Pediatric Acute and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (CPNP- AC/PC)
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON)
Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Faculty Pediatric Nurse Practitioner 2007- Present
Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 2002- Present
University Emergency Medical Foundation-Brown University
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Emergency Department- Level I Trauma Center
Providence, RI 02903
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Lyons, R. (2008). Elusive belly pain and guillain barre. Journal of Pediatric Health Care,22, 310-314.
Lyons, R. (2006).Case in point: heart block as the presenting symptom of lyme disease. Consultant for Pediatricians, 5, 781-784.
Books and Chapters in Books
Lyons, R. (2010).Musculoskeletal disorders Questions. In J. Silbert-Flagg & E. Sloand (Eds.), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Study Question Book. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Lyons, R. (2010).Musculoskeletal disorders. In J. Silbert-Flagg & E. Sloand (Eds.), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide (pp. 233-249). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Lyons, R. (2010). Adolescent male with traumatic brain injury. In J. Smolowitz, J.Honig, & C. Reinisch (Eds.), Writing DNP Clinical Case Narratives (pp. 99-118). New York, NY: Springer.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
“Advanced Suturing for Nurse Practitioners.” At National Association of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, March, 2011.
“Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma.” At New England Regional Trauma Symposium, April, 2009.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Volunteered emergency health care services for 2 weeks in Port Au Prince, Haiti from February 19, 2010 - March 8, 2010 via International Medical Corps. Treated post earthquake victims.
AWARDS
2008 Outstanding Attending Nurse Award
2006 winner of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Scholarship
