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Phone: (626) 815-5386
Email: gmoorefield@apu.edu

Grace Moorefield has been serving the community of Azusa Pacific University (APU) since 2001. Not only an assistant professor, she is also currently the Chair for Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Moorefield has served locally (Southern California) for the entirety of her career in a variety of hospital, outpatient, homecare, and other community settings. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric-Mental Health Care, she has provided individual and family counseling, as well as consultation, program development and educational services to many. Her passion is found in the provision of God-honoring holistic healthcare services to the human community and in inspiring our new generation of nurses to do likewise.

MSN, Family Mental Health-Azusa Pacific University, 1987
MSN, Family Mental Health-California State University of Los Angeles-1982
AA, Nursing-Pasadena City College

Credentials/Certifications
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist, American Nurses Association, 1990;
Clinical Nurse Specialist-Mental Health, 1990, State of California-Department of Consumer Affairs;
Public Health Nurse Services, State of California-Department of Health, 1984;
Registered Nurse Affairs, State of California-Department of Consumer, 1975

Presentations
Teamwork: Building Our Team Through Consensus Decision-Making, City of Hope Medical Center, Duate, CA 2006

Moorefield, Grace. "911-Moving Forward." Magan Medical Clinic, Covina, CA, 2001

Moorefield, Grace. "Caregiver Burnout." Caregiver Family Outreach Program, Wycliffe Plaza, Santa Ana, CA, 1997

Moorefield, Grace. "Conflict Resolution & Care for the Caregiver." Job Seek Healthcare Event, Azusa Pacific University, Pomona, CA, 2004

Moorefield, Grace. "Conflict Resolution." Job Seek Healthcare Event, Azusa Pacific University, Pomona, CA, 2004

Moorefield, Grace. "The Covenant Model." School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, 2004

Research
Moorefield, Grace. Thesis. "A Covenant Model: The Ideal Nurse-Patient Relationship Defined." Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, 1987

Moorefield, Grace. Behavioral Health Team Participant. "The Prevalence of Psychiatric-Mental Health Problems in the Medicare Medical-Surgical Homecare Population." VNA Home Health Systems, Orange, CA, 1996

Moorefield, Grace. Behavioral Health Team Participant. "The Impact of Early Psychiatric-Mental Health Intervention in the Medicare Medical-Surgical Homecare Population." VNA Home Health Systems, Orange, CA, 1996

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Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, 2001-present

Adjunct Faculty, School Of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Asuza, CA, 1992-1995

Clinical Work
Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, VNA Home Health Systems, Orange, CA 1994-1997.

The following are only a sampling of Grace Moorefield's extensive Clinical Work credentials.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Specialist, Private Practice, Covina, Glendora, San Dimas, CA. 1984 - current.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Visiting Nurses Association Comprehensive Home Care, Covina, CA, 1989-1993

Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Magan Medical Clinic, Covina, CA, 1997-2004

Consulting Engagements
Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Private Practice - Consultant to various healthcare and community agencies, 1984 - current.

George Ruben Smoker Award for Scholarship and Ethics, Iota Sigma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, 1989