Rebecca L Fenton, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2015 - Doctor in Nursing Practice - Nursing - Touro University-Online
  • 2009 - Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Phoenix-Online
  • 2007 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Phoenix-Online
  • 1992 - Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing - University of Texas-Pan American

  Highlights

  Licensure and Certifications

  • Registered Nurse
  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Master Train PALS-American Heart Association  
  • Chemotherapy and Biotherapy – APHON 
  • CPR - BLS-American Heart Association

  Honor and Awards

  • 2018, NAC Scholarship Award: Nursing Advisory Council Award: funding for TTUHSC for post-masters 

  Professional Affiliations

  • 2019, Texas Nurse Practitioners Association (TPN)
  • 2010 - Present, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing 

   

  Appointments

  • 2016 - Clinical Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2013 - Clinical Assistant Professor - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Family and Community Health Systems, San Antonio, TX
  • 2011 - Staff RN - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Nursing Deans Office, San Antonio

• Instruction & Training

  • 2011 - Present, NURS 3273 Health Assessment Promotion: Clinical Applications, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2008 - Present, NURS 4533 Disease Management III, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2008 - Present , NURS 4502 Disease Management II, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2009 - Present, NURS 4210 Child & Family Health, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2008 - Present, NURS 4211 Child & Family Health, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2014 - Present, NURS 3373 Family Nurse Care, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

• Research & Grants

  Grants

  Research Projects

  • 2017-Present,  Practice Project, Developing new practice in collaboration with military, children and families in military schools. Performing vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings to meet Texas State School requirements. I want to focus to be connecting UT Health with our Military Community in San Antonio (Families and Children). I think this would incorporate my specialty in Pediatrics and the fact that I am Liaison between Austin (Dept of V&H) and UT Health, School of Nursing. In addition, would provide professional community activities for our undergraduate students.

• Service

  Institutional

  • 2021 - Present, UTHSCSA, Curriculum Subcommittee 
  • 2020 - Present, UTHSCSA, Holistic Admissions Review Committee (Kira Talent) 
  • 2019 - Present, UTHSCSA, Family Nursing Care Dept., Faculty Mentor  
  • 2017 - Present, UTHSCSA, Committee on Undergraduate Studies (COUS), Member 
  • 2008 - Present, UTHSCSA, Faculty Assembly (FA), Member  
  • 2017- Present, UTHSCSA, Admissions, Progression, and Graduation Committee, Member 
  • 2016 - Present, UTHSCSA, Re-sequencing Committee, Member 
  • 2016 - Present, UTHSCSA, Task Force Committee for Accelerated Course NURS.3373, Member 
  • 2014 - Present, UTHSCSA, Course Coordinators Committee, Member 
  • 2012 - Present, UTHSCSA, Skills Sequencing Committee, Member

  Service to the Profession

  • 2019 - Present, Committee Member, Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Committee 

  Community

  • 02018 - Present, Community  Vision & Hearing Screening Community Services, Coordinator 
  • 2010 - Present, Community  Vision & Hearing and Scoliosis Screenings, Clinician  

• Publications

  Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)  

  • 2018, Through the Latino Lens: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's), Lubbock Mental Health Coalition Conference, PMHNP program, Texas Tech Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX (Co-Presenter)  

  Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentations  

  • 2018 - Present, TFCBT, Ongoing project to present a poster in PMHNP program in Lubbock TX in Aug 2018. Subject- TFCBT-ACE's