Background
- Licensed Registered Nurse, Florida
During her professional nursing career, Ms. Knorr has held leadership roles in professional development, consulting, and patient care administration. Her enthusiasm for patient advocacy led to her graduation with an MSN in Patient Quality and Safety. Ms. Knorr has a passion for fostering safe patient care through experiential learning and to support the RN resident during their first year to manage safe professional nursing practice. She has been an active volunteer and fundraiser for JDRF since 1992 to find the cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Professional Experience
- Corporate Director, Clinical Learning, Orlando, FL, USA (Multi-site hospital system)
- Regional Nurse Executive/Senior Clinical Consultant, Hospira, Lake Forest, IL, USA
- Program Director for the Orlando Health System Simulation Program with accreditation achieved in 2018 (Society for Simulation in Healthcare)
- Program Director for the Orlando Health System RN Residency Practice Transition Program with accreditation achieved in 2020 (PTAP®, ANCC)
Professional Affiliations and Certifications
- Board Certified as Nurse Executive, Advanced (NEA-BC)
- Board Certified in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC)
- Association for Nursing Professional Development
Education
- Master of Science Nursing, Patient Quality and Safety, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, USA
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
- Flower Hospital School of Nursing diploma, Toledo, OH, USA