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Dianne Slager MSN, RN, APRN.BC
dslager@calvin.edu

Education:

  • MSN Grand Valley State University 2002
  • BSN University of Michigan 1990 (Summa Cum Laude)

Accreditation:

  • Family Nursing Practitioner, American Nurse Credentialing Center 2002-present

Specialty:

  • Community Health, Primary Care

Professional Experience:

  • Calvin College Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 2005 – present
  • Health Information Services and Cherry Street Health Services,2005 – present
  • Calvin College Student Health Services, 1998 – 2005
  • Home Health Care of Holland Home, 1992– 2002
  • Christian Reformed World Missions, 1983 – 1991
  • University of Oklahoma Health Care Center, 1983
  • Valley General Hospital, 1979
  • Butterworth Hospital, 1977 – 1983
  • Professional Organizations:
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • Sigma Theta Tau-Executive Committee member
  • Grand Rapids Journal Club for Advanced practice Nurses
  • Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners

Research Grants:

  • Susan G. Komen Foundations, “Health Information and Screening for Underserved Hispanic Women at Health Information Services, Spring 2006
  • Nagel Center for World Christianity, Assessing Independent Pastors’ Attitudes about HIV in Liberia, West Africa, Summer 2008

Selected Paper Presentations:

  • “Spiritual Self-Care in Community Health Settings.” Invited panel participation.  Michigan Ethics Review Network Conference. Brighton, Michigan. April 9, 2006
  • “Assessing Independent Pastors’ Attitudes about HIV; Infrastructure and Cross-cultural Complications in Liberia, West Africa.  International Liberia Scholars Association. Toledo University, Toledo, Ohio, April 19, 2008.
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