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Linda A. Simunek is a Professor of Nursing and Health Services Administration and the Assistant Director of Nursing for the Nursing Program in Los Angeles. As a Founding Dean, she has established new nursing programs at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, Florida International University in Miami, and International University of Nursing in St. Kitts, West Indies and a new master’s program in nursing as Head of Nursing at Purdue University, Indiana. She has served as a member of the Board of Nursing in Illinois and in Florida. She serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nursing Law and as a pro bono Legal Advisor for the Philippine Nurses Association of America. She serves as an international consultant in nursing education and health care policy and has given lectures about nursing in the Far East, Middle East, the Caribbean, Europe, and in Mexico.
Most Recent Publications
Simunek, Linda A. & Martinez, Tatjana (2008). “Balancing family and work and the family and medical leave act (FMLA)”. In S. Natale (Ed.), Beatitude past utterance: Balancing life, career, values, ethics (pp. 153-167). New York: Global Scholarly Publications.
Simunek, Linda A. (2005) .Cooked: The lived experience of a Cook County Hospital School of nursing student in the 70’s (Book review), October 2005, Journal of Nursing Law.
Simunek, Linda A. (2005). A discourse on nursing and human rights, ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights, Washington, DC.
Simunek, Linda A. (2000) WTO: GATTS, Trading in Nursing and Health Care Services: Responsibilities of Originating and Host Countries, Conference Abstracts, International Council of Nursing Congress, London
Simunek, Linda A (1998). Law and medicine: dispute resolution in a managed care environment. Journey 1997-1999, Saddleback College, Orange County, California
Simunek, Linda A. (1998). Health/Science: Bioethical dilemmas of the new millennium. The Lariat, Summer Edition 1998, Saddleback College, Orange County, California.
Simunek, Linda A. (1996). Legal and ethical dimensions of perioperative nursing practice in Susan S. Fairchild (Ed.). Perioperative nursing principles and practice, (2nd ed.) Chap. 12, pp. 378-404. Boston: Little, Brown and Co.
Simunek, Linda A. (1996). Foreword, Nurses' legal handbook, (3rd. ed.) pp. viii-x. Pa: Springhouse Corp.
Simunek, Linda A. and Fater, Kerry H. (1994). Professional accreditation: potential liability issues for NLN evaluators. Journal of Nursing Law, 1 (4) pp. 17-26.
Simunek, Linda A. (1994). Laws as facilitators or inhibitors of culture specific care. Journal of Nursing Law, 1 (3). pp. 29-34.
Awards
2000 - Fellowship in the Center for Human Rights and Ethics of the American Nurses Association
1986 - Dean J.V. Sotejo Medallion of Honor for excellence in Nursing Education
1984 - Outstanding Alumni Award
University of the Philippines - Alumni association
1982 - Distinguished Alumna Award
De Paul University of Chicago
1976 - Outstanding Filipino Overseas in Education
Presidential Citation - Republic of the Philippines
Content Taught
Fundamentals of Nursing
Medical Surgical Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
Community Health in Nursing
Research in Nursing
Culture and Nursing
Professional Issues and Trends in Nursing
Issues in Trends in American Higher Education
Mediation and Negotiation
Special Topics in Conflict Resolution
Legal Aspects of Health Care Education
Ethics in Health Care Education
The Dynamics of Management in Higher Education
Governance in Higher Education, Politics, Money and Law
Health Care Management
Health Care Law, Policy and Ethics
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
Leadership Development through Theory and Practice
Creating and Leading a Learning Organization
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of the Philippines
Master of Science in Teaching Medical Surgical Nursing, De Paul University, Chicago
PhD in Educational Administration, Loyola University of Chicago
Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.), School of Law of the University of Miami
Post-Master’s Certificate in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Florida International University