CURRICULUM VITAE
Jennifer K. Pfister
Jennifer K. Pfister
APP Inpatient 2
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care
DNP, CPNP-AC, C-NPT
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care
DNP, CPNP-AC, C-NPT
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Phone: 414-266-3360 |
Fax: 414-266-3563 |
Email: jpfister@mcw.edu |
EDUCATION: |
1987 - 1991 Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
2010 - 2013 Master of Science Degree in Nursing, Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
2019 - 2022 Doctor of Nursing Practice, Pediatric - Acute Care, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2014 Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Class, Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
12/2018 Advanced Practice Provider Curriculum Course,, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, Miami, FL |
08/2019 Kinetic3 Faculty Teaching Academy, yearlong track, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
11/2019 Cactus, Ultrasound Course, Joint Pediatric, Critical Care, International, London, UK |
04/2021 Advancing Pediatric Educator Excellence Program (APeX), American Academy of Pediatrics |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2016 - 08/2018 Part-time Clinical Instructor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
08/2018 - Present Part-time Faculty - Acute Care Graduate Option, Pediatric, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
03/2019 - Present Transport and Medical Control Curriculum - Interdisciplinary project with Rajapreyar, P. & Amidon, M. - lecture series, bedside rounds, simulation and surveys for which IRB approval was required, Transport, Pediatrics, Children's of Wisconsin |
12/2020 - Present Development of IPE simulation for transport rotation -Inter-Facility Medical Transport: A Simulation Based Educational Curriculum for Advanced Practice Providers and Critical Care Fellows, Transport, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
1991 - 1993 Staff Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI |
1993 - 1995 Staff Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry Unit, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical, Milwaukee, WI |
1995 - 2001 Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI |
2001 - 2004 Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2004 - 2013 Transport Nurse Clinician, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
05/2013 - Present Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
04/2020 - Present Clinical Educator, Transport Team, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
05/01/2013 - Present Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
BLS | 06/1991 | 08/2024 | |
PALS | 05/2004 | 08/2024 | |
S.T.A.B.L.E. Lead Instructor | 10/2005 | 01/2024 | |
Neonatal PediatricTransport | 09/2012 | 09/2024 | |
PALS - Instructor | 09/2016 | 08/2024 | |
ATLS | 07/2019 | 07/2023 | |
ACLS | 07/2020 | 08/2024 | |
Neonatal Resuscitation Program | 08/2020 | 08/2024 | |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
RN (WI) | 09/1991 | 02/28/2024 | |
PNCB (Acute care) | 07/2013 | 02/28/2024 | |
WI APN | 09/2013 | 09/30/2024 | |
DEA | 10/2013 | 03/31/2025 | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2008 Transport Nurse Clinician Excellence Award Winner |
2011 Transport Nurse Clinician Excellence Award Nominee |
2012 Preceptor Excellence Award Nominee |
2013 Summa cum laude, Marquette University |
2017 Thomas B. Rice Award , Humility |
2019 Expert Clinician Nominee |
2020 Expert Teacher Nominee |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2013 - Present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing |
2017 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners |
2017 Society for Critical Care Medicine |
2020 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics, SOTM |
2021 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (Member) |
2022 - Present International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation (Member) |
2022 - Present International Pediatric Simulation Society (Member) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorship |
2018 - 2022 Subject matter expert for the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
McDermott, K., Kuester, J., Pfister, J., Talbert, L, & Schindler, C., “Beyond Semester Borders: Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Simulation-Based Education Curriculum for Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students.”, INACSL Conference - Poster Presentation, Phoenix, AZ, 06/2019 |
Pfister, J., McDermott, K., Rajapreyar, P., Schindler, C. & Petersen, T, “Introduction of an interprofessional simulation into a transport medicine curriculum.”, INACSL Conference - Poster Presentation, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2022 |
McDermott, K., Kuester, J., Pfister, J., Talbert, L, & Schindler, C., “Leadership Identity Formation in Nurse Practitioner Students Through Intraprofessional Simulation and Role Modeling.”, INACSL Conference - Poster Presentation, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2022 |
Pfister, J., McDermott, K., Rajapreyar, P., Schindler, C. & Petersen, T., "There is no “I” in team...unless it is an IPE simulation for pediatric interfacility transport.", IPSSW Conference - Poster Presentation, St. Petersburg, FL, 06/2022 |
National |
