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<span class="user-name "><span class="user-name__text">Richard Pullen</span></span>

Richard Pullen
EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl, ANEF, FAAN

Amarillo

Specialties

Educational/Research, Medical/Surgical, Management/Admin/Leadership


Details

Professional Achievements:

Richard L. Pullen, Jr., EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl, ANEF, FAAN.

Selected Professional Achievements

Fellow, American Academy of Nursing,

Fellow, Academy of Nursing Education

Piper Professor of Texas for Outstanding Teaching 

Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Outstanding Teaching (National League for Nursing)

Outstanding Faculty (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas)

Council of Distinguished Educators (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas)

Outstanding Teacher of the Year (Amarillo College)

Outstanding Administrator of the Year (Amarillo College)

Author of the Year: "A Clinical Review of Autoimmune Hepatitis" (MEDSURG Nursing)

Author of the Year: "Cutaneous Vasculitis in Lupus Erythematosus (Dermatology Nursing)

Editorial Board: Nurse Educator (2004-Present)

Editorial Board: Nursing2023 (2017-Present and 2003-2009)

Editorial Board: Nursing Made Incredibly Easy (2008-Present)

Well-published

Favorite Thing About My Profession:

*Helping patients, students, and faculty.

SPECIALTY AREAS (NOT CHOICES ELSEWHERE):

*Medical surgical nursing.

*Lupus erythematosus.

*Autoimmune liver diseases.

*Meniere's disease.

*Teaching.

*Leadership.

Virtues:

*Genuine.

*Role model.

*Inspiring.

*Enthusiastic.

*Positive influence.

*Helper.

*Funny with comedic timing.

*I say the above from a grateful heart


Work History

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430 in Amarillo
Academic Rank: Full Professor — October, 2016 to present
Amarillo College in Amarillo, TX
Faculty, Assistant Director, Director and Dean (Over a span of 23 years). Academic Rank: Full Professor with Tenure — September, 1993 to August, 2016
UHS - Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, TX
Staff nurse, charge nurse, educator: Medical Surgical and Critical Care Nursing — January, 1985 to August, 1993
Family Hospital Center (Formerly Southwest Osteopathic Hospital) in Amarillo, TX
Staff Nurse: LVN to RN — November, 1978 to November, 1985

Education History

Nova Southeastern University (EdD: Higher Educational Leadership & Adult Education)
September, 1991 to May, 1995

West Texas A & M University (MSN: Nursing Education)
June, 1987 to December, 1990

West Texas A & M University (BSN)
June, 1982 to May, 1984

Amarillo College (ADN)
September, 1978 to May, 1981

Amarillo College (LVN)
August, 1977 to August, 1978


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