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Rebecca L Fenton, DNP, MSN, RN
School of Nursing
Office for Faculty Excellence
210-567-6118
fentonr@uthscsa.edu
Assistant Professor/Clinical
RN for 28 years. Specialty is Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant. Nursing Professor since 2008. Clinical Coordinator for Pediatric Clinical and ABSN Health Assessment.
Education
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| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2015 | DNP | Nursing | Touro University-Online Henderson , NV |
| 2009 | MSN | Nursing | University of Phoenix-Online Phoenix , AZ |
| 2007 | BSN | Nursing | University of Phoenix-Online Phoenix , AZ |
| 1992 | ADN | Nursing | University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg , TX |
| Postdoctoral Training | Nursing | University of Texas at Arlington-upon Admission July, 2019 Arlington , TX |
Appointments
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| 9/2016 - Present | Clinical Assistant Professor | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Office of Faculty Affairs and Diversity, San Antonio, TX |
| 12/2011 - Present | Staff RN | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Nursing Deans Office, San Antonio, TX |
Expertise
| Family Clinical NURS.3373 Pediatric Expert - I certify and take about 24 accelerated students at a time, (rotating from a total of 90+ students), into the community (local private schools) to perform Vision & Hearing and Scoliosis Screenings as part of their pediatric clinical rotation during the Fall weeks. I am the liaison for the State of Texas and UTHSCSA-SoN to provide certification for faculty and all undergraduate students. I supervise the students out in the field while helping the local school community fulfill the State of Texas requirement to have all school-age children screened. I have been doing this since 2009. |
| Health Assessment & Promotion: Clinical NURS.3273 - I have been Coordinator since 2014 and I also teach in this accelerated nursing course each summer and I am considered one of the pediatric experts for content over the lifespan. I have changed the teaching process in this course this summer (2016) and I believe it has improved the teaching/learning process for faculty and students. |
| Immersion (Clinical) NURS.4423 Pediatric Expert - I organize and present mini-lectures on a variety of topics for accelerated students participating the clinical immersion course. There are no pediatric preceptors for this course so I am on site at the hospital for the entire 12-hr shifts (3 days a week for 5 weeks). I supervise the only Pediatric group in the Clinical Immersion course. Only 10 students can be selected for this specialty. I really enjoy enhancing these students with more advanced knowledge in pediatrics to help them succeed in their goals to work in pediatrics. I started the mini-lectures in 2010 and the students really appreciate the extra knowledge to apply immediately to their clinical day. |
| NURS4533-DMIII Pediatric Clinical Coordinator - Clinical NURS.4533(DMIII) Pediatric Expert- I am the pediatric pediatric coordinator to help Dr. Ford organize the pediatric component of the 90+ accelerated student?s third semester Disease Management course for their pediatric clinical rotations in their Spring semester. I organize faculty, clinical groups, and hospital sites for a 4-week clinical pediatric rotation at local children?s hospitals. I have taken on extra clinical groups if there is not enough pediatric faculty to fulfill this obligation to the accelerated program. |
| Pediatric Expert for Health Assessment NURS.3273 - I teach Health Assessment NURS.3273 for the accelerated undergraduate program each summer and I am the pediatric content expert for the clinical course. |
| Pediatric Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse - I bring my critical thinking and critical care knowledge and skills experience to pediatrics in the Department of Family and Community Health Systems. Nursing care for the children with complex disease processes and medical needs. Chemotherapy and Biotherapy certified through APHON to administer Cytoxic agents to infants and children with life-threatening cancers and other disease processes. Certified to perform bone marrow transplant procedures for infants and children in the clinical setting. |
| Skills Lab Expert/Coordinator - I coordinate and teach clinical skills in both faculty and students in the Traditional and Accelerated Undergraduate Programs to prepare students for their hospital experiences. I organize and schedule for faculty to accommodate more than 100 students per semester to facilitate the student`s knowledge and skills prior to entering the hospital setting. The skills labs include pediatric content such as physical assessment, oxygen delivery, I & O activities, safety, pain assessment, medication dosage calculation and administration with age-appropriate equipment. |
| Vision & Hearing Liaison for UTHSCSA - I am the Vision & Hearing Coordinator and liaison for the State of Texas to provide Vision & Hearing Screening Certification for faculty and students for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing. I coordinate, present, and certify both faculty and students in the Traditional and Accelerated Undergraduate Nursing Program. |
Teaching
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| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 7/2020 - Present | Health Assessment & Promotion: Clinical Applications | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 14 students |
| Clinical Faculty for one group of 14 in 3273 | |||
| 7/2020 - Present | Health Assessment & Promotion: Clinical Applications | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 100 students |
| I am the Clinical Course Coordinator of Health Assessment 3273 in the Skills Lab and I have one clinical group. I trained in v-Sim to develop new virtual interactive training modules for students to learn how to perform physical assessments. | |||
| 4/2020 - Present | Disease Mgmt II: Theoretical | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 93 students |
| I guest lecture for Disease Management II-4502 My lectures were developed with ppt/voiceover and activities due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
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| 4/2020 - Present | Disease Management III: Clinical Application | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 93 students |
| I am the Course Coordinator for the Pediatric Component of Disease Management/4533 clinical I have 2 groups in this course 16 students. I created a Virtual online course due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I developed online modules using Simulation and educational modules. |
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| 4/2020 - Present | Disease Management III: Clinical Application | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 16 students |
| I am the Clinical Coordinator for the Pediatric component in this course and I have created new Online versions of our clinical course due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This clinical course was created as flipped Simulations courses and online modules for pediatric education. | |||
| 1/2020 - Present | CHILD & FAMILY HEALTH: THEORY | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 103 students |
| I am a guest lecturer for Traditional Pediatric didactics. | |||
| 1/2020 - Present | Child and Family Health: Clinical Application | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 103 students |
| I am the Clinical Coordinator for 4211 Pediatric Clinical. I also have 2 groups (18) as a clinical faculty. | |||
| 1/2020 - Present | Child and Family Health: Clinical Application | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 18 students |
| I am the Clinical Coordinator for 4211 Pediatrics and I also am a clinical instructor and have 2 clinical groups in pediatrics 4211 (18 students). | |||
| 8/2019 - Present | CHILD & FAMILY HEALTH: THEORY | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 103 students |
| I am a guest lecturer in Traditional Pediatric didactics. | |||
| 8/2019 - Present | Family Nurs Care: Clinical App | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 93 students |
| I take all undergraduate ABSN students into the community to perform Vision & Hearing, Scoliosis Screenings for 3373 clinical. | |||
| 8/2019 - Present | Child and Family Health: Clinical Application | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 22 students |
| I am a clinical instructor and I have 2 clinical groups (22) in 4211 pediatric clinical | |||