Teaching

Dr. Richardson is the course coordinator for Child Heath and has taught in the clinical component of that course since 2007. She also has taught Content Mastery, preparing seniors for the licensure exam; Pediatric Nursing II in Loewenberg’s  Nursing Education MSN program; and Scholarly Synthesis as faculty for graduate students in their final semester.

Research

Dr. Richardson completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice studies at Vanderbilt School of Nursing, graduating in May of 2010 in the inaugural class. Her scholarly project  ”Transition of Graduates into the Workplace: Evaluation of the Faculty Navigator Program” studied facilitation of role transition for University of Memphis’ Loewenberg School of Nursing graduates. In this innovative process a faculty member guides new nurse transition from school into the workplace, aligning graduates’ professional trajectories with work best suited to academic strengths, clinical preferences, and nursing aspirations.

Service

In 2009, Dr. Richardson co-initiated the Mid-south Chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nursing.  She served on the Curriculum Committee in 2008 and at present. 

Practice

As a pediatric nurse since 1984, Dr. Richardson has practiced neonatal nursing in children’s hospitals for the majority of her career. For fourteen years she was the clinical director for a critical care infant unit and for a nursing team responsible for inserting and supporting central venous access device care at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.  Most recently she coordinated the pediatric graduate nurse program for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.  She has been certified as a Nurse Executive with the ANCC since 2006.