Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
- Name: Laura Nash, RN, BSN
- Address: 25278 Hilland Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC V4R 1G3
- Phone: 604-312-3744
- Email: laura.nash@fraserhealth.ca
Professional Summary
Dedicated and professional Registered Nurse of eighteen years and Interim Clinical Nurse Educator in Pediatrics with one year of experience supporting staff development, learner-centred clinical education, and evidence-informed nursing practice. Skilled in building professional relationships and delivery of education on a busy nursing unit, orientating new staff, competency assessment, quality improvement initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Committed to fostering excellence in healthcare for the people we serve through education, mentorship, and professional development.
Registration/Professional Membership
- British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives – Registered Nurse, Current Practicing 0922515
- Canadian Association of Pediatric Nurses
Professional Experience
- Clinical Nurse Educator – Fraser Health Authority
- May, 2022 – June, 2023
- Facilitate onboarding and orientation of newly hired nursing staff
- Deliver educational sessions and clinical skills training to support professional development
- Assess learning needs and develop educational resources based on best practice and organizational priorities
- Arrange pediatric clinical placement for nursing students
- Provide mentorship to pediatric nurses, students, and healthcare members
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to organize and plan education sessions based off needs assessment and Fraser Health requirements
- Participate in quality improvement projects and Accreditation Canada visit
- Evaluate educational outcomes on a unit level and provide continuous support
- Participated on a variety of professional committees at the hospital, program, and regional level
- Clinical Co-Lead – Fraser Health Authority
- September, 2023 – January, 2025
- Co-lead of pediatric design and build team on Meditech Expanse at Royal Columbian Hospital
- Facilitated stakeholder engagement through multiple team meetings to reach workflow design consensus
- Collaborated with physician leads, CNS, CNEs, RTs and pharmacists to create a fulsome pediatric dashboard, with order sets, reports, and clinical documentation
- Supported change management, education planning, micro learning sessions, and implementation of Expanse on a unit level
- Clinical Instructor – University of the Fraser Valley
- September, 2025 – April, 2026
- Provide clinical guidance to students in the 5th semester for the pediatric clinical rotation
- Facilitate learning in a hospital setting; created medication calculation practice pages, hands on learning sessions, calculating, reconstituting, preparing and ‘administering’ ie: programming IV pumps, with pediatric IV medications
- Evaluate learning needs and final clinical project, facilitate pre and post conference, provide individual feedback at end of rotation
- Registered Nurse Pediatrics – BC Children’s Hospital and Fraser Health Authority
- July 2008 – Current
- Delivering comprehensive, family centered nursing care in Pediatric acute care and outpatient settings
- Performing assessments, care, interventions, documentation and evaluation of patient outcomes
- Participates in the care and discharge planning, providing patient and family education on various health topics with a focus on health promotion and prevention of illness
- Collaborates with patients, families, pediatricians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members
- Acts as a preceptor and mentor to guide clinical experience and practice of students and new nursing staff
- Collaborates with MICY program CNEs, CNS, managers, directors, and pediatricians to improve documentation, DSTs, workflows, and order sets
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Douglas College, New Westminster, BC
- Graduated: 2008
Certifications & Training
- Pediatric Theory 1 – BCIT, 2008
- Educator Pathway Level 1 – 2016 & 2022
- Educator Pathway Level 2 – 2021
- Educator Pathway Level 3 – 2023
- The Educator Role – 2022
- Education Community of Practice – 2023
- Maintains annual/biannual competencies according to pediatric nursing competency checklist; see Learning Hub for comprehensive list of certificates
Volunteer Experience
- Board of Directors – Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre, Maple Ridge, BC
- March, 2021 – Current
- Provide strategic oversight, financial accountability, and policy direction to ensure the centre meets the community needs, required mandates and sustains clinical operations
References
Available upon request.
E-portfolio Laura Nash 