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Current Employer
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO |
Professional Credentials/Certifications
CEN; TNCC Instructor; ENPC Instructor; SANE Provider (2001-2003); PALS; ACLS; ICS (100 and 700) |
Education
MSN, 2008 Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, MO
BSN, 2003 Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC
ADN, 1991 Davidson County Community College, Lexington, NC |
National
2009 Abstract Reviewer, Leadership Conference 2010
2008-Present Staffing Guidelines Revision Work Team
2008-2009 Abstract Reviewer, Scientific Assembly
2007-2008 General Assembly Delegate
2004-Present Emergency Nurses Association |
State
2007-Present Member, Colorado State Council
2003-2006 Member, NC State Council, Piedmont Chapter |
Other
2008-2009 American Organization of Nurse Executives
2007-2008 Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses
2002 Special Operations Response Team NC DMAT-1 |
Statement to the Membership
I have had the pleasure of serving my profession and communities as an emergency nurse for 18 years. During those years, I have learned from some of the best and brightest nurses in our profession who helped to mold me and make me a better professional nurse. As the associate chief nursing officer of my facility, I have the opportunity to work with all the nursing departments and continue to be a part of emergency nursing by working with my facility’s emergency department on a daily basis and continue to grow and learn. I feel honored to be a candidate for the ENA board of directors and feel my accomplishments are due in part to all I have learned throughout the years from other professional nurses. I realized several years ago that it was my duty to be a part of my professional organization and expand my expertise in emergency nursing by becoming a certified emergency nurse (CEN) and joining ENA. Since then I have worked to be a part of the solution for emergency nursing by serving as a delegate for my state and by serving on ENA work groups and reviewing abstracts for conferences. I have enjoyed my work with ENA and it is my desire to continue to serve the profession of nursing through excellence in leadership on the ENA board of directors.
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Platform Statement
As a member of the ENA board of directors I will work to influence the delivery of quality, safe patient care through advocating for the emergency nurse and assisting the advancement of professional nursing practice at the bedside through evidence-based resesarch.
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Position Statement and Response
The emergency nursing community continues to change with technology advances. How do you feel ENA should move forward in keeping up with social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, etc.)?
As nurses, membership in our professional organization is key to ownership of professional nursing practice. As a leader in ENA, I will support and advocate for education of professional nursing practice in emergency nursing. ENA serves as the strategic organizing body of emergency nursing and it is my goal that we spread the knowledge of professional nursing practice through membership and ultimately expertise in the delivery of emergency nursing care.
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