I was born in Denmark in 1959 and have lived in Tucson, Arizona, since 1984. After working in the clerical field for many years, I finally decided to become a nurse. This was the best decision I ever made. I find anatomy, physiology, and science very important; I put pride in good technical skills; and I very much enjoy working with and helping people.
I have until 2017 worked part-time as a hospice nurse at a local community hospital and part-time as the owner and operator of my nursing foot care business, "Healthy Feet are Happy Feet," in Tucson, Arizona. I truly feel that I have been blessed with the best two jobs in the World. However, to save my shoulders, I have given up being a hospital nurse in 2017 and decided to concentrate on my nursing foot care service.
Education:
- 1977. Graduated with a High School Diploma from Highland High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a year's stay as an exchange student from Denmark.
- 1979. Graduated with a "studentereksamen" from "Risskov Amtsgymnasium (Linguistic High School Degree), Risskov, Denmark.
- 1980. Graduated with a Commercial Course, Advanced Level 1-year Course in Danish, English, and German, from "Aarhus Koebmandsskole," Aarhus, Denmark.
- 1990. Graduated with the degree of Associate of Applied Science in Accounting from Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona.
- 1996. Graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Certifications and Licenses:
- 1999. Attended Sharp's Debridement Program at St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, Arizona; followed by clinical practicum supervised by Scott Evans, DPM, at Tucson Medical Center Foot and Ankle Clinic.
- April 1, 2000. Business License for Healthy Feet are Happy Feet Nursing Foot Care, Tucson, Arizona.
- May, 2012. Passed national board-certification as a Certified Foot Care Nurse, "CFCN," through the WOC Nursing Certification Board.
Work Experience as an Employee:
- 1980-1991. Worked a variety of full-time clerical jobs in Kaiserslautern, West-Germany; Ft. Huachuca, Arizona; and Tucson, Arizona.
- 1996-1997. Worked full-time as a floor nurse in the Medical Oncology Department at North-West Hospital, Tucson, Arizona.
- 1997-1998. Worked full-time as a floor nurse in the Orthopedic Surgical Department at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona.
- 1998-2000. Worked full-time as a foot care nurse at Tucson Medical Center's Foot and Ankle Clinic, Tucson, Arizona.
- 2000-2011. Worked part-time as a floor nurse in the Neurology and Neuro Surgical Department at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona.
- 2011-2017. Worked part-time as a floor nurse in the In-Patient Hospice Unit at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona.
Work Experience as Self-Employed:
- April 1, 2000-2017. Owner of "Healthy Feet are Happy Feet" Nursing Foot Care and self-employed as a part-time foot care nurse in Tucson, Arizona. Providing nursing foot care services for my clients at my clinic and/or in my clients' homes, as my schedule allows; along with foot health and preventive body health guidelines, printable from my website.
- 2017-present. Continuing being self-employed as a foot care nurse in Tucson, Arizona, to the extent that my shoulders will allow me to work.
- I started my nursing foot care business using my experience from TMC's Foot and Ankle Clinic, together with guidelines from the Arizona State Board of Nursing, allowing me to work independently and providing my routine nursing foot care services to my clients. My scope of practice has not changed since I passed the board-certification; however, my knowledge base has certainly increased.
- I'm delighted to be able to provide this service to the people in Tucson, Arizona.
