May 28, 2020
Alissa, Caroline, and Chelsea help you explore the med-surg nursing issues of compassion fatigue and burnout.
HOSTS
Caroline Ashman, MSN, RN,
CMSRN was born and raised in England. She had two dreams
in life – to become a nurse and live in the United States. She
accomplished the first task in 1985 and then in 1991, immigrated to
America. She currently serves as a Division Director for
Medical-Surgical Education for HCA. She has also been afforded the
wonderful opportunity to teach Med Surg Review Courses across the
United States and in Europe for AMSN. Collecting air miles and
sharing stores along the way, she is thrilled to join the Podcast
team and recognize that the specialty of medical surgical nursing
is alive and well. Caroline lives with her husband Jimmy, in Tampa,
FL, and has two grown daughters, Jennifer & Emily.
Alissa Brown, BSN, MSN, RN
is a clinical nurse educator from the University of Utah Health.
She has been working in the health care industry for almost 12
years and started her nursing career as a med-surg bedside nurse on
an Ortho, Trauma, and Surgical Specialty Unit. It was through that
experience in the med-surg unit where she discovered a passion for
education and pursued a master’s degree. She is a lifelong learner
and loves to teach. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah,
she's not all work, and definitely enjoys play! She loves to travel
and tries to plan as many vacations each year as she can with
family and friends. Alissa loves to read, listen to podcasts, and
geek out to documentaries and crime shows on the weekends. She's a
total fair-weather fan when it comes to Utes Football, but will
cheer in all the right places, or get mad when her husband tells
her to during a game. Alissa is looking forward to conversations
together on this AMSN podcast!
Chelsea Parker RN, BSN,
CMSRN was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. She
attended the University of Virginia and graduated in 2016 with a
Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Since then she has pursued
geriatric and palliative care nursing and developed a love for
general medicine, which is where her foundation for med-surg
nursing was built. As a young nurse looking for ways to bridge
engagement between generations of nurses, she is excited about what
this podcast will mean for AMSN.