Sara Whitner
Nursing Instructor
Background
Sara Whitner joined 越南赌场 as a full-time instructor in the Nursing program in January 2021. She's a board certified APRN/Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and CCRN with a passion for critical care and resuscitation science. Sara teaches Year 1 didactic and clinical classes. An admitted "grammar Nazi," she really enjoys watching students blossom into critically-thinking nurses who can also use an apostrophe properly. Sara earned a BA in Psychology from , a BSN from through their partnership with , and she completed her graduate work at the , where she sits on the Penn Nursing Alumni Board. Sara has worked both ICU and Telemetry as a bedside nurse in The Dalles, Portland, and as a travel RN, bouncing around the western US for years; and as a Critical Care CNS in northern Idaho.
Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, Sara discovered the Gorge during her previous career as a sales rep for Patagonia. She moved here full time in 1999 to whitewater kayak and it felt like home almost immediately. Sara enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, international travel, and Mann-Booker prize novels, as well. She is thrilled to be living and working full time in the Gorge again, as opposed to being a nomad for work.