McDermott, K., Kuester, J., Pfister, J., Talbert, L, & Schindler, C., “Beyond Semester Borders: Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Simulation-Based Education Curriculum for Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students.”, NAPNAP 40th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care. - Poster Presentation, New Orleans, LA, 03/2019 |
Pfister, J., Kuester, J., McDermott, K., Talbert, L. & Schindler, C., “Living the Manatt Report: Advancing the Future of Nursing through Joint Academic Appointments.”, Accepted for NAPNAP 41st National Conference on Pediatric Health Care - Poster Presentation, Long Beach, CA (conference cancelled), 03/2020 |
McDermott, K., Kuester, J., Pfister, J., & Schindler, C., Development of Entrustable Professional Activities of Distinction for Nurse Practitioner Students., NONPF (National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculty) 47th Annual Conference, Virtual, 2021 |
Pfister, J.K., McDermott, K.L., Rajapreyar, P., Schindler, C.A. & Petersen, T., Feasibility of experiential consistency within an interfacility transport medicine rotation., American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, CA, 10/2022 |
Schindler, C., McDermott, K., Kuester, J., Pfister, J. & Talbert, L., Integration of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm in the Development of Entrustable Professional Activities of Distinction in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Student, NONPF (National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculty) 48th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2022 |
Kuester, J., McDermott, K., Pfister, J. & Schindler, C., “Leveling Up: Leadership Identity Formation as an Entrustable Professional Activity.”, Graduate Nursing Student Academy Conference, Washington, D.C., 08/2023 |
Regional |
Robinson, A., & Pfister, J., Pediatric Thermoregulation., Flight for Life’s 28th Annual Emergency Services Conference, Fond du Lac, WI, 2012 |
Pfister, J., & Lerner,L., Delirium in the Hospital Setting., Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Nursing Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 2017 |
Amidon, M., Meyer, M.T., Zhang, L., Simpson, P., Pfister, J., & Rajapreyar, P., Decision making concordance after pediatric transport/medical control curriculum., Virtual Pediatric Critical Care Regional Meeting, 2021 |
Pfister, J., Decision Airway – Pediatric Perspective., Flight for Life –Wisconsin, Decision Airway, Waukesha, WI, 2022 |
Local |
Pfister, J., IV Smart New Learner Program, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2007 - 2010 |
Pfister, J., PICU/NICU fellow in-service to transport team, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2011 - 2012 |
Pfister, J., IV skills lecture, RN General Orientation, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2011 - 2013 |
Pfister, J., Pediatric Thermoregulation, Flight for Life’s 28th Annual Emergency Services Conference, Fond du Lac, WI, 09/2012 |
Pfister, J., A is for Airway, Transport team staff meeting, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2014 |
Pfister, J., Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation, Critical Care Registered Nurse Education Series, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2018 - 2019 |
McDermott, K., Kuester, J., Pfister, J., Talbert, L, & Schindler, C., “Beyond Semester Borders: Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Simulation-Based Education Curriculum for Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students.”, Pediatric Critical Care Regional Meeting: PICU Liberation - Poser Presentation, Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI, 05/2019 |
Pfister, J., Transport Team Basics., Critical Care Noon conference education series., Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2019 |
Pfister, J., Transport Ventilator Management, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2019 |
Pfister, J., Medical Control Decision Making, Review of Calls, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 - 2022 |
Pfister, J., Simulation for Medical Control Decision Making, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 - 2022 |
Pfister, J., Cardiac Topics for Transport, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 |
Pfister, J., Transport Modalities, Critical Care Conference Series, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 - 2022 |
McDermott, K., Pfister, J., Kuester, J., Talbert, L., & Schindler, C., “Entrustable Professional Activities of Distinction for the ‘Marquette Nurse’ Practitioner Student.”, 2021 Nurses Week, Evidence-Based Practice & Nursing Research Council. - Virtual Poster Presentation, Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI, 05/2021 |
Pfister, J., Transport Team Pop up Quiz, November Staff Meeting, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2022 |
Pfister, J., Transport overview, NICU noon conference series. August, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI., 2023 |
Pfister, J., Blood administration on Transport/TXP-2D overview., August Transport Team Staff Meeting., Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2023 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2015 Member, PICU PNP Orientation Committee, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2015 - 2019 Member, Code Review Steering Committee, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2018 - 2019 Member, PediResq Committee, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2022 - Present Member, Development and Advancement Resource Group, Children's Wisconsin |
