TIFFANY PENDERGRASS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 2000-present
Registered Nurse- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 2012-present
 Responsible for care of infants, children and adults requiring medical and surgical cardiac intensive
care
 Preceptor for newly hired RNs
 CICU representative for house-wide code committee
 CRRT SuperUser
 Education Council
 Safety Committee and Safety Coach
Education Specialist, Center for Simulation & Research 2007-2012
 Responsible for program development, implementation, instruction, research and ongoing
evaluation of simulation courses for multi-disciplinary healthcare teams providing care to infant,
children and adults
 Created, implemented, and evaluated new orientation process of Education Specialists within the
Simulation Center
 Creator and Conference Chair of Center for Simulation and Research 2011 Regional Simulation
Conference
 Research Journal Club creator and Chair
Registered Nurse II-Specialty Resource Unit 2000-2007
 Responsible for care of infants, children and adolescents in any of the general or intensive care
units
 Member of the original core trauma resuscitation team
Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 1999-2000
Registered Nurse
 Responsible for care of adult telemetry patients
 Charge RN
EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH 1999
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Phoenix, anticipated graduation May 2016
Master of Arts in Education, Adult Education and Training
LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS
Ohio State Board of Nursing License
Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Certified Pediatric Registered Nurse (CPN)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)-American Heart Association (AHA) Provider
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)-AHA Provider
Certified AHA Get With the Guidelines Data Abstractor
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Sigma Theta Tau International
Society of Pediatric Nurses
PUBLICATIONS
Wetzel EA, Lang TR, Pendergrass TL, Taylor RG, Geis GL. Identification of latent safety threats
using high-fidelity simulation-based training with multidisciplinary neonatology teams. Joint
Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2013 Jun;39(6):268-73.
William, D., Deutsch, E., Maxworthy, J., Gallo, K., Dong, Y., Manos, J., Pendergrass, T. and Brazil,
V. (2013). Systems Integration: Engineering the Future of Healthcare Delivery via Simulation. In: A.
Levine, S. DeMaria Jr, A. Schwartz and A. Sim, ed., The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare
Simulation, 1st ed. New York: Springer.
Geis GL, Pio B, Pendergrass TL, Moyer MR, Patterson MD. Simulation to assess the safety of new
healthcare teams and new facilities. Simulation in Healthcare, 2011 Jun; 6(3):125-33.
Burton KS, Pendergrass TL, Moyer MR, Byczkowski TL, Taylor RG, Falcone, RA, Geis GL.
Evaluation of technical proficiencies and safety measures during simulation-based
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation training. Simulation in Healthcare, 2011 Oct; 6(5):284-91.
PRESENTATIONS
As Seen on TV: Popular Media to Help Navigate New Learning, Professional Nurse Educators
Group Advancing and Empowering Nurse Educators, October 20, 2011. Baltimore, MD.
As Seen on TV: Popular Media to Help Learners Discover the Magic of Simulation, INACSL, June
18, 2011. Orlando, FL.
Simulation S.O.S.-Improving Patient Safety by Mastering Debriefing in Difficult Circumstances,
Pediatric Academic Societies’ (PAS) & Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting, May 1, 2011.
Denver, CO.
Identification of Latent Safety Threats Using High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Training with
Multi-disciplinary Neonatology Teams, Pediatric Academic Societies’ & Asian Society for Pediatric
Research Joint Meeting, May 2, 2011. Denver, CO. Poster
Surviving the First Minutes: Simulation to Improve Response Outside the Critical Care Area,
Society of Pediatric Nurses 21st Annual Convention, April 2, 2011. Las Vegas, NV. Poster
Pediatric Emergency Response Simulation, Ohio Association of School Nurses Annual Conference,
February 2011. Dayton, OH.
Accreditation Reviewer Training, 11th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare,
January 2011. New Orleans, LA.
Expanded Use of the MHPTS to Assess Teamwork and Communication, 11th Annual International
Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 25, 2011. New Orleans, LA.
Identification of Latent Safety Threats Using High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Training with
Multi-disciplinary Neonatology Teams, 11th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in
Healthcare, January 25, 2011. New Orleans, LA. Second Place, Clinical Outcomes. Poster and Oral
Presentation.
Oscar the Grouch: Using Popular Media to Engage Difficult Personalities, 10th Annual
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 25, 2010. Phoenix, AZ.
Impact of Simulation-Based Training on Technical and Teamwork Skills of Multi-disciplinary
NICU Teams, 10th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 2010. Work in
Progress Poster. Phoenix, AZ.
Evaluating the Use of Simulation Training on Technical and Teamwork Skills of Personnel, Care
Processes, and Serious Safety Events on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, 9th Annual
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 2009. Work in Progress Poster. Orlando, FL.
The Yin and Yang of Initiating Peri-Op Simulation, Human Patient Simulator Network (HPSN)
Conference, March 2009. Tampa, FL.
Enhancing the Team: Multi-disciplinary Pediatric Trauma Simulation, HPSN Conference, March
2009. Tampa, FL.
Playing in the Same Sandbox: A Multi-disciplinary Simulation Based Teamwork Training
Program, HPSN Conference, March 2009. Tampa, FL.
APPOINTMENTS
Accreditation Site Reviewer 2010-2012
Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs,
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Reviewer Development Committee 2010-2012
Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs,
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Re-Accreditation Committee, Chair 2010-2012
Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs,
Society for Simulation in Healthcare