I am a Certified Emergency Nurse with more than 24 years bedside experience, and a forensic nurse examiner. Teaching experience extends from organizational meetings/conferences to staff development and emergency care courses developed by AHA and ENA, to the university setting. Developed and ran a mobile simulation lab that serviced 11 regional hospitals in southern North Carolina and northern South Carolina, providing training to RNs, CNAs, residents and paramedics. Actively participated on committees that initiated protocols for Code STEMI, smoking cessation and pneumonia and improved patient satisfaction scores. Assisted with preparations for JC inspections, and Magnet applications. Regularly performed peer review as the ED Outcomes manager, and was an active member of RCA committee. I volunteer my time as a reviewer of manuscripts for The Journal of Emergency Nursing and Journal of Forensic Nursing, sit on the education committee of the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), perform various committee work for the Emergency Nurses Association and sit on the research committee of the Academy of Forensic Nursing.