Karin J. Sherrill, RN, MSN, CHSE, CNE, ANEF, FAADN 230 W. Tumbleweed Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85233 (480) 688-5447 karin.j.sherrill@gmail.com www.rncre8r.com Education ~ Post-Masters Certificate in Nursing Informatics Colorado University, Denver, CO; currently completed three of nine credit hours. Post-Masters Nurse Education Certificate Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Summer, 2006. Completion of 14 credit hour with two-credit mentorship with simulation master-teacher. Masters of Science in Nursing University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; 2003. Masters Project: development of the respiratory and cardiac components of the online RN Refresher Program at Mesa Community College Bachelors of Science in Nursing University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; 1992. RN Diploma Bronson School of Nursing, Kalamazoo, MI, 1985 Professional Experience ~ NurseTim, Inc.; Continuing Nursing Education Reviewer: 2014 present Issue continuing education credits meeting ANCC compliance. Upper Iowa University; Adjunct Faculty: 2013 present Instructor for hybrid and online RN to BSN Program. Designed and co-authored Nursing Concepts course for hybrid and online delivery. Facilitated Informatics, Nursing Concepts, Communications and Capstone I and II courses both hybrid and online. NurseTim, Inc.; Consultant: 2012 - present Consultant for Schools of Nursing. Emphasis on simulation, technology, active learning in the flipped classroom and testing. National League for Nursing Testing Services; Live Review Facilitator: 2009 2018 Lead instructor for one, two, and three-day NCLEX Review Course. Designed and authored NCLEX -RN and PN Review Courses. MaricopaNursing; Faculty @ Mesa and GateWay Community Colleges: 2004 present Online and In-Person courses taught include: Nursing Review, Nursing Process, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Nursing Science, Role Development, and Healthcare Ethics. MaricopaNursing @ Mesa Community College; Simulation Coordinator: 2008-2011 Responsibilities include integrating high-fidelity simulation into all aspects of Associates Degree Program, training Nursing Faculty and evaluating outcomes. Rio Salado College; Clinical Coordinator: 2003 2004 Assist in the implementation of a new online nursing program working closely with the department chair, students, clinical instructors and clinical agencies. Responsible for monitoring student success in the clinical setting, instructing, monitoring and evaluating clinical instructors as well as developing partnerships with clinical agencies for student education. Instructed online courses of Nursing Science III (NUR269), Nursing Science IV (NUR289) and Clinical Teaching in Nursing (NCE276). Mesa Community College; Health Core Curriculum Coordinator: 2000 2004 Responsibilities include classroom instruction, instructor assignments, monitoring of sections, and evaluations of instructors. Rio Salado College; Internet Instructor: 1999 2001 Instructed pre-health care courses via Rio Salado s First Class Internet Program. Mesa Community College; Clinical Instructor: 1992 2000
Facilitated Block IV nursing students in the clinical areas of medical/surgical, telemetry and intensive care. Tempe St. Lukes Hospital; Nurse: 1990 2003 Positions included Nurse Educator, Nursing Supervisor, Assistant Clinical Director, Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse for Telemetry and ICU Achievements ~ Fellowships and Scholarships Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Academy of Nurse Educator Fellow: 2017 - present Maricopa Institute for Learning Fellow: 2012-2013 Fellowship for guidance with educational research project to improve student performance with simulation and learning technologies. National League for Nursing Academy of Nurse Educator Fellow: 2011 - present National League for Nursing Health Integration Technology Scholar (HITS): 2008 Created, designed and implemented a student clinical reasoning tool for documentation with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Mesa Community College Kaleidoscope Scholar: 2007-08 Developed plan for simulation integration into curriculum. Grants Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction Grant: 2012 Created a rubric for simulation competency measures. Maricopa Results Outreach Committee Grant (ROC): 2011-2012 Evaluated and piloted computerized assessment tools for student advancement. US Department of Education Grant: Administrator of Health Professions Training at Mesa Community College: 2010-12 Developed and administration a $100,000 federal grant for the development of continuing education courses, a transition to practice model, and a student mentoring program for student success. Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction Grant: 2006 Created and integrated Alternative Clinical Learning Activities into the Maricopa Community Colleges District Nursing Program Curriculum. Consultations F.A. Davis: 2016 & 2018 Lead author for electronic health record patient scenarios and learning activities for EHRTutor, simulated EHR system. SkyScape, Inc: 2017 present Tutoring consultant for NCLEX Review Application. State Fair Community College, Sedalia MO: 2017-2018 Mentor for the development of an online question bank for testing. Duties include working with faculty for the development of testing skills, blueprinting, and item analysis. F.A. Davis: 2016-2017 Subject matter expert, author, and developer for DavisAdvantage Fundamentals. NurseTim, Inc: 2015 Lead author for the NurseThink NCLEX PreView, student review course SkyScape, Inc: 2014-2016 Consultant, lead author, and developer for Skills Hub, a student skill learning, assessment and tracking application.
