Shannon M. Ash, MS, RN

• School of Nursing
• Adjunct Clinical Lecturer for NUR 240, Adult Care I
• Clinical and Lab Instructor for accelerated nursing program
• Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI
• Adjunct Clinical Lecturer for NUR 340, Adult Care II
• Clinical and Lab Instructor for accelerated nursing program
• Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI
• Adjunct Clinical Lecturer for NUR 220, Fundamentals of Nursing
• Clinical and Lab Instructor for traditional nursing program
• Hurley Regional Medical Center, Flint, MI
• Guest Lecturer for NUR 220, Fundamentals of Nursing
• Classroom Instructor for traditional nursing program
• University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI
• Co-Lead Faculty for NUR 240, Adult Care I
• Classroom Instructor for accelerated nursing program
• University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI
• Co-Lead Faculty for NUR 120, Basic Nursing Concepts and Skills
• Classroom Instructor for pre nursing students
• University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to assist students to gain knowledge and skills.
• Prepared and administered quizzes and exams to assess knowledge growth.
• Developed and created clinical assignments to support individual learning needs.
• Monitored progress of each student and provided formal midterm and final evaluations to guide future learning.
• Prepared and delivered lectures to learners and included multiple different modalities to support various learning styles.
• Coached underperforming students and developed Performance Improvement Plans to help meet clinical learning objectives.

• Supportive Staff
• Monitored and implemented rapidly changing regulations related to team sports and COVID-19.
• Performed weekly COVID-19 tests on all players.
• Tracked, documented, and assisted with providing access to COVID-19 vaccines.
• Provided nursing care for minor illnesses and injuries to team players.
• Obtained referrals as necessary for more complex health issues.
• Assessed temperatures and obtained health histories of all spectators when required by State and League requirements.
• Provided support and comfort to dozens of players each season who were continents away from their family and friends.
• Secured flexible employment for players experiencing financial difficulties.
• Ensured that staff, coaches, and players positive for COVID-19 followed the current requirements to support the health of the community and guarantee eligibility for the team as a whole.

• Informatics
• Analyzed and transferred existing medical records to new EMR system.

• Department of Nursing
• Clinical Instructor for NUR 212, Nursing Care of the Elderly and Terminally Ill
• Grand Blanc Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Grand Blanc, MI
• Nursing Lecturer for HSC 103, The Human Body - Holistic Perspective
• Baker College of Flint, Flint, MI

• Guest Lecturer, Diabetic Wound Care and Healing

• Utilization review of inpatients and managing out of network referrals

• Emergency Services
• Assisted and collaborated with Nurse Managers to improve workflow and implement new processes to improve patient quality of care and streamline the operation of nursing procedures.

• Emergency Services
• Precepted student nurses, oriented new hires, and provided guidance and mentorship.
• Provided feedback to learner and communicated impressions to Nurse Mangers and/or Nursing Instructors.

• Emergency Services
• Assessed patients, completed physicians' orders, and monitored the patient status of Emergency Department patients.
• Started IVs and provided ordered medications for outpatient infusions.
• Assessed, monitored, and implemented interventions for 23 hour observation patients.
• Provided inpatient care for patient's awaiting a room assignment when no hospital beds were available.

• Nursing Education
• Assisted Nurse Educators in successful Skills Blitz events.
• Assessed and provided feedback to Staff Nurses regarding specific nursing competencies and procedures.
• Communicated findings and impressions of future needs to Nurse Educators.

• Heart Unit
• Assessed patient status; communicated findings and documented in the medical record.
• Administered medications, titrated IV drips, and monitored responses.
• Educated patients and caregivers on diagnosis, disease process, interventions, and lifestyle modifications.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection, and EKG interpretation.

• Women’s and Children’s Center
• Performed patient care activities, assisted with ADLs, monitored patient status, communicated and documented in the medical record, and provided patient education and discharge instructions.
• Performed shift assessments to be verified and co-signed by the RN and prepared medications to be verified and administered by licensed personnel.