Villarreal, Theresa

School of Nursing
Health Restoration and Care Systems Management
(210) 567-2489
villarreals3@uthscsa.edu

I have been a Registered Nurse since 1998 and have served in a variety of clinical, developmental, and education settings. My clinical population of focus has always been in medical surgical nursing. My formative years, as an Associate Degree Nurse, were spent on a primarily surgical floor. During this time I served as a Senior Resource Nurse on the evening shift, orientated new nurses, and worked to enhance student learning experiences on a 30 bed unit. I returned to complete my Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2003 and Masters of Science in Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Health in 2007. Since 2006, I have served as a faculty member, teaching nursing students at the LPN, ADN, and BSN levels. I have served as a preceptor for students at the Masters level in clinical nurse specialist major and education minor coursework. I also worked as a Staff Development Educator for a major hospital system for the medical, surgical, orthopedic and rehabilitative units. During this time I provided instruction to multiple health professionals using a dynamic collaborative process that includes many formats for teaching and learning. I also served as a role model, facilitator, leader, and consultant for multiple system wide initiatives. In 2011 and 2012, I served a Faculty Advisor for a nursing student mentorship program and a Project Coordinator for a pre-nursing student transition program. I am the immediate past Vice-President of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses San Antonio Chapter. I continue to develop expertise in the area of transition to practice.