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Mr. Pessagno has been in practice as a registered nurse for over
eighteen years. He obtained his BSN from The Catholic University
of America in Washington, DC and his MSN in Psychiatric Nursing
from the University of Cincinnati. He has held positions as a staff
nurse, a nurse manager, director of clinical services, nurse educator
and as an advance practice nurse. His clinical background includes
experience in perioperative nursing, AIDS care, hospice nursing,
medical-surgical nursing and psychiatric-mental health nursing.
His clinical areas of interest include: psychosocial aspects of
life threatening illness, psychiatric nursing, nursing standards,
sexuality and gender issues and grief and loss. Mr. Pessagno holds
national board certification as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist,
as a Group Psychotherapist, and as a Grief Therapist.
Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Registered Professional Nurse: NJ, DC, VA
Certified Advance Practice Registered Nurse: NJ, DC and VA
Board Certified Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist:
ANCC
Board Certified Group Psychotherapist: American Registry of Group
Psychotherapists
Board Certified Grief Therapist: Association for Death Education
and Counseling
Diplomat, American Board of Forensic Nursing
Certified Basic Cardiac Life Support Provider: American Heart Association
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses
American Group Psychotherapy Association
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
American Assembly for Men in Nursing
Pessagno, R. (1999). The Nurse's Role in Grief Counseling and Bereavement
Support
Services. Advance for Nurses. 1(5). 25-28.
Pessagno, R. (1999). The Proposed Mutual Recognition Nursing Licensure
Model.
Advance for Nurses. 1(1). 9.
Pessagno, R. (1999). Questions and Answers: Nursing Ethics. Advance
for Nurses.
1(2). 9
Pessagno, R. (1999). Differentiating Between Depression and Grief.
Clinical Journal of
Oncology Nursing. 2(5). 164-165.
Pessagno, R. (1999). When Bad News is Delivered. Clinical Journal
of Oncology
Nursing. 2(4). 146-147.
Pessagno, R. (1998). Hope, Fear and Miracle Cures. Clinical Journal
of Oncology
Nursing. 2(3). 105-106.
Pessagno, R. (1997). Healings Last Touch: Using Post-Mortem Care
with Families.
Nursing97. 4. 32-33.
Pessagno, R. (1990). Perceptions of Social Support Among Gay Men
Who Have
Experienced the Death of Partner Due to AIDS. University of Cincinnati
Press.
Review Board Member, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Review Board Member, Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Review Board Member, Journal of the Association of AIDS Care Nurses
Volunteer Support Group Leader: World Trade Center-Cantor Fitzgerald
Grief Groups
Reviewer, America Nurses Association Publishing Company
DC Government Ryan White Title I Grant Review Board Member
Board of Directors, American Psychotherapy Association, 1998-2001
Washington Consultant, Advance for Nurses, 1998-2001
National HCFA Consultant for the National Association of Area Agencies
on Aging
ANCC/ANA Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Board Examination-Item
Writer
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