School of Nursing

Mrs. Ann Hutchens
Instructor
Office: RHEC
• Volunteer, Virginia Department of Health o Medical Reserve Corps- assisting with Covid immunizations • Faculty, Radford University, August 2017 to Present o Supervise junior/senior students on clinical unit who complete assessments, perform nursing tasks, and administer medications. o Advisor to junior/senior level nursing students o Provide didactic and clinical instruction for the following:  Nursing 345- Foundations  Nursing 364- Adult 1  Nursing 448- Adult 11  Nursing 453- Practicum  Nursing 457 (KLIC)- Transition to Practice o Participates in Nursing Program committees o Coordinator SON Cl/Honors Program • Kaplan Independent Consultant, January 2021- Present o Mentoring students studying for NCLEX o Developing study plans for NCLEX preparation • Adjunct Faculty, Liberty University, August 2013 to December 2017 o Supervise junior level students on medical-surgical unit who complete assessments, perform nursing tasks, and administer medications. • Director of Intensive Care Services, Lewis Gale Medical Center, February 2013 to September 2016 o Administratively accountable and responsible for organization, coordination, and evaluation of ICU Nursing practice of 3 ICU/36 beds and 130 employees o Provides professional nursing leadership and administrative direction for nursing practice o Promote research and continual quality improvement o Collaborate with multidisciplinary team, medical staff and administration to ensure quality patient care o Chairs and leads ICU Council which is dynamic, focused and result oriented • R.N., Coronary Care Unit, Carilion Clinic – Roanoke Memorial Hospital June 1993 to February 2013 o Unit Director- Administratively accountable and responsible for organization, coordination, and evaluation of ICU Nursing practice of the CCU/12beds and 42 employees o Clinical Team Leader- Responsible for overseeing clinical staff, quality initiatives, completion of schedules, and performance appraisals under the direction of Director. o Preceptor- Responsible for coordinating new hire orientation and continuing education for the clinical staff o R.N.- provide bedside intensive care to MI, CHF, Post Code and arrhythmia’s; titrating intropes, ventilators, IABP, CRRT and Therapeutic Hypothermia Education •Radford University, Radford Virginia Non-Degree graduate program January 2018 – August 2018 NP/DNP graduate program August 2018- graduation pending 2023 • Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, Virginia Master’s Degree in Nursing, Administrative, May 2011 • Radford University, Radford, Virginia Bachelor of Science in Nursing May 1994 Licensure/Certifications: • Virginia License, 0001138746- Expires 11/30/2020 • Basic Life Support, Expires 03/2020 • Advance Life Support, Expires 3/2020 Honors • Lewis Gale Frist, Nursing Excellence Award, March 2016 • Magnet Exemplary Professional Practice Poster Award, October 2011 • STTI - 2001 to present. Served as Vice President of Tau Phi 2008-2011 • CRMH CCU recogn