Edith Brown Email & Phone Number

Medical Surgical Nursing Specialty1974-1983 -Staff Nurse. Utilized a patient acuity system to plan, coordinate and deliver care to pre/postoperative patients.1983-1994 -Nurse Manager for Med Surg Specialty units to include nephrology, telemetry, pulmonary, pre/postop.1994-2000 -Case Manager. Nurse-physician liaison for networking and collaboration of patient care with general practice physicians. -Continuous development of education related to Community Acquired Pneumonia to meet core measure criteria.2000-Current -Medical Surgical Staff Development Specialist.-Utilizes adult learning and instructional design principles in planning education activities. -Develops educational objectives, outlines and content of learning activities. -Utilizes available evidence, including research data in the education process. -Links education plans to the mission, vision and strategic goals of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. -Developed a 2-day Medical Surgical Nursing course and Med Surg Pulmonary Specialty module. -Authored and designed a complete restructure of nurse skills review to current nurse low volume competency validation to include simulation, hands-on demonstrations, role play and complementing forms for documentation of competency validation. -Serves in key roles in the work setting by serving on committees, councils and teams (Pneumonia committee, EBP research, Baptist User Group for Simulations (BUGS), Performance Improvement Committee for the Skilled Nursing Facility and Policy/Procedure Committee).-Public speaking (Johnson & Johnson Gala, December 2011) and local venues.-Designed an orientation process for professional and ancillary nursing staff that focuses on professionalism, patient safety, nursing skills and communication (2013).