MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS!

CHERYL RANDOLPH:
RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, FNP-BC, FAEN​

Cheryl Randolph has been practicing critical care nursing for the past 29-years in ED, PICU, ICU & PACU, attaining national certifications in emergency nursing, pediatric emergency nursing, critical care, and as a family nurse practitioner. In addition, she is a Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing: a select group of 150 ED nurses who have made lasting and significant contributions to ED Nursing. She has taught nursing at both the associate and baccalaureate degree levels, and is now acting as the owner of Paragon Education, committed to superior nursing continuing education.

Cheryl is dedicated to empowering critical care and emergency nurses in their practice and is a nationally-recognized seminar speaker. Her reputation is well deserved for her ability to make nursing education applicable and practical, as well as engaging and entertaining. Her interactive seminars offer diverse educational activities that aim to increase knowledge, expnad understanding, refine skills, enhance practice performance and improve the health status of patients.

Cheryl is an innovative educator with the wonderful ability to make complex concepts understandable and clinically applicable. In her seminars, you’ll find  current, and clinically-relevant information that is presented with individual flair. And you’ll laugh, a lot.

NANCY J. DENKE DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAEN

Nancy Denke is a distinguished member of the Academy of Emergency Nurses and is an innovative educator. She holds degrees from Penn State University, University of North Carolina, St. Louis University and recently a DNP- Innovation in Leadership from Arizona State University. Currently she is a Neuro/Stroke Nurse Practitioner at Honor Health, and a DNP Faculty member at ASU.  Nancy enjoys the opportunities to contribute to the clinical training of Nurse Practitioner and RN students, as well participating as a mentor for active duty Air Force RN’s in the Critical Care/Emergency Trauma Nurse Fellowship Program at Scottsdale Healthcare. She has presented numerous topics related to Emergency/Neuro/Trauma Nursing to National and International audiences and has numerous publications.  

Eric Hodson, BS, RN, CCRN, TCRN, CEN

Eric Hodson is a talented educator who brings his diverse experience, along with energy and passion for critical care nursing, to our seminars. His experience includes SICU, CVICU, Burn ICU, ED, PACU and Flight Nursing. Eric is a "been-there-done-that" nurse! 

Eric has 3 national certifications and understands the importance of professional advancement through certification, and is committed to helping others achieve their certification goals.

Sheila Smith, MSN, RN, ONC, CEN

Sheila has over 21 years of nursing experience concentrated in emergency nursing and charge nursing capacities. Her experience also includes critical care, telemetry, medical/surgical, acute rehab, neuro-science, oncology and palliative care. Sheila is currently working as lead nurse and forensic nurse liaison at Santa Rosa Memorial hospital.

Sheila is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator. She enjoys helping her fellow RN’s stay current with all nursing requirements and guidelines. She presents nursing topics with energy and flare keeping students entertained and actively engaged.

Lisa Adams Wolf, PHD, RN, CEN, CPEN, FAEN

​Lisa Wolf has contributed to the specialty of Emergency Nursing for over 20 years, as an Emergency Department Nurse, educator, researcher and internationally-known lecturer. 

Her focus rests in Nursing Research, examining those behaviors, actions and non-actions, that drive and change our practice, for better or worse. Lisa is one of those rare educators who can take research-results and show us “the how and why” it impacts our actual clinical practice. Currently, she works as a researcher with an emphasis on emergency nursing environments and the effects on clinical decision-making.
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Lisa is an entertaining and compelling speaker who is able to make the connections of the hidden side of nursing practice, and what really makes it work…or not work!.