S. Chilson Professional Portfolio

SARAH CHILSON
BSN, RN, CCRN
LT, USN, NC

BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Chilson has been serving in the United States Navy Nurse Corps for
the last seven years. She has seven years of nursing experience, with the last 5 in
critical care. She has been a certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) for the
last 2 years.

As a member of the Nurse Corps, Sarah has assisted in the development as
well as personally taught various classes for programs such as Hospital Corpsmen
Basic Skills, Medical Assistant, Hospital Orientation, and Nurse Internship Program.
Sarah has also precepted many new graduate nurses, new corpsmen, as well as
new Intensive Care Nurses.

Sarah is currently in her final semester at Drexel University for her Master’s
of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Education and Faculty Role.

PERSONAL TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Sarah’s philosophy on education most closely aligns with the humanist approach,
focusing on the creativity and potential of my students (Billings and Halstead, 2012, p.
224). An educator shall be perceived as an authority, not the authority in the classroom,
facilitating learning while sharing the responsibility for education with her students
(Lipscomb and Ishmeal, 2009, p. 174). The relationship between the educator and the
student is one that must remain courteous and respectful at all times. Educators will
help students realize their full potential through praising the students, encouraging
student participation, as well as elaborating on students’ responses and questions.
Educators will utilize activities that enable students to research the topic, make
decisions, and draw their own conclusions. Students must always be actively engaged
in their own learning; beginning by recognizing their own needs, goals, and objectives
(Billings and Halstead, 2012, p. 224).

EDUCATION

• M.S.N. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

• Projected graduation: 2019

• Adult Gerontology Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse

Practitioner

• M.S.N. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

• Projected graduation: June, 2018

• Nursing Education and Faculty Role

• B.S.N. Norwich University, Northfield, VT

• Degree earned: 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2015-2017
2014-2017
• Instructor- Advance Cardiac Life Support 2012-2017
2011-2017
• Instructed course material, facilitated group demonstration of Megacodes, 2011-2014

evaluated practical application

• Instructor- Medical Assistant Program

• Instructed course material, conducted pertinent demonstrations of hands on skill

• Instructor- Nurse Internship Program

• Developed and instructed course material in regards to U.S. Naval Hospital

Okinawa’s Rapid Response Team

• Preceptor

• Precepted new graduate nurses, new hospital corpsmen, as well as new

Intensive Care Nurses

• Instructor- Hospital Corpsmen Basic Skills

• Instructed course material, conducted pertinent demonstrations of hands on skill

CERTIFICATIONS

• Critical Care Registered Nurse • Pediatric Advance Life Support

• Expires October, 2019 • Expires July 2019

• Advance Cardiac Life Support-Instructor • Neonatal Resuscitation Program

• Expires January 2020 • Expires July 2019

• Basic Life Support • S.T.A.B.L.E.

• Expires July 2019 • Expires July 2019

• Trauma Nursing Core Course

• Expires July 2019

EXAMPLES OF PAST
TEACHING TOOLS

CAPSTONE TEACHING PLAN

THIS IS THE EXAMPLE OF THE TEACHING PLAN USED TO DELIVER MY CAPSTONE TEACHING CLASS

POWER POINT ADAPTED FOR CAPSTONE
TEACHING LESSON

POWER POINT ADAPTED FOR CAPSTONE
TEACHING LESSON (PART 2)

CAPSTONE TEACHING
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS

THESE QUESTIONS WERE USED AS AN EVALUATION METHOD TO
ASSESS FOR UNDERSTANDING POST LECTURE

PATIENT
SAFETY

I DEVELOPED A NEW COURSE
BASED UPON THE TEAM
STEPPS MODEL FOR
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF
NURSING AND HEALTH
PROFESSIONS. AN EXAMPLE
OF ONE MODULE CAN BE
FOUND TO THE RIGHT.

PATIENT SAFETY

I DEVELOPED A NEW COURSE BASED UPON THE
TEAM STEPPS MODEL FOR UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS. AN EXAMPLE OF
THE DISCUSSION BOARD ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO
THE RIGHT.

COURSE SITES

• Managing the Changing Patient Condition
• Using Course Sites, I created the shell as well as the first module for a course

on the changing patient condition.

JEOPARDY GAME

• Jeopardy
• This game was created as an activity for class and for use as a tool for

studying for the students.

VOICE OVER POWER POINT

• This voice over Power Point was created as an alternative strategy for

learning designed to accommodate both visual and auditory learners.

• Part 1
• Part 2

VOICE OVER PREZI PRESENTATION

• This Prezi presentation was created as an alternative to the classical Power

Point presentation and designed to accommodate both auditory and visual
learners.

• Part 1
• Part 2

HOSPITAL CORPSMEN BASIC SKILLS

EXAMPLE OF PRESENTATION ON ASSESSMENT SKILLS

NURSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

EXAMPLE OF PRESENTATION ON COMMON CARDIAC PROCEDURES

NURSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

EXAMPLE OF PRESENTATION ON CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

NURSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

EXAMPLE OF PRESENTATION ON CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE PROCESSES

NURSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

EXAMPLE OF PRESENTATION ON DYSRHYTHMIAS

NURSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

EXAMPLE OF PRESENTATION ON MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

CONTACT INFORMATION

Sarah Chilson, RN, BSN, CCRN
Email: [email protected]
1729 Stoney Creek Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902