KRISTEN ELLEN CYRON__________________________________________
Kec38@georgetown.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Nursing- Clinical Nurse Specialist, George Mason University, 2002
Bachelors of Science in Nursing- Marymount University, 1996
Associate of Science in Nursing- Marymount University, 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aug 04Present
Georgetown University
Faculty/School of Nursing and Health Studies
Responsibilities:
Clinical instruction for sophomore/junior/senior nursing students. Lab
Coordination and simulation instruction for all levels of undergraduate nursing
Program.
Aug 03Aug 04
Northern Virginia Community College
Assistant Professor/Emergency Medical Technology Program
Responsibilities:
Clinical instructor for paramedic students of a variety of levels. Duties also include
Clinical Coordinator for the program and scheduling students at a variety of health
Care facilities. Classroom instruction includes classes such as Assessment based
Management and Medical Care for the Paramedic
Aug 03Aug 04
Georgetown University
Part Time Faculty/Nursing Program
Responsibilities:
Clinical instructor for nursing students in all levels. Duties include lab instruction and
Observing students in a variety of clinical settings.
Jan 02Aug 03
Northern Virginia Community College
Adjunct Faculty/ Emergency Medical Technology Program
Responsibilities
Clinical instructor for paramedic students in all levels. Duties include observing students in
various hospital units, helping students with skills such as IV’s, ekg monitoring, rhythm
analysis, and medication administration.
Sept 01Present
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Emergency Department- Staff Nurse
Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care to patients at a Level 1 Emergency Department/ Trauma Center.
Accomplished preceptor of new employees through fellowship program with varying levels
of experience.
Oct 00Aug 01
Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington
Emergency Department- Assistant Patient Care Director
Responsibilities
Served as charge nurse on night shift as well as facilitated, planned and collaborated with
Patient Care Director on education, competencies and orientation of staff. Completed staff
performance appraisals, counseled staff on problems, and provided input in formulating unit
goals and objectives.
May 99Oct 00
Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington
Emergency Department- Staff Nurse
Responsibilities
Provided direct patient care as well as charge nurse on evening/night shift, preceptor for
new employees, served on research committee, participated in quality improvement
implementation, and participated in continuing education and competency committee.
Nov 96May 99
Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington
Hemodialysis Unit- Staff Nurse
Responsibilities
Direct patient care to inpatient Hemodialysis unit including precepting new employees,
continuing education of staff, patient teaching for new onset renal failure patients and
family, provided patient care to patients requiring dialysis in ICU/CVICU, helped develop
CVVH(continuous veno-venous hemofiltration) protocol and policy.
Feb 96Nov 96
Northern Virginia Community Hospital
Telemetry/Medical-Surgical Unit- Staff Nurse
Responsibilities
Direct patient care for patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring and surgical
patients.
PROFFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Emergency Nurses Association
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Society of Trauma Nurses
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ( ACLS)
LISCENSURE
Virginia
DC
PUBLICATIONS
ACCEPTED OR IN THE PRESS:
1. Casey, K., Cyron, K., Linenfelser, P., Norton, C. (In Press). Care of the trauma patient with intraabdominal hypertention: Measuring intra-abdominal pressure. American Journal of Nursing
2. Cyron , K. (2005). Case Report: Stroke versus carotid artery injury. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 12
(4), 116-119.