1. Kailey L. Cox RN, SCRN, BSN Candidate
2008 NW 12th
Street | Battle Ground, WA 98604 | (360) 909-1864| kcox@lhs.org
Personal Profile:
I am a professional and dynamic person who is ready to make a difference in the
regional implementation of excellent nursing care. With more than a decade of
experience as a registered nurse I have built a track record of collaboration, kindness,
patience, strength, consistency, emotional intelligence, innovation and mindfulness.
Professional Experience:
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
♦ 2011-present: Stroke Resource Nurse.
♦ 2006-present: EPIC Tutor.
♦ 2006-2011: Staff RN, PCCU/Neuroscience.
Academic Background:
♦ 2013-present Washington Governor’s University, BSN anticipated June 2015.
♦ 2003-2005 Lower Columbia College, Associate in Applied Science, Nursing.
Professional Licenses and Certifications:
♦ Washington RN License. Expires July 2017.
♦ Oregon endorsement submitted and is in progress.
♦ ACLS. Expires May 2015. Renewal scheduled.
♦ NIHSS Examiner Certification. Expires April 2017.
♦ SCRN- Stroke Certified Registered Nurse. Expires June 2018.
Professional and Community Contributions:
♦ Oregon Stroke Conference abstract podium presentation 2014 “Methods for t-
PA Case Feedback”.
♦ Legacy Salmon Creek Stroke Nursing Symposium March 2015.
♦ Developed outreach panel with a stroke survivor and her family members
presenting “Stroke: A Brain Attack” to Evergreen High School students for
community education in 2014 and 2015.
♦ Collaboration in the development of a stroke educational video for first
responders in conjunction with Legacy Emanuel Medical Center 2014-2015.
♦ Stroke case study presentations for nursing students, staff and the community.
♦ Developed customizable Stroke and TIA discharge education for use in EPIC.
♦ Designed and implemented solutions in EPIC for documentation of t-PA
eligibility and NIHSS for use by emergency room physicians.
♦ Ongoing support and coaching for emergency room physicians and staff with
regular in-person response to stroke codes hospital wide.
♦ Author regular educational “Cerebral Newsletter” for staff.

2. ♦ Developed Legacy system-wide self learning module and post test “Nursing
Care of the Patient with Seizures”.
♦ Education on condition-specific cases to staff, patients and their families.
♦ Provide a venue for Linfield School of Nursing leadership students to experience
the world of stroke nursing with a 56 hour rotation in my role.
♦ Collaborate with volunteers in assisting the needs of the stroke program while
fulfilling their desire to contribute to a healthy community.
♦ Stroke community education lecture presented at the annual Safety Fair for all
Clark County employees in 2012.
♦ Coordinate the Legacy Salmon Creek monthly Stroke Survivor Support Group.
♦ Hospital representative to the Clark County EMS and Trauma Care Council.
Process Improvement Initiatives:
♦ Facilitate team success in reducing door to needle times from 80-180 minutes
in 2011 to a median of 44 minutes from 2012-present.
♦ American Stroke Association Get With the Guidelines:
o Target: Stroke Gold Plus Quality Award recipient Legacy Salmon Creek
Medical Center 2012, 2013, 2014.
o On target to receive Target: Stroke Elite Plus status in July 2015.
♦ Developed dynamic visual feedback dashboards for IV t-PA cases:
o “Time is Brain Dashboard t-PA 2014-2015” for ER.
o “The Brains in ICU Dashboard” for 24 hour post t-PA ICU care.
♦ “Choosing the Right Blood Pressure Parameter” safety initiative.
♦ “Identifying Neurointerventional Candidates” process improvement project.
♦ Swallow screen process improvement project for the stroke units and ER.
♦ EMS outreach letters and regular data sharing.
Honors:
♦ Legacy Health System: High Impact Award 2014.
♦ Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center: Employee of the Month. May 2014.
Membership:
♦ American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Professional member 2012, 2013.
♦ Cascade Stroke Coordinator Network. Upcoming host for August 2015.
Professional Qualifications:
♦ Oversight of successful Joint Commission surveys for maintaining Primary
Stroke Center Certification from 2011 to 2015. No RFI’s to date.
♦ Creative, meaningful classroom and one-on-one teaching style.
♦ Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) database experience.

3. ♦ Expert in stroke core measures.
♦ Facilitating and supporting daily multi-disciplinary stroke rounds.
♦ Proficient in use of A3 process improvement format and lean initiatives.
♦ Skilled in use of Microsoft Office Suite, Lync and EPIC.
References:
H. Alexander Krob, M.D. (Mentor, Chair of Neurology)
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
2211 NE 139th
Street
Vancouver WA, 98686
Cell: (360) 852-7907
Email: alexkrob@gmail.com
Fatima Milfred, M.D. (Stroke Physician Leader)
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
2211 NE 139th
Street
Vancouver WA, 98686
Cell: (718) 865-6552
Email: fsantana_pepen@hotmail.com
Natalie R. Swearingen BSN, RN, CNRN (Peer)
MSN Candidate
6045 NE 35th
Place
Portland, OR
Cell: (503) 810-0957
Email: Natalie.swearingen@providence.org