Marsha Cooper is a nursing professional with over 25 years of experience in emergency nursing, home health, and nursing education. She currently serves as the Nurse Educator for the Emergency Services Department at NMMC in Tupelo, MS, where her responsibilities include maintaining competencies and orienting new staff. Cooper has extensive experience developing and implementing policies and procedures, and has received several awards for her work in nursing education. She holds multiple nursing certifications and serves in leadership roles for professional organizations.

1. Marsha CooperMSN,CEN
7095 HWY 371N Mantachie MS 38855 662-791-1504 mcooper@nexband.com
Profile
A Nursing professional who is dedicated to serving others. Possess the combination of being
goal directed and results oriented which produces high quality, efficient work. Able to achieve
win/win solutions by listening to others, identifying opportunities and collaborating to achieve
solutions. Experienced communicator proficient in subject matter presentation and common
computer applications. Strong clinical background in emergency medicine. Five years’
experience as part of ER Leadership Team. Experienced in writing and revising policy and
procedures. Knowledgeable of organizational policies and operations.
Areas of Strength:
 Comprehensive Emergency Nursing Knowledge
 Collaborated with variety of departments to develop, test and implement new Electronic
Medical Record
 Ability to set and meet deadlines
 Served on LEAN project to improve throughput resulting in SORT process
 Executed SORT implementation resulting in shorter length of stays during the hours of
operation
 Document Writing to include Policy and Procedures, Nursing Excellence Nominations
 Presentation/Training
 Competency Management of Staff
 Specialty Certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN)
 Nursing Excellence Nurse Educator Award (NMMC)
 Nomination to MS Board of Nursing Nightingale Awards in Nurse Educator category
 Active in conference planning for local and regional conferences to include writing CNE
applications, registration, assisting with volunteer activity assignments and assisting with
speaker flow and movement.
 Member of the MS Emergency Nurses Association and serving as Director at Large
 Current member of Clinical Practice Guideline Committee for National Emergency
Nurses Association (ENA)
 Coordinate/teach ENPC, TNCC, PALS, and CPR classes throughout the year.
 Develop and conduct annual review for ER staff
 Communication/Instruction of New Procedures
 Active Participation in The Joint Commission Survey’s

2. Experience
Nurse Educator (7/2010 – present)
NMMC, Emergency Services Department, Tupelo MS
 Responsible for maintaining yearly competencies of 120 staff and orientation of all new
employees of the Emergency Services Department.
 Daily duties include conducting continuing education for all staff and education of new
policies and protocols.
 Assist with interview and hiring process for all ER employees
 Actively involved in current Emergency Medicine Leadership and staff management
 Coordinates and instructs certification classes required for nursing staff.
 Performs research regarding best practice with implementation of new equipment or
procedures.
 Responsible for coordinating and teaching specialty certification classes for emergency
department staff.
 Served as committee planning member for local and regional conferences
 Responsible for writing Continuing Education hour application for local and regional
conferences.
 Responsible for writing Continuing Education hour application for new employee
education and yearly education for staff.
 Responsible for monthly PI
 Assisted with development and implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for
the Emergency Services Department.
 Responsible for EMR operations: Training new employees, ongoing development, and
maintaining staff directory.
 Serves on multiple committees to include: Code Blue Committee, Shared Governance
Steering Committee and Shared Governance Practice Counsel
Staff RN (8/2004 – 7/2010)
NMMC, Emergency Services Department, Tupelo MS
Provided nursing care for emergency patients.
 Responsible for performing patient assessments, treatments and dispositions.
 Served as relief Team Leader
 Participated in the Advance program (clinical advancement program)
 Through the advance program, participated in staff education programs.
Home Health Nurse (10/1996 – 8/2004)
NMMC, Home Health Agency, Tupelo MS
Provided holistic nursing care to both patients and families with in home visits.
 Responsible for performing patient assessment, treatments and teaching.
 Responsible for updating and reporting patient health changes to primary care physicians.
 Responsible for teaching families and primary care givers about pertinent disease
processes.
 Performed community services in areas of blood pressure checks during AARP meetings,
administering flu vaccines at personal care homes.

3. Staff RN (5/1989 – 10/1996)
NMMC, Emergency Services Department, Tupelo MS
Provided nursing care for emergency department patients
 Responsible for performing patient assessments, treatments and dispositions
Education
Masters of Business Administration Health Care Management (2014-current student)
Westerns Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT
Masters of Science in Nursing Education (2011-2012)
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing (2009-2010)
Mississippi University for Women, Tupelo, MS
Associates Degree in Nursing (1989)
Itawamba Community College, Fulton, MS
Licenses
 Mississippi State Nursing License
 Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) Instructor
 Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) Instructor
 Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) Instructor
 Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor
 Advance Stroke Life Support certification
 TB Nurse Certification
 Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
References
Available upon request