Julia Tortorice RN, MBA, MSN, NEA-BC, CPHQ
Julia Tortorice has been a Registered Nurse for more than three decades as an RN, MBA, MSN and the lead nurse planner and CFO for CEUFast, Inc. since 2001.
She received her MBA and post baccalaureate certificate in nursing education from the University of Florida and MSN from the University of Phoenix. She is also a board certified nurse executive advanced (NEA-BC) and a certified professional of health care quality (CPHQ). Since 1984 she has worked as a nursing executive.
During the time she worked in administration she also worked PRN in clinical specialty area, emergency nursing. She worked as a courtesy clinical assistant professor for the University of Florida, College of Nursing for four years. For three years she directed a RN residency program which attained accreditation in 2011.
She has been on the President's Council in the American Nurses Association since 2005 and is also a part of the Florida Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International.
Professional society memberships:
- 2005-present American Nurses Association (ANA), President’s Council
- Florida Nurses Association (FNA)
- Sigma Theta Tau International
Selected presentations:
- Residency Program Comparison
- VAMC Tampa, Florida
Julia Tortorice
Residency Program Comparison
Presentation at RN Residency Program,
Pilot Evaluation Face-to-Face Meeting
January 11-12, 2010, Tampa, FL VAMC - Julia Tortorice, D. Neff, & A. Johnston
RN Residency Training Model
Presentation at Seventh Annual Research Day & Malasanos Lectureship
March 26, 2010, Gainesville, FL, University of Florida College of Nursing - Julia Tortorice, D. Neff, & A. Johnston
Strategy for Workforce Development: Nurse Residency Program
Poster presentation at Eighth Annual Clinical Executive Conference
Collaboration Across the Continuum of Care: The Role of the Clinical Executive
April 7-8, 2010, Indianapolis IN - Julia Tortorice, D. Neff, & A. Johnston
Nurse Graduate Experiences in Acute Care Settings
Poster presentation at the Eighth Annual National Conference of Nursing Workforce Leaders
Nursing Shaping Health: Economics, Policy and Practice
June 9-10, 2010, Dearborn, MI - Citty, S., Anderson, C, Solesky, B., Coffey, S., Bernard, T., Chappell, J., Tortorice, J., Yergler, M., Rittman, M. & Hinze, M. (2009)
Innovative Approaches to Promote Recruitment and Retention of Nurses and Evidence-Based Practice at the Bedside
Poster Presentation at Seventh Annual Research Day & Malasanos Lectureship
March 27, 2009, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville FL - Tortorice, J., Anderson, & C, Childress, B.
Innovative Approaches to Promote Recruitment and Retention of Nurses and Evidence-Based Practice
Poster Presentation - Creating a Culture of Inquiry Conference
June 19&20, 2008, Tampa FL FONE & NEPC - Anderson, C., Childress, B., & Tortorice, J.
Innovative Approaches to Promote Recruitment and Retention of Nurses and Evidence-Based Practice
Presentation at Sixth Annual Research Day & Malasanos Lectureship
March 28, 2008, University of Florida College of Nursing
Selected Research:
- May 2010, Assumed Primary Investigator: Enhanced Partnership Program: The VA-UF Nursing Center of Excellence
$4,000,000 funding VA Office of Academic Affiliations
Granted July 2007
Study ended July 2011 - May 2010, Primary Investigator
Analysis of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators and RN Survey
Study ended July 2011 - October 2009, Primary Investigator
Nurse Graduates Experience in Acute Care Settings
Study ended July 2011 - July 2009, Project team member
Nursing Academy Educational Innovation and System Re-Design A Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Wound Care Education and Clinical Program
$100,000 funding VA Office of Academic Affairs
Study ended July 2011
