Professional Bio:

357 Old NC Highway 41, Tar Heel, NC 28392 Phone number: 910-862-2476 in the day/evening; cell 910-876-5505 in the day/evening East Bladen High School, Elizabethtown, NC, Diploma, May 1974 Registered Nurse in North Carolina since 1980 US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Flight Nursing, Brooks AFB, TX Sept 82 US Air Force Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL May 85 US Air Force Nursing Service Management Course, Sheppard AFB, TX Jun 88 US Air Force Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, Dec 96 Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force (AF) Meritorious Service Medal, AF Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, AF Achievement Medal, Southwest Asia Medals (Liberation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia) from Operation Desert Storm/Shield. North Carolina certified ANP/licensed RN; South Carolina licensed Adult Nurse Practitioner in cardiology. ANCC certified in 2014 through April 2019 Associate, American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular and Geriatrics Work Groups UNC Wilmington at Bladen Community College, Dublin, NC, Associate in Science, May 1976 University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, June 80 Central Michigan University, Master of Science in Health Services Admin, Dec 88 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Masters of Public Health Occupational Health Nursing Public Health Distance Leadership Program/CDC/NIOSH, Aug 09 Duke University School of Nursing Adult Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Post Masters Certificate completed Dec 09; ANCC certified 19 Mar 10 14 June 2010 through present: Columbia Heart Clinic (Palmetto Health Richland and Lifepoint Providence Health Systems), Columbia, SC. Acute care nurse practitioner for 17 cardiologists for approximately 100,000 cardiology patients: directs bedside and provides consultative care in both inpatient/outpatient settings within two hospitals. The first is a 675 bed level one trauma center: four telemetry units, one critical care unit and chest pain emergency department; the second is a 200+ heart specialty referral center: intensive/medical coronary care unit, an intermediate step down unit and four PCCUs. Responsible census of 70-130 acutely ill inpatients/observation patients. Preceptor for graduate nursing students, physician assistant candidates and undergraduate nursing students. September 2016 - Presented imaging/diagnostics briefing to peers NC/SC ACC Chapter at Kiawah Island, SC March 2012 through 1 September 2012: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Nursing, Greensboro, NC. Adjunct clinical professor MSN nurse practitioner program. Volunteered in to successfully place 65 NP students into clinical settings with mentor physicians, PAs and NPs throughout the state. Publications: North Carolina Nurses Association, October 2011 NRN Connect Newsletter Ryckeley, Janice. 15 Simple Steps to Succeed as a Professional RN http://www.ncnurses.org/NRN/NRN_Newsletter_Oct_2011.pdf Greer, Annette and Ryckeley, Janice: Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care: 6, 4, 2011. Ethics of Obesity Legislation and Litigation: A Public Health Policy Debate Greer, Annette, Ryckeley, Janice and Chapman, Kathy. Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care: Moral Hazard in Insurance Coverage for the Obese: An Ethical Debate North Carolina Nurses Association, April 2012 NRN Connect Newsletter Ryckeley, Janice. Find Your Path. http://ncnurses.org/NRN/NRNNewsletter Apr 2012.pdf Ryckeley, Janice Butler and Susan A. Randolph, Workplace Health & Safety. 60, 7, 2012. Improving Cardiovascular Health Through Physical Activity Ryckeley, Janice Butler. American College of Cardiology Geriatrics Newsletter. July 2013. Care of the Traumatized Geriatric Heart. http://www.cardiosource.org/en/ACC/ACC-Membership/Sections-Segments-Councils/Cardiovascular-Care-for-Older-Adults/2013/07/Care-of-the-Traumatized-Geriatric-Heart.aspx