Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Certificates
Professional Development
Service
Professional Presentations
Awards
Timeline
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Alicia Nichols

Alicia Nichols

St Louis,MO

Summary

Experienced nurse educator with experience in traditional and online education. Committed to equipping future nurses with the necessary knowledge, skills, and values for practice. Skilled in developing interactive virtual courses to promote critical thinking and personal growth. Recognized for fostering an inclusive online community that enhances clinical reasoning, encourages discussions, and promotes excellence in patient-centered care.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Professor of Nursing, RN-BSN Program Coordinator

Missouri Baptist University
05.2022 - Current
  • Facilitate face-to-face learning in Health Assessment, Health Assessment Lab, Health Care Concepts II, Health Care Concepts II Clinical, Health Care Concepts II Simulation, Concepts of Pediatric and Maternal Child, and Senior Capstone.
  • Facilitate online learning in Ethics in Healthcare, Health Care Quality and Informatics, and Senior Capstone for BSN students, and Health Assessment for Professional Nurses and Health Care Quality and Informatics for RN-BSN Students
  • Facilitate online learning in Systems and Organizational Leadership and Application of Informatics and Health Technologies in Quality Improvement and Safety for MSN students.
  • Serves as the RN-BSN Program Coordinator, updating the curriculum map, simple syllabus, and faculty and student handbooks.
  • Developed online courses in alignment with the Quality Matters Rubric for the RN-BSN program, including Health Assessment, Ethics in Healthcare, Quality Improvement and Information Technology, and Community Health and Population.
  • Integrate active learning strategies and ongoing feedback to foster growth and meet course and curricular outcomes.
  • Serve as a student advisor, assisting students in developing time management, study, and critical thinking skills.
  • Participated in departmental committees, contributing to the advancement of the nursing program and overall institutional goals.

Adjunct Faculty

Missouri Baptist University
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Supervised nursing students and provided clinical instruction for Health Care Concepts I Adult Health clinical.
  • Collaborated with nursing staff to identify learning opportunities for student learning.
  • Provided students with instruction and ongoing feedback to foster growth and meet clinical objectives.

Clinical Nurse Educator

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Developed and implemented educational programs for nursing staff to enhance clinical skills and knowledge.
  • Facilitated workshops and training sessions to promote best practices in pediatric care.
  • Applied evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs.
  • Experience using Excel and online learning management system to track nursing skill sets and completed learning.

Adjunct Faculty

Maryville University
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Developed and implemented clinical education plans for nursing students in a pediatric setting.
  • Collaborated with nursing staff to identify learning opportunities for student learning.
  • Provided students with instruction and ongoing feedback to foster growth and meet clinical objectives.

RN Quality Specialist

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
07.2016 - 01.2021
  • Performed compliance and medical record audits to identify trends and educational needs of nursing staff.
  • Provided education to nursing staff on safety measures, policy, and practice changes.
  • Utilized evidence-based research to implement practice changes for inpatient care to improve quality and safety outcomes.


Visiting Professor

Chamberlain University
07.2014 - 05.2020
  • Facilitated clinical instruction at various clinical sites for fundamental, pediatric, and community health clinicals.
  • Monitored the progress of each student and provided evaluation upon completion of clinical.
  • Experience teaching health assessment, pediatric, and fundamental lab.

Clinical Support Nurse

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
01.2015 - 07.2016
  • Performed the duties of a charge RN overseeing the unit, staffing, making patient assignments, and collaborating with physicians.
  • Participated in quality improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for process enhancements that ultimately improved patient outcomes.

Staff Nurse

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
11.2011 - 01.2015
  • Provided direct patient care in a 21-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to critically ill pediatric population newborns to adolescents, in addition to adult cardiac patients.

Travel Registered Nurse

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
06.2011 - 10.2011
  • Float between a 16-bed PICU, 8-bed Cardiac ICU (CICU), a 50-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery.
  • Total care for pediatric patients in the CICU includes, but is not limited to continuous hemodynamic monitoring for patients with various cardiac defects, pacemaker and EKG monitoring, managing cardiac drips, 12 lead EKG.