Elsevier s SimChart Documentation System: 2011 2014 Consultant for product evaluation and lead author for faculty development training tools. Elsevier s Simulation Learning System: 2011 Lead Author Noelle manikin navigation tutorial. National Council State Board of Nursing s Transition to Practice National Study: 2010-11 Lead Author for Informatics Training Module 5. Projects Maricopa Project: Leveling of Laerdal MicroSim in curriculum; Mesa Community College: 2006 Maricopa Project: Nursing Objects Library Creator and Developer: 2005 Created, designed, and developed Nursing Objects Library. This web-based resourced is utilized by nursing students throughout the nation. https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/nursing/current-students/learning-objects-library Maricopa Project: Content Expert; Learning Library CD, Rio Salado College: 2003 Facilitated and coordinated the development of a learning skills CD-Rom for distribution to Arizona nursing programs. Responsibilities included video direction, script writing, narration editing, and video editing. Maricopa Project: Online Course Development, Rio Salado College: 2003-2004 Developed the following online courses for the Rio Salado Nursing Program: Nursing Process I, Nursing Assessment I, Nursing Science I IV and Clinical Teaching in Nursing an online course for clinical educators. Maricopa Project: Online Course Development, Mesa Community College: 2003 Received two grants for the development of Fundamentals of Healthcare and Medical Terminology online using WebCT. Research National Survey of Test and Exam Creation Practices of Nursing Faculty (2016). With colleagues Dr. Tim Bristol and Dr. Virginia Wangerin, we planned, created and distributed an online survey with over 760 respondents. Outcome currently in publication. Professional Organizations ~ Local and State Omicron Delta Chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau 2017 - present Arizona Future of Nursing Collaborative: 2013 present Arizona League for Nursing; 2012 present Arizona Organization for Associate Degree Nursing: 2010 - present Arizona Nurses Association Nurse Educator Group: 2006 - present Arizona Nurses Association: 2006 present Arizona Simulation Network: 2006 present (Honorary Lifetime Member) Maricopa Community Colleges Faculty Association: 2005 present National and International Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2017 - present National League for Nurses Academy of Nurse Education Fellows: 2011 - present Organization for Associate Degree Nursing: 2010 - present Society for Simulation in Health Care: 2009-2015 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning: 2007-2015 American Nurses Association: 2006 present National League of Nursing: 2003 present
American Association of Critical Care Nurses: 1990 2000 Certifications ~ Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator; December 2012 - present Quality Matters Rubric Peer Reviewer Certification for Online Course Development; November 2010 - present Certified Nurse Educator; National League of Nursing; March 2008 - present Community College Teaching Certificate: Regular A.1.b. for Nursing; April, 2000 Basic Life Support Certification Committees & Board Positions ~ Local & State Arizona League for Nursing: 2011 - present President: 2013 present MaricopaNursing Testing Committee: 2010 - present Chairperson: 2014 - present MaricopaNursing