After finishing my MSN in education, I became an AHA (American Heart Association) BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certified instructor. I used these certifications to train thousands of student nurses, ED, OR, ICU, TCU, and critical care RNs to run codes.

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I worked 10 years in the ED of a 4-hospital system that employs more than 10,000 employees. Later, I was asked to collaborate and teach for the hospital's first EKG class launch. For the first 2 years of the EKG class, I taught nearly every RN that started at the hospital on a floor where there was telemetry.

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After nursing school, I could never get complacent with one area. I started on a med/surg floor before spending the rest of my time in the Emergency Department. While working in the ED, I volunteered to pick up shifts everywhere. Inpatient mental health, ICU, and all the different floors in the hospital. When that wasn’t busy enough, I worked a second job at an (LTAC) Long Term Acute Care, and a rehab facility.

 

Then I transitioned into education (the best decision of my life). My college-level experience started as a clinical adjunct educator teaching lab, skills, clinical, simulation, and later became full-time didactic staff. During my time as a collegiate professor, I taught Pharmacology, Med/Surg, Fundamentals, Leadership, and Critical Care.

 

I struggled with an opportunity offered to become the Dean of a nursing program or take a position with more hands-on interaction using the newest simulation technology in the world.  I accepted the offer to become an Education Specialist in a large hospital system supporting education for multiple departments like the ED, OR, SDS, Research, and more. There is a large focus on kinesthetic learning and interacting with state-of-the-art simulation with that role. I worked daily with leaders and educators on current processes, protocols, and staff education.

 

I stepped back from the hospital Education Specialist position to pursue my passion for supporting hard-working students to pass the NCLEX. I continue to work as an ED RN to stay current.  Seeing students become an RN after multiple unsuccessful attempts is extremely rewarding.  Helping students pass the NCLEX after graduating college more than 14 years ago is amazing! I have helped many of these students and can help you too!  You might not think you can do it, but I know you can.  I’ve helped students with language barriers, test anxiety, dyslexia, low confidence, and reading issues.  You can be a nurse. It will all make sense.

 

I’m a different kind of professor than you had before.  You will learn the principles, you will understand the details, and you will understand what it takes to be successful.  Now is the time to sign up to improve ATI levels and HESI scores.  Now is the time to pass your NCLEX. 

 

“Do what you love, and you never have to work a day…”