BCEN & Friends BCEN & Friends

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Kim Colegrove.
Kim Colegrove is an international speaker and the author of Mindfulness for Warriors, The Mindfulness for Warriors Handbook, and Wellness Warrior Style. She’s also the founder of Pause First Academy—an organization that provides online and in-person wellness and resilience training and support for society’s warriors, protectors, guardians, and healers.
Come along as Janie Schumaker and Hollye Briggs talk with Kim about her life and work teaching practices of self-care to the front-line warriors in law enforcement, military, and healthcare.
This episode is called “Why I decided to Pause First.”
Kim can be reached at Academy.pausefirst.com and on Instagram @KimColegroveAuthor
BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at https://bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Merideth Gradowski.
Merideth Gradowski is the Trauma Program Manager at an ACS (American College of Surgeons) verified Level I trauma center in Phoenix, Arizona. She has been a nurse since 2009 with the majority of her experience in emergency and trauma nursing. Her prior roles include ED charge nurse and supervisor, trauma injury prevention coordinator, and trauma performance improvement nurse.
Merideth initially obtained her associates degree in nursing and then furthered her education with a Bachelors of Nursing from Arizona State University and then a Master’s of Nursing from Queens University of Charlotte.
Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Merideth about her role within    trauma care and her best advice to progress as a new professional. 
This episode is called “Quality Trauma Care: From the City to the Burbs.”
Merideth can be reached on LinkedIn @MeridethGradowski and X @level1traumarn
BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at https://bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Jonathan Green.
Jonathan Green is the Senior Director of Nursing at Montefiore Medical Center’s Einstein Campus, Bronx, NY, responsible for nursing practice and operations across multiple service lines. He has over 25 years of healthcare leadership experience with an emphasis on emergency and critical care nursing and nursing leadership. He is active in the Emergency Nurses Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He teaches nursing leadership courses in the graduate and undergraduate programs at Excelsior University in Albany, NY, and consults on a variety of nursing leadership and nursing education topics. 
A little about his education background, Jonathan earned an MBA in Healthcare Management from Excelsior University in Albany, NY, a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science degree in nursing at Dominican University in Orangeburg, NY, a Bachelor of Science in nursing at Excelsior University in Albany, NY, and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He is board-certified in healthcare management as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), as an emergency nurse and nurse practitioner (CEN, ENP-C), critical care nurse (CCRN), and as a nurse executive-advanced (NEA-BC). 
Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Jonathan about his drive to influence and empower the entire healthcare team.
This episode is called, “Engineering Excellence with Intentional Leadership”.
Jonathan can be reached on LinkedIn @JGreenDNP
BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at https://bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Becky Rich.
Becky Rich has been in the world of emergency medicine and nursing for the past 9 years, and recently obtained her Doctorate in Nursing Practice. She works full time in nursing education teaching didactic and practical skills and also works PRN as a float nurse across multiple emergency departments in a local health system. The chaos and the structure of these two positions are exactly, as Becky believes, the best of both worlds.
Outside of her professional life, Becky enjoys family time with her fiancée, daughter, and two dogs. Whether it be walks, hikes, or pool time, she enjoys all the natural joys of the beautiful Arizona weather.
Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Becky about her start in emergency nursing.  They will chat about how she went from a patient care tech to recently finishing her DNP. It’s been quite a journey thus far, but Becky hasn’t lost a step.
This episode is called “Another bend in the road from PCT to DNP”.
Becky can be reached on LinkedIn @RebeccaRich
BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at https://bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Angela Atwood.
Angela ‘Angie’ Atwood has over 25 years of experience caring for critical care patients in ground, air, and hospital environments. She has served in roles ranging from paramedic, firefighter, ER nurse, Flight RN, and direction of education.
Angie has her MSN in Nursing leadership and management as well as her CFRN and FP-C (certified flight paramedic). Her current role includes clinical content creation, serving as a SME and adjunct lecturer and CAPCE (commission on accreditation for prehospital continuing education) Program Director. She also volunteers as a certification item writer and ASTNA education committee member.
Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Angie about her career. She’ll talk about how she went from taking an EMT class to educating thousands of transport and flight clinicians. Angie has taken every experience as an opportunity to grow into the highly effective professional she is today.
This episode is called “Starting with the End in Mind”.
Angie can be reached on LinkedIn @AngelaAtwood; Instagram & Facebook @AngieAtwood.
BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at https://bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend Joe Hill.
Joe Hill started his career at a Level 1 adult/pediatric trauma center then moved into critical care ground transport. He decided to make the jump into flight medicine where he stayed for 19 years serving as a flight nurse and clinical directors.
In 2021, Joe finished his MSN-APRN and in March of 2023 Joe began working as a Family Nurse practitioner. Even though the learning curve was bit higher than he initially expected, Joe is finding he can make a significant difference in the emergency needs of patients through his new role in primary care.
Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Joe about his career in emergency and flight nursing. From his initial why to why he’s stayed in this profession for over 25 years, this episode is sure to help us all find a place to land.    
This episode is called “Setting up an LZ in Primary Care”.
Joe can be reached on LinkedIn @JosephHill-78937951
BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at https://bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.