Nursing Educator with Critical Care Expertise

Lauren Sweeney *********@***.*******.***

Braintree, MA 781-***-****

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 2002 - Present

Peer Educator 2017 – Present

Serve as an instructor for several central education classes, including ACLS/BLS, CRRT, CAUTI/CLABSI, Procedural Sedation, and Annual Education Series.

Preceptor

Serve as STAT nurse Preceptor to newly hired ICU nurses in the STAT/Code nurse role. 2017-Present

Acuity Program Reliability, Documentation, and Education Specialist 2015-2020

Identified and addressed through 1:1 and group education gaps in clinical documentation affecting complete and accurate acuity and workload capture. Educated all new inpatient R.N. hires about the acuity program and required documentation to utilize the program effectively.

PPE Champion 2020

Educated staff via in-person training sessions on proper donning and doffing techniques during the first COVID-19 surge.

University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, MA 2007 - 2011

Clinical Instructor

Supervised, educated, and instructed nursing students on the medical-surgical floor.

Assisted nursing students with medication administration, patient education, and patient care plans.

Fostered environment, which promoted hard work, honest ethics, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 2002 - Present

Clinical Nurse Educator for the Intensive Care and Intermediate Float Pool 2024- Present

Assists with central classes and orientation.

Participate in educational needs assessments and identify learning needs of patients and staff.

Facilitate opportunities and developmental experiences that enable staff to precept, teach, and mentor others effectively.

Track and monitor the orientation progress of nurses and PCAs.

Facilitate and support peer-to-peer education.

Oversees care of boarding patients in the emergency room.

Staff Nurse-ICU Float Pool 2015 - 2023

Staff Nurse floated to Intensive Care, Intermediate Care Units, Emergency Room, and PACU.

Stat Nurse - responds to rapid responses and codes; assists with procedural sedation and travels with unstable patients.

Staff Nurse -Thoracic Surgery ICU

Facilitated safe patient transfer from operating room to ICU 2005-2015

Assisted thoracic nurses in transferring decompensating patients from the Intermediate Care Unit to the ICU.

Titrated vasopressor medications for proper hemodynamic stability in post-op surgical patients.

Assessed and monitored pulmonary artery lines, arterial lines, and ventilators in critically ill patients.

EDUCATION

Massachusetts General Institute of Health Professions

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Anticipated Graduation: May 2028

Southern New Hampshire University May 2024 Master of Science in Nursing Education, GPA: 3.8 / 4.0

University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA December 2006 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Science of Nursing, GPA: 3.8 / 4.0

Quincy College, Quincy, MA May 2001

Associate degree in the Science of Nursing

COMMITTEE ASSOCIATIONS

Member and Co-Chair of ICU Acuity Advisory Committee

Member, Central Venous Catheter Task Force

Member of the Emergency Response Committee

Member, New Product Advisory Council

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