Hospital |
2006 - 2013 Transport Team Expanded Role Skills Lab, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2007 Transport EMS Certification Planning Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2008 - 2013 Transport Team RN Orientation Coordinator, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2011 - 2013 Comfort Zone Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2013 Critical Care Simulation Room Build Out Planning Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2015 Transfer Team Work Group, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2016 - 2019 Medication Reconciliation Group, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2018 Co-Lead, Delirium protocol guideline group, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2018 Delirium Oversight Work group, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Member, Transport Team Partnership Council, Children's Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Member, ASAP documentation improvement, Children's Wisconsin |
2022 - Present Member, Acute Care to Critical Care Group (Patient Transfer Process), Children's Wisconsin |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Continuing Medical Education |
2021 - Present Interprofessional Education, Core Track. |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Continuing Medical Education |
2017 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Pediatric Fundamentals Critical Care Support |
04/2018 - Present Dairy Cares Simulation Lab, Milwaukee WI., Transport Simulation experience |
11/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Midwest Sadie Abell Senior Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow Boot Camp |
11/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow Boot Camp |
02/2021 - Present Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, The STABLE Program |
2022 Marquette University, Interprofessional Education day, facilitator |
Nursing Student Education |
08/2016 Marquette University, Nursing 6535 Advanced Assessment Parent/Child Nursing - Clinical lab instructor |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Pulmonary Case Study - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Adrenal Insufficiency Case Study - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Oncology Case Studies - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Dehydration Case Study - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semester, Trauma Case Study - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Putting It All Together Simulations - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2016 - 2017 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Hematology Case Study - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
06/2017 Marquette University, Nursing Advanced Health Assessment - Clinical lab instructor |
2017 - 2019 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, PIV Start Practicum - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
2017 - 2023 Marquette University - Spring Semesters, Transport Medicine Lecture - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
01/2018 - Present Marquette University, Nursing 6536 Chronic/Complex Pediatric Health Conditions - Faculty |
08/2018 - Present Marquette University, Nursing 6652 Acutely/Chronically Ill Children Practicum - Faculty |
08/2019 - Present Marquette University, Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapeutics for Acute/Critical Illness in Children - Faculty |
2023 Marquette University - Spring Semester, Dehydration Case Study - Course: Nursing 6640 Nursing Therapies for Acute/Critical Illness in Children |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2020 Flu Clinic- Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Pfister, J., Kuester, J., McDermott, K., Talbert, L. & Schindler, C. (2020). Living the Manatt Report: Advancing the Future of Nursing through Joint Academic Appointments. Journal of Professional Nursing, 37(2), 422-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.05.004 |
2. Henningfeld, J., Loomba, R.S., Encalada, S., Magner, K., Pfister, J., Matthews, A., Foy, A. & Mikhailov, T. (2016) Pleural effusion in a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and congenital heart disease. SpringerPlus 5:90. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-1738-z |
3. McDermott, KL., Pfister, JK., Kuester, JC., Talbert, L., & Schindler, CA. (2022). Integration of a Simulation Curriculum Across Semesters in an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2022 June 1. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Pfister, J., Kuester, J., McDermott, K., Talbert, L. & Schindler, C. (2021). Creating entrustable professional activities for Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner students. The Transformational Times Blog, 3/5/2021. https://transformational-times- blog.blogspot.com/2021/03/creating-entrustable-professional.html |
2. Pfister, J. (2021). High reliability organizations. Transport Dispatch, 1 (3). |
3. Amidon, MA, Pfister, J., Rajapreyar, P. & Meyer, M.T. (2022). Pediatric Transport Medical Control Education: A Pilot Curriculum. Transport Dispatch, August 2022. |
