Registered Nurse Medical
Resume:
Ashley M. Cox, RN, BSN
Beulah, CO 81023
**********@*****.***
PERSONAL DATA
Birth Date: December 29, 1983
Birth Place: Grand Forks, ND
EDUCATION
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Colorado State University
Pueblo, CO
Graduated August 2015 (boards, September 2015)
B.S. in Nursing
Colorado State University
Pueblo, CO
GPA 4.0
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Charge Nurse-Intensive Care Unit
2011-Present
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Sepsis Educator
2012-Present
Colorado State University
Nursing Class President
2010
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Instructor (new nurses, student nurses)
2010-certified preceptor
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Sepsis Champion
Design protocols and order sets based on Evidenced Based Practice
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2013-Present Community outreach with Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center to teach the public about
stroke risk, diabetes, and cardiac disease.
2009-Present Volunteer for Pueblo County Medical Reserve Corps (PCMRC). On call for local
disasters, and to assist with local outreach such as flu shot clinics and public education.
2007-Present Red Cross and Red Shield. Registered to assist with national disasters.
EMPLOYMENT
August 2013 – Present
Charge Nurse
General ICU/Level III Trauma Center
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Pueblo, Colorado
Manage patient flow and staffing issues
Manage conflict resolution and family or patient complaints
Motivate critical care nurses to work as an effective team and assist in raising morale by open communication, and allowing autonomy.
Recognize valuable actions taken by fellow nurses and publicly commend them during daily huddles.
August 2011-Present
Registered Nurse
General ICU/Level III Trauma Center
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Pueblo, Colorado
Care for critically-ill patients with a plethora of medical issues including surgical, cardiac, traumatic injury, traumatic brain injury and a variety of other critical medical circumstances.
Titrate vasoactive drugs per protocol.
Care for ventilated patients.
Recover critical post op patients.
Assist with bedside procedures
August 2010- 2011
Registered Nurse
Advanced Telemetry Unit
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center
Pueblo, Colorado
Recovered cardiac catheterization patients
Administered cardioresponsive drugs for patients admitted with AFIB
Followed protocols and cared for patients with NSTEMI
July 2007 – May 2009
Lab Technician
Cetero Research
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Followed strict guidelines set by pharmaceutical companies and the FDA to perform double blind medication trials on human subjects.
August 2005 - July 2007
Certified Nurses Aid
Altru Hospital
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Altru Hospital Medical/Surgical Floor
Provided care such as bathing, collecting vital signs and glucose checks, and exercising patients.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Asymptomatic Bactureria; Advance Practice Nurse’s Consideration, To treat, or not to treat? Colorado State University Pueblo Oral Comprehensive Exam. 2015.
Online Therapy (Internet Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). Colorado State University, Pueblo Colorado. Sigma Theta Tau International-Iota Pi Research Day. 2014. First Place Award.
Sepsis, how early recognition affects outcomes. Colorado State University. 2014.
LECTURES / CASE PRESENTATIONS
Keeping up With the Guidelines: Advance Practice Nurse and Septicemia. 2015.
Blood Transfusions: When are they indicated? Colorado State University. 2013.
Sepsis Guidelines, 2012: Practical for the APN? Colorado State University 2013.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Colorado Nurses Association
SEMINARS ATTENDED
Wilz Trauma 2010, 2011, 2013
Hypothermia and Cardiac Arrest 2013
Cerebral Vascular Accident: Treatment guidelines for the ICU 2013
UTI-When to treat? 2014, 2015
Management of Shock 2015
LISCENSURE
Colorado (RN) 0196471 Expires: 08/31/2016
CERTIFICATIONS
ACLS Expires: 02/2016
BLS Expires: 02/2016
PALS Expires: 02/2016
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Painting, Reading, Jewelry Design and Creation, Biking, Baxter (my dog)
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