Diana Ward-Collins

Résumé / Curriculum Vitae

Diana Ward-Collins, RN, MSN
Mediator

Distinguished career spanning 40 years in clinical, administrative, & healthcare education. Diana has dedicated the last 15 years to mediating community and workplace disputes including EEO and disability; family communications related to Trans-generational (elder) concerns, Long Term Care & End of Life Decisions. Published author of numerous articles on ethics and legal nursing concerns. 

EDUCATION

Master of Science Nursing (MSN) George Mason University, Fairfax VA  1981
Bachelor of  Science Nursing (BSN) George Mason University Fairfax VA (Honors)1978
Diploma, Mercy Hospital Nursing School, Denver CO 1962

CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING

 WORK EXPERIENCE

1992- Present	THE LEGAL NURSE NETWORK; LNN MEDIATION:  Founder & President Medical Legal Nurse Consultant. Mediation.  Education/trainer External Mediator: US Postal Service, Bureau of Land Management, World Bank, Colorado State Developmental Disability Medicare Mediation Project - State of Colorado and North Dakota
1963-2003	ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL NURSING:  Positions with steadily increasing responsibility.  Notably: DIRECTOR OF NURSING:  Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA1985-1989 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF NURSING: Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD DIRECTOR OF NURSING:  Fairfax Surgery Center, Fairfax VA CHARGE NURSE Yokosuka Naval Base Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan ASSISTANT HEAD NURSE Stanford Hospital (Cancer Research) Palo Alto CA
Diana Ward-Collins' Comprehensive Healthcare CV

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Conflict resolution: A short description of the mediation process for health care professionals (1997) Colorado Nurse, 9 (3) 9-10
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Short Description of the Mediation Process for Conflict Resolution on Healthcare Issues (1998/July) The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting 9 (3) 2-7
• Trans-Generational Mediation: A Strategy to Empower the Elderly (July 2001) CSA Journal. Society of Certified Senior Advisors. XI. 36-39
• Caught in the Middle?: How to Manage Conflict and solve Problems By Negotiating With Others (4/2006)

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS               

• 13th Annual EEO/AA Conference(1997)Mediation: How It Works For Employer & Employee
• Colorado Civil Rights Division, Sexual Harassment Training,  (1998)
• Mediation for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Colorado Developmental Disabilities Conference (1999)
• Loveland Police Depart. (2001) Restorative Justice ‘Reframing’- The Long & the Short of It
• American Society on Aging (2001) Ethical Issues: Boundaries, Conflicts of Interest & Appearance of Impropriety
• Society of Certified Senior Advisors (2001) Ethics in Senior Business; Grief & Loss
• CCMO (2003). Trans-Generational Mediation: Understanding & Empowering the Elderly
• Parents Without Partners-Denver Chapter (2004)   Effectively Managing Personal Conflicts

 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS                  

• Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) (2003-present)
• Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) (1998-2001)
• American Nurses Association (l978-2007)
• Colorado Nurses Association(1989-2007)

COMMUNITY SERVICES
Channel 9 Health Fair:  Advanced Directives 1994
JCMS 1995-present - Awarded Mediator of the Year 1996 & 1997
FACE to FACE: Victim Offender Volunteer Mediator 1996-1999
President: Columbine Knolls So II Home Owners Association