Ashley M. Gebreyesus, BSN, RN-BC

• Provide comprehensive nursing care across all inpatient units including medical, surgical, ER, and ICU.
• Adapt to rapidly changing environments among hospital units to best accommodate patient care and nurse staffing.
• Assess physiological and psychological changes in patients' conditions.
• Collaborate with health care team to implement nursing processes.
• Precept and mentor new staff within Float Pool.
• Recognized for multiple DAISY Award nominations (April 2025, June 2025).

Leadership

Chairperson, Nurse Practice Committee (2022-2023)

• Led initiatives that achieved 100% RN participation on committee, representing each unit of the hospital.
• Collaborated with System Shared Governance to research patient care practices—nail cutting and dysphagia screen.
• Implemented Sepsis Champions on hospital units.
• Helped create a standardized hemodialysis handoff communication process.
• Collaborated with ER leadership to improve safe patient handoff to inpatient units.
• Created a hand hygiene poster to advertise throughout hospital.

• Collaborated with the surgeon and anesthesiologist to develop and implement recovery plans, enhancing patient outcomes prior to discharge.
• Conducted thorough pre-operative and post-operative assessments to monitor patient status and facilitate effective recovery.
• Delivered direct patient care to surgical patients recovering from plastic, orthopedic, and gynecological procedures, ensuring comfort and promoting healing.
• Created discharge patient education document on pain medications.

• Delivered direct patient care to high acuity medical, surgical, and oncology patients, ensuring quality and compassionate service.
• Administered chemotherapy infusion to oncology patients in a clinical setting.
• Assessed signs and symptoms for physiologic and psychological changes in patients’ condition.
• Provided education to patients, family members/caregivers during hospitalization and at discharge.
• Served in Charge RN role to enhance patient care and staff collaboration.
• Precepted new nurses in patient care practices and protocols.
• Recipient of Great Catch Award, 2012
• Recipient of Aurora Star Award, 2018

Leadership

Chairperson, Nurse Practice Committee (2016-2017)

• Led evidence-based nursing practice at the site level by collaborating with Biopatch, by Ethicon regarding peripheral IV maintenance.
• Designed a hospital-wide survey for inpatient nurses on peripheral IV practices.
• Collaborated with nursing leadership, Infectious Disease to improve peripheral IV policy.

• Administered and monitored chemotherapy, biologic, and erythropoietic agents to ensure patient safety and effective treatment.
• Developed complex care plans and provided education to patients and families to enhance understanding and compliance.

• Delivered direct patient care to critically ill patients recovering from abdominal, general, vascular surgeries, kidney, and liver transplants.
• Managed invasive hemodynamic lines and coordinated multiple IV drips to optimize patient stability.
• Adjusted care strategies based on patient condition fluctuations in a critical care setting among patients with life-threatening conditions.