Resources Committee: 2016 - present Chairperson: 2016 - present Arizona Education-Practice Collaborative: 2013 present Chairperson Faculty Development Work Group: 2016 - present Arizona Tri-Council for Nursing: 2013 - present Arizona Simulation Network 2009 present (Lifetime Honorary Member) Founding President: 2009-2010 Co-Chair Technology Committee: 2011-2012 MaricopaNursing Simulation Integration Management Committee: 2006-2011 Chairperson: 2008 2010 Arizona Nurses Association Nurse Educator Chapter Membership Chairperson: 2007-2009 MaricopaNursing Nursing Instructional Council: 2005 2007 National NurseTim, Inc Advisory Board: 2014 - present T.I.G.E.R. Initiative Education Committee: 2012-2013 National League for Nursing Academy of Nurse Educators Review Panel: 2012-2013 National League for Nursing Ambassador for Mesa Community College: 2009-2011 Presentations ~ 2018 International Conference of Faculty Development at Faculté des Sciences Infirmières de l'université Episcopale d'haïti: Leogane, Haiti Faculty Development and Test Item Writing, NurseTim, Inc: Lancaster, CA 2017 NCLEX Across the Curriculum. NurseTim, Inc. Conference: Orlando, FL Test Item Writing, NurseTim, Inc: Coolidge, AZ Program Development and Test Item Writing, NurseTim, Inc: Newnan, GA Faculty Development, NurseTim, Inc: Campbellsville, KY 2016 O-ADN Convention Pre-Conference: Dallas, TX
NLN Live Review Facilitators Pre-Conference, NLN Summit: Orlando, FL NCLEX Across the Curriculum. NurseTim, Inc. 2-day Conference: Orlando, FL Arizona Nurses Association Convention: Phoenix, AZ ESL and Diversity Helping Students Success, NurseTim, Inc.: Webinar Test Item Writing for Student Success, NurseTim, Inc.: Des Moines, IA & Sedalia, MO 2015 NLN Live Review Facilitators Pre-Conference, NLN Summit: Las Vegas, NV NCLEX Across the Curriculum. NurseTim, Inc. 2-day Conference: Orlando, FL Nuts and Bolts for Nurse Educators, NurseTim, Inc. 2-day Conference: Minneapolis, MN Preparing for the Certified Nurse Educator Exam, National League for Nursing and NurseTim, Inc: Brunswick, GA, Danville, IL, Moorhead, MS, & Lynchburg, VA Flipping the Classroom without Flipping Out! NurseTim, Inc.: Selma, AL 2014 N-OADN Convention: St. Louis, MO NLN Live Review Facilitators Pre-Conference, NLN Summit: Phoenix, AZ NLN Summit: Phoenix, AZ Nuts and Bolts for Nurse Educators, NurseTim, Inc.- 2-day Conference: Minneapolis, MN Test and Item Writing: from Knowledge to Analysis, NurseTim, Inc. Webinar Certified Nurse Educator Review Course, NurseTim, Inc.: Chicago, IL Simulation to Improve Student Outcomes: Hagerstown, MD Test Item Writing: From Knowledge to Analysis, NurseTim, Inc.: Teaneck, NJ & Louisville, KY Faculty Development Workshop, Teaching, Learning and Evaluation, NurseTim, Inc. Sedalia, MO Student Success Workshop, NurseTim, Inc.: Sedalia, MO 2013 NLN Live Review Facilitators Pre-Conference, NLN Summit: Washington DC Nuts and Bolts for Nurse Educators, NurseTim, Inc. 2-day Conference: Minneapolis, MN Active Learning in the Lab, NurseTim, Inc. Webinar Stop Patrolling! Start Promoting Academic Integrity Today, NurseTim, Inc. Webinar Simulation Concepts across the Curriculum, NurseTim, Inc.: Grand Rapids, MI & Ontario, CA Debriefing and Reflection for Deeper Learning, NurseTim, Inc.: Grand Rapids, MI & Ontario, CA Simulation Remediation and Grading, NurseTim, Inc.: Webinar Test Item Writing, NurseTim, Inc.: Webinar Enhancing Success