Advanced Life   Savings, AHA 2017 Practice Updates: Review of Policy and Procedures for PALS,   Rapid Response and Surveillance Team.” (Presentation, Annual Competency   Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resources Nursing   Department Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles, CA, April 24, 2016).

Waschak, Donalee “Review of Hemodynamic   Monitoring for the ER client in an emergent case: Review of Policy and   Procedures for Hemodynamic Monitoring using HP technology” (Presentation,   Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center,   Resources Nursing Department Critical Care Registered Nurses, Los Angeles,   CA, June 12, 2016).

Nims, M., Walroth, S., Waschak,D.,   “Telemetry Services Safety Project: Decrease Fall Events (Poster   Presentation, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Medical Surgical Staff   Meeting October 2016)

Cruz-Manglapus, G., Waschak, D., HMNMH   Emergency Department Staff, “ Documentation of Consultants in Emergency   Room,(Poster Presentation, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Emergency   Room Department Meeting October 2016)

Waschak, Donalee “2017 American Heart   Association BLS, ACLS, PALS, Instructor Update” (Presentation, Annual   Instructor Update HeartFare Training Center, Instructors BLS, ACLS, and PALS,   January 5, 2017). Participants awarded 4 hours CEU BRN # 13922.

2015-2016 AY

Hamlin, J., Thorburn, D., Waschak, D.,   “Technological Challenges to Academic Freedom in the   Classroom.”(Presentation, Spring Symposium National University, La Jolla, CA,   March 16, 2016).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice Patient   Controlled Analgesic (PCA): Review of UCLA Policy and Procedure for “MOOG”   pump”. (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan   Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles,   CA, April 11, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice Patient   Controlled Epidural Analgesic (PCEA): Review of UCLA Policy and Procedure for   “MOOG” pump”. (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald   Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los   Angeles, CA, April 11, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice UCLA   standards of care: Use of Care Connect (EMHR) to locate UCLA policies and   procedure for best practice (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training   UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical   RN, Los Angeles, CA, April 11, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. ”Best Practice Blood   Transfusion: Review of UCLA policy and Care connect EMHR documentation.   (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical   Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice Updates   for Pulmonary Artery Catheter: Insertion, maintenance, and removal.   (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical   Center, Resource Nursing Department Intensive Care/Critical Care RN, Los   Angeles, CA, May 2, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice Updates   for Hemodynamic Pulmonary Artery Catheter: Monitoring, Documentation,   Hemodynamic wave forms and troubleshooting. (Presentation, Annual Competency   Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing   Department Intensive Care/Critical Care RN, Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Review of Best Practice   for Point of Care Test (POTC): bedside HemoCue, HEMOCHRON 801 Whole Blood   Coagulation System, and Accu-Chek. (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department   Intensive Care/Critical Care RN, Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Review of Best Practice   for Point of Care Test (POTC): bedside HemoCue,  and Accu-Chek. (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department   Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice Patient   Controlled Analgesic (PCA): Review of UCLA Policy and Procedure for “MOOG”   pump”. (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan   Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles,   CA, May 9, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee “Review of Best Practice   for Behavioral and Medical restraints: Review of UCLA Policy and Procedure   and Care Connect (EMHR) documentation standards”. (Presentation, Annual   Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource   Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice Patient   Controlled Epidural Analgesic (PCEA): Review of UCLA Policy and Procedure for   “MOOG” pump”. (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald   Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los   Angeles, CA, May 9, 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Best Practice UCLA   standards of care: Use of Care Connect (EMHR) to locate UCLA policies and   procedure for best practice (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training   UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical   RN, Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2015).

2014-2015 AY

Waschak, Donalee, “ AHA updates 2015: Review of the current Science updates   on Hands only CPR.” ( Presentation,   Annual Instructor Update Heartfare Training Center, Instructors BLS, ACLS,   and PALS, January 2015). Participants awarded 4 hours CEU BRN # 13922.

Waschak, Donalee. “New ART CPR and ACLS   Guidelines” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald   Reagan Medical Center, Critical Care Transport Nursing Staff, Los Angeles,   CA, August 2015).

Waschak, Donalee. “Nursing Practice Updates   for UCLA/Resource Float Pool Nursing” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department   Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, 8   sessions from July 2014 to August 2014).

Waschak, Donalee. “Code Review   “(Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical   Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, 8 sessions from July 2014 to August 2014).

Waschak, Donalee. “AHA ACLS Science Update   “(Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical   Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, 8 sessions from July 2014 to August 2014).

Waschak, Donalee. “Rapid Response Team   Practice Updates “(Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA   Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN,   Los Angeles, CA, 8 sessions from July   2014 to August 2014).

Waschak, Donalee. “Pulmonary Hypertension   “(Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical   Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, 8 sessions from July 2014 to August 2014).

Waschak, Donalee. “Specialized Unit   Practice Updates“ (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills Training UCLA   Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department Med-Surgical RN,   Los Angeles, CA, 8 sessions from July 2014 to August 2014).

2013-2014 AY

Waschak, Donalee, “AHA updates 2014: Review   of the current Science updates BLS and ACLS Guidelines” (Presentation, Annual Instructor Update   HeartFare Training Center, Instructors BLS, ACLS, and PALS, January 2014).   Participants awarded 4 hours CEU BRN # 13922.

Waschak, Donalee. “Nursing Practice Updates   for UCLA/Resource Float Pool Nursing” (Presentation, Annual Competency Skills   Training UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Resource Nursing Department   Med-Surgical RN, Los Angeles, CA, 8   sessions from July 2013 to August 2013).