School of Nursing | Advancing Nursing Science, Promoting Global Health

Phone: (626) 815-5387
Phone 2: 626 815-5386
Fax: 626 815-5414
Email: vdee@apu.edu
Office Location: WC 346
Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 3-5 p.m. by appointment

Vivien Dee is a professor for Azusa Pacific University’s (APU) School of Nursing. She has delivered more than 100 presentations of research, articles, and special projects at various local, state, national, and international conferences. Dee has more than thirty years of professional nursing experience including hospital and nursing administration at a major academic medical center in metropolitan Los Angeles, as well as academic and clinical teaching experience as a graduate faculty membeter. Dee is a litigation consultant and expert witness on healthcare and personnel management issues for several nationally known law firms. She also serves as a consultant and lecturer on the use of the NPH Patient Classification Systems for Nursing Practice and Staffing at hospitals throughout the United States and abroad.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Loma Linda University
Master of Science in Nursing (Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing)
Doctor of Nursing Science (Nursing Administration)

Credentials/Certifications
State of California, Registered Nurse License
Public Health Nurse Certificate
Certificate in Developmental Disabilities
Certificate in Nursing Administration, Advanced

Presentations
Dee, Vivien. Sigma Theta Tau International Conference, Sydney, Australia

Dee, Vivien. International State of Science Congress, Washington DC

Dee, Vivien. International Council of Nurses, Los Angeles , CA

Dee, Vivien. International Congress of Psychiatric Nursing, London, England

Dee, Vivien. American Association of Mental Retardation, Naples, FL

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Industry Experience
Developer of the NPH Patient Classification System for Psychiatric Patients based on the Johnson Behavioral System Model of Nursing and adopted by the California State Department of Mental Health for implementation at all state psychiatric hospitals

Honors, Awards, Recognition
Leadership Award, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
Excellence in Psychiatric Nursing, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Loma Linda University
AWESNA Outstanding Alumnus Award
Distinguished Service Award, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
Visiting Professor, Ministry of Education and National Science Council, Republic of China

Associations, Boards, Committees
Member, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Chapter
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 1992
Trustee, Loma Linda University, 1995-2000; Loma Linda University Adventist Health Center, 1995-2000; Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center, 2000- present.

Avid tennis player, church pianist and organist, world traveler, and story teller

Nursing Theory (GNRS 702)
Wellness Promotion and Health Maintenance (GNRS 720)