Ronnie Lynne Tunstall
Laurel Hill,NC
Summary
As a nurse educator, my primary objective is to secure a position in a reputable nursing program where there is a scope for acquiring, updating, exploring, and utilizing my knowledge and skills for the development of a nursing program as well as myself.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Assistant Professor
University Of North Carolina At Pembroke
08.2024 - Current
- Program Coordinator for Nursing Pharmacology junior level students
- Provided support for students through one-on-one consultations or referral services when necessary.
- Provide clinical instruction to 8 to 10 senior nursing students Adult Health I in hospital clinical setting on PCU/Telemetry/ICU.
- Supervised students during clinical rotations, providing immediate feedback on their performance and suggesting areas for improvement when necessary.
Emergency Room Nurse/Staff Educator
Scotland Healthcare System
06.2002 - Current
- Provide high level of quality emergency care in 30 bed emergency room, in the variety of roles triaging, trauma team, charge nurse, psychiatric nurse and preceptor.
- Assist with training and mentoring nursing staff members, staff development, offering guidance on career development opportunities within the profession.
- Developed customized tutoring sessions for nursing students in nursing school in our hospital's service area.
Director of Nursing Education
Richmond Community College
02.2006 - 06.2024
- Served as Associate Degree Nursing Program Lead, overseeing four full time nursing faculty and multiple adjunct faculty. Coordinating and developing course objectives/syllabus/ICR/clinical schedules. While carrying a fulltime teaching load in class and clinicals every semester.
- Managed Preceptorship Program, Capstone Program and Simulation Center for Senior Students. Developed simulation scenarios and ran simulation lab. Annually coordinated community diaster drill partnering with NC/SC organizations for nursing and EMS students.
- Planned and assigned faculty workloads for faculty every semester.
- Lectured in classroom and lab setting for 18 years.
- Participated and prepared for QEP, SACs, and NCBON visits/reviews
- Participated in management team meetings monthly to discuss student retention, success rates, NCLEX board scores to implement plans when need.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Contributed to strengthened internal controls by reviewing existing policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations of faculty and partnering clinical agencies.
- Complete adjunct nursing faculty contracts.
- Recruited, served on hiring committees, and trained new nursing faculty.
- Completed clinical site requests needs for ADN program every semester for 5 hospitals and completed students onboarding process. Served on health advisory boards with local colleges and health care clinical sites in regards to clinical sites available and program needs.
- Supervised students during clinical rotations and preceptorship for over 18 years, providing immediate feedback on their performance and suggesting areas for improvement when necessary.
EMT-Paramedic
Scotland County EMS
01.1993 - 12.2007
First Aid/Safety Director/Workers Compensation
Redman Mobile Homes
01.1997 - 12.2002
Education
Master of Science - Nursing-Ed
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of North Carolina-Pembroke
Pembroke, NC12.2005
Associate Degree - Nursing
Richmond Community College
Hamlet, NC05.2002
EMT-Paramedic -
01.1996
EMT -
01.1993
Skills
- Innovative teaching skills
- Flipping classroom
- Nextgen teaching
- Course development
- Emergency care
- Trauma care
Roles And Responsibilities
- Educator: ADN Faculty in clinical, classroom, & simulation for 18 years, Lead ADN Faculty since 2017 for senior level courses Nur 113/211/212/213 Maternal/Child Health, Med-Surgical, Mental Health, Critical Care/Emergency Care.
- Emergency Room: Staff ER Nurse, Preceptor, Charge Nurse & Education
References
Available upon request.
Leadership Experience
- Successfully led senior level faculty (3 faculty) and students (30-70 students), while maintaining integrity, high standards, high NCLEX passing scores, High Student/Performance Evaluations.
- Mentor Faculty and BSN/MSN students
- Serve as charge nurse, mentor and preceptor in ER.
Timeline
Clinical Assistant Professor
University Of North Carolina At Pembroke
08.2024 - Current
Director of Nursing Education
Richmond Community College
02.2006 - 06.2024
Emergency Room Nurse/Staff Educator
Scotland Healthcare System
06.2002 - Current
First Aid/Safety Director/Workers Compensation
Redman Mobile Homes
01.1997 - 12.2002
EMT-Paramedic
Scotland County EMS
01.1993 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of North Carolina-Pembroke
Associate Degree - Nursing
Richmond Community College
EMT-Paramedic -
EMT -
Master of Science - Nursing-Ed
University of North Carolina Charlotte
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