Michelle Septer, BSN, RN, CPN
(MSN in progress)
Instructor of Nursing
Office Phone: 816-833-0524 ext. 4220
Email: septer@graceland.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
EDUCATION
2010 MSN – August estimated completion - Graceland University, Independence, MO
1993 BSN - University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
CPN Certified Pediatric Nurse
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 - Present Classroom and Clinical
Instructor of Nursing - BSN program, Graceland University, Independence, MO
Child and Family Health Course - classroom and clinical
Maternity and Women Health Course – clinical
Senior Clinical Practicum
Summer Camp Elective
Nursing for the 21st Century - Classroom
2008 - Present Nursing Instructor, teaching
Pediatrics and Fundamentials - Associate degree program
Kansas City Kansas Community College, KC, Kansas
Advanced Pathophysiology and Primary Care for Women
2004 - 2007 Johnson County Community College
Adjunct Associate Professor Pediatrics - Associate degree program
2004 - 2007 Staff Registered Nurse
Children's Mercy Hospital, KC, MO
1998 - 2004 Staff Registered Nurse
Medical City Children's Hospital, Dallas, TX
1997 - 1998 Texas Oncology PA - Oncology Nurse, Arlington, TX
Provided adult care of hematology/oncology out-patients
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Kansas Nursing License
Missouri Nursing License
Iowa Nursing License
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)
Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider
Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Honor Society - Sigma Theta Tau-Pi Eta and Delta Chapter
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
Society of Pediatric Nurses
American Nurses Association
National League of Nursing
Association of Camp Nurses
Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
SCHOLARLY WORK
Poster Sessions
Septer, M., Echtenkamp, D (2002, October). New treatment for prevention of hyperuricemia in patients at risk for tumor lysis syndrome. Poster session presented at the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ (APON) 26th Annual Educational Conference in Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002.
Septer, M., Echtenkamp, D (2002, October). New treatment for prevention of hyperuricemia in patients at risk for tumor lysis syndrome. Poster session presented at the Children’s Oncology Group Nursing Workshop, Atlanta, GA, March 2003.
Septer, M., Echtenkamp, D (2003, October). Pegfilgrastim – A new approach to chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Poster session presented at the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ (APON) 27th Annual Educational Conference in Philadelphia, PA, October 2003.
Publication
Septer, M., Echtenkamp, D (2003). 2002 APON Conference Proceedings – New treatment for prevention of hyperuricemia in patients at risk for tumor lysis abstract. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 20, 2, 80.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
April 2009 – Item writer – Pediatric Nursing Certification Board,
Certified Pediatric Nursing Certification Exam
July 995 – August 2002 – Medical Staff Coordinator –
Thousand Oaks Ranch, Barry Texas
Michelle Septer, BSN, RN, CPN
(MSN in progress)
