MAGGIE CALLANAN, RN, CRNH

PLACE OF BIRTH

Boston, Massachusetts

SPECIALTIES

Registered nurse currently licensed in Virginia, District of Columbia, and Delaware. Broad-based experience in acute care, chronic care, community health, hospice and home care.

EDUCATION

• 1981: Catholic University, Washington, D.C. Completed Hospice Field Study under consideration as the basis for a Master's Program.
• 1965: Washington Hospital Center School of Nursing, Washington, D.C. Completed training preparation for RN certification.
• BSN - 84 Hours completed: Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA; American University, Washington, D.C.; Wilmington College, Wilmington, DE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Hospice Nurse since 1981 with Community Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Association of No. Va., Delaware Hospice and Hospice of Northern Virginia.
• Researcher/Project Assistant: 3G International, Inc., Springfield, Virginia, Assisting in the development of the medical "Smart Card" for use in U.S. Army field hospitals.
• Nursing Coordinator: Professional Home Nursing, L.P., Vienna, Virginia, Responsible for assisting in the establishment of a new physician-owned home care agency designed to provide high-tech oncology and general nursing care for patients at home.
• Expert Witness and Grief Counselor: Worked with the Defense in a wrongful death lawsuit. Retained to evaluate the results of grief and provide counseling to the bereaved family. Expert witness for the Defense in a case challenging the validity of a Last Will and Testament due to claims that confusion rendered the deceased legally incompetent. Verdict in both cases was for the Defense.
• Author and Public Speaker: Published a number of articles and a book on topics relating to death and dying. Have spoken nationally and internationally to professional and general audiences since 1985. Provide training seminars on topics relating to death and dying, bereavement, grief, and hospice care.
• Early Career Experience: Initial 16 years in nursing included experiences in staff and charge positions in critical care, emergency, general medical-surgical, community health and vocational rehabilitation.

AFFILIATIONS

• International Association for Near Death Studies (lANDS)
  Past Member of the Board of Directors
• National Hospice and Palliative Organization
• Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association
• Council of Hospice Professionals
• Washington Independent Writers
• Women's National Book Association

PUBLICATIONS

• Callanan, Maggie. "Dealing with Death." columnist for bi-monthly feature, and coordinator of the Death & Dying department, American Journal of Nursing 1994-1996.
• Callanan, Maggie. "Back from Beyond." American Journal of Nursing March 1994.
• Callanan, Maggie. "Farewell Messages." American Journal of Nursing May 1994.
• Callanan, Maggie and P. Kelley, RN. Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs & Communications of the Dying. Hardback, 1992, Poseidon Press Imprint of Simon & Schuster. Paperback, 1993, Bantam Press. Three-quarter Trade, 1996, Bantam Press. Foreign rights sold: British, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Czech and Chinese.
• Callanan, Maggie and P. Kelley. "Communication: Dying Patients" Nurses Quick Reference, Springhouse Corporation. (1990), 76.
• Callanan, Maggie. Foundations of Caregiving for Nurse Assistants and Home Health Aids vol. 1&2, American Red Cross, Mosby Press, 1993. Contributing author and technical advisor.
• Callanan, Maggie, P.Kelley, RN. "Is This Confusion or the Special Communication of the Dying.?" National Hospice Organization Newsletter November 1986.
• Callanan, Maggie and P. Kelley. "Understanding the Final Messages of the Dying." Nursing vol. 16, no. 6, (June 1986): 26-29.

HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS

• 1996: CRNH Certified. NHO sponsored certification examination
• 1995-96: NHO "Heart of Hospice" Award; Clinician of the Year
• 1992: AJN Book of the Year - Final Gifts