Travel Registered Nurse

Kaiser Permanente Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2011
  • Provided total care including, but not limited to assessment, education, discharge planning, charting in electronic health record (EPIC), hemodynamic monitoring, ventilation, pain management on a 16-bed PICU and float to NICU and general pediatric floors.

Travel Registered Nurse

Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital
11.2010 - 01.2011
  • Delivered total patient care in a 29-bed PICU to critically ill children, with a variety of illnesses including, but not limited to cardiac defects, respiratory illnesses, congenital anomalies, and liver and kidney transplants.

Staff Nurse

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
09.2008 - 10.2010
  • Provided total care in a 19-bed unit to critically ill pediatric patients including, assessments, planning, charting, education, pain management, EKG monitoring, ventilation, sedation, hemodynamic monitoring.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator

University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing
Columbia, MO
05.2014

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined

Chamberlain University
St. Louis, MO
08.2008

Skills

  • Proficient in Canvas LMS
  • Online teaching
  • Course design
  • Curriculum development
  • Student mentoring
  • Effective communication

Certification

  • Basic Life Support Instructor, The American Heart Association- 05/2022-present
  • Registered Nurse (RN): 2008033249- Missouri State Board of Nursing-Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)-10/2008-present
  • Basic Life Support Provider, The American Heart Association- 01/2007-present

Certificates

  • Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate-2024
  • Applying the QM Rubric, Quality Matters-2024

Professional Development

  • 2025-ATI National Nurse Educator Summit, Orlando, FL
  • 2024-Quality Matters: Teaching Online Certificate
  • 2024-Nurse Tim’s Nuts & Bolts Conference, Minneapolis, MN
  • 2024-ATI National Nurse Educator Summit, Salt Lake City, UT
  • 2024-Quality Matters Applying the QM Rubric Workshop
  • 2023-National League for Nurses Summit, Washington, D.C.
  • 2023-ATI Nurse Educator Conference, San Antonio, TX
  • 2022-ATI Nurse Educator Essentials: Online Learning Lab


Service

  • Admissions & Graduation Committee member
  • Curriculum Council member
  • Incident Command Task Force
  • Assessment Committee Member

Professional Presentations

  • 2021 “Creating a Tiered Orientation Program to Improve New RN Satisfaction and Reduce Turnover in the PICU” Presented at ANCC National Magnet Conference
  • 2018 “Creating a Tiered Orientation Program to Improve New RN Satisfaction and Reduce Turnover in the PICU” Presented at SSM Health Nursing Symposium and Missouri Organization of Nurse Leaders MHA Annual Convention & Trade Show
  • 2018 “6S of Pediatric Supply Rooms to Help Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs” Presented at SSM Health Nursing Symposium and Missouri Organization of Nurse Leaders MHA Annual Convention & Trade Show

Awards

  • 2025 Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators Recipient
  • 2018 Nancy Fedak Ross Exceptional Nurse of the Year Winner
  • 2018 Nancy Fedak Ross Leader of the Year Nominee
  • 2018 2nd Place Nursing Symposium Winner in Quality Improvement: 6S of Pediatric Supply Rooms to Help Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs
  • 2016 Ambassador Choice Award Nominee
  • 2015 Daisy Foundation Nursing Faculty Recipient

Timeline

Assistant Professor of Nursing, RN-BSN Program Coordinator

Missouri Baptist University
05.2022 - Current

Adjunct Faculty

Missouri Baptist University
08.2021 - 05.2022

Clinical Nurse Educator

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
01.2021 - 04.2022

Adjunct Faculty

Maryville University
01.2021 - 04.2021

RN Quality Specialist

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
07.2016 - 01.2021

Clinical Support Nurse

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
01.2015 - 07.2016

Visiting Professor

Chamberlain University
07.2014 - 05.2020

Staff Nurse

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
11.2011 - 01.2015

Travel Registered Nurse

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
06.2011 - 10.2011

Travel Registered Nurse

Kaiser Permanente Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2011

Travel Registered Nurse

Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital
11.2010 - 01.2011

Staff Nurse

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
09.2008 - 10.2010

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined

Chamberlain University

Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator

University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing

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