to Provide a Diverse Workforce, NurseTim, Inc.: Webinar Successful Strategies for Developing Cultural Competencies, NurseTim, Inc.: Webinar 2012 NLN Live Review Facilitators Pre-Conference, NLN Summit: Anaheim, CA Nuts and Bolts for Nurse Educators, NurseTim, Inc. 2-day Conference: Phoenix, AZ. NurseTim, Inc., Active Learning Strategies: Fort Scott, KS NurseTim, Inc., Designing a Creative Learning Environment: Web, Classroom and Lab: Garden City, KS 2011 Arizona Nursing Association Job Preparation Day: Phoenix, AZ
2010 Laerdal Simulation Users Network: San Diego, CA National League for Nursing Technology Conference: Indianapolis, IN Arizona Chapter of N-OADN: Phoenix, AZ 2009 National League for Nursing, Nursing Education Summit: Philadelphia, PA 2008 T.I.G.E.R. Initiative Webinar Arizona Simulation Network: Chandler, AZ Publications ~ Sanborn, H., Cato, D., Sherrill, K. (2018). The Power of Professional Collaboration, Arizona Nurse, Feb-Mar-Apr. p. 7. Sherrill, K. (2018). NurseThink for Nurse Educators: Lab Coat Notes for Teaching Clinical. NurseTim, Inc: Minneapolis. Bristol, T., Nelson, J. Wangerin, G. & Sherrill, K. (2018). Current State of Test Development, Administration and Analysis: A Descriptive Study of Faculty Practices. Accepted for publication in Nurse Educator, May 2018. Sherrill, K. (2017). It s Time for Testing Reform: A Call to Nurse Educators. Arizona Nurse, Nov-Dec- Jan., p. 1. Zerwekh, J. (2017). Evolve Resources for Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN Exam, 9th ed. Elsevier: St. Louis. Chapter revisions for homeostasis, endocrine, cardiac, and musculoskeletal chapters. Herrman, J. & Sherrill, K. (2017). NurseThink for Nurse Educators: Lab Coat Notes for Testing Success. NurseTim, Inc: Minneapolis. Sherrill, K., Milner, P., Stauffer, A. & Novak, P. (2017). Safe Medication Calculations for Nursing Student, Vol. I., 4 th ed, Premium Source Publishing. Sherrill, K., Milner, P., Stauffer, A. & Novak, P. (2017). Safe Medication Calculations for Nursing Student, Vol. II., 2 nd ed, Premium Source Publishing. Bristol, T. & Sherrill, K. (2017). NurseThink Notes; Notetaking that works! 2 nd ed, NurseTim, Inc.: Minneapolis. Bristol, T. & Sherrill. K. (2017) NurseThink Notes; Notetaking that works! NurseTim, Inc.: Minneapolis. Duncan, J, Milner, P., Sherrill, K., Stauffer, A. (2015). Safe Medication Calculations for Nursing Student, Vol. I., Premium Source Publishing. Duncan, J, Milner, P., Sherrill, K., Stauffer, A. (2015). Safe Medication Calculations for Nursing Student, Vol. II, Premium Source Publishing. Bristol, T. & Sherrill, K. (2014). NurseThink Notes; Notetaking that works! NurseTim, Inc.: Minneapolis. Bristol, T. & Sherrill, K. (2013). Simple simulation technology, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 8, 70-74. Sherrill, K. (2012). Using Grand Rounds to Enforce the QSEN Competencies, Teaching and Learning in Nursing. Sherrill, K. & Breed, D. (2012) Using a Social Network to Connect and Communicate with Students: Med Surg Matters! 19(5), pp 21-23. Volunteerism ~
Spring, 2017 & 2018 - Haiti Medical Mission. Worked as a medical team, facilitating nursing students in global health experience. Provided care in hospitals, clinical, home care, and orphanage. Provided professional development to BSN nursing faculty. 2011 2016: Chandler Preparatory Academy Parent Organization Held numerous positions on the Board of Directors.