Nov 2, 2021
Alissa, Caroline, Chelsea, and Evie share their own stories of med-surg nursing wisdom gained during this special LIVE from the 2021 AMSN Virtual Annual Convention episode.
CO-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!
Evie Harris, BSN, MA, RN,
FNE lives and works in Baltimore, MD and has been an
RN for 4 years, and is also a Forensic Nurse
Examiner. She works on a busy med-surg unit in the roles
of staff RN, Charge RN, unit education council
representative, & preceptor. Evie has previous
careers in management, teaching, & on-air radio
co-producer/co-host. Her future career goals include nurse
management & nurse administration, as well as nursing
entrepreneurial endeavors. Evie enjoys spending time with her
daughter, traveling, laughing at all things, and anywhere there is
music, you will find her singing & dancing, even at work,
with her patients & colleagues.
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.