Lorenzo Begay

Education
M.S.N. Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult-Gerontology
2015 | California State University, Fresno
B.S.N. Nursing, Magna Cum Laude
2013 | California State University, Fresno
B.A. Anthropology
2010 | University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Experience
7/18 – present: RN Practice Coach
Nurse Residency Program, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois
12/17 – 7/18: Staff Nurse Level III
Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, St. Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, California
12/17 – 7/18 Staff Nurse Level II
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California
9/16 – 12/17 Staff Nurse Level II
Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California
9/14 – 9/16 Staff Nurse Level II
Neuroscience Advanced Care and Telemetry Unit, Community Regional Medical Center,
Fresno, California
Licensure
2018 – present | Registered Professional Nurse, State of Illinois
2014 – present | Registered Nurse, State of California
Certifications
2018 – present | Critical Care Registered Nurse
2015 – present | Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Gerontology
2017 – present | Emergency Neurological Life Support
2014 – present | Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Teaching Experience
Carle Foundation Hospital
2019 – present | Carle Nurse Residency Skills Class 1 & 2: Policies, Procedures, Foundational RN Practice, Lecturer
2018 – present | Patient Care Orientation Skills Class, Laboratory co-instructor
2018 – 2020 | Carle Nurse Residency Class 106: Codes and Emergencies, Simulation and debrief, instructor & content co-development
Carle Nurse Residency Class 111: Differentiating Types of Hemodynamic Shock including Sepsis Protocol, lecturer & content development
Carle Nurse Residency Class 113: Optional Special Topics in Insulin Infusion Protocol for Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Differentiating SIADH vs CSW in Neurological Patients, & Advanced Focused Assessment Techniques, lecturer & content co-development
California State University, Fresno
2014 – 2015 | Nursing Resource Laboratory, Graduate Assistant
Professional Memberships
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2018 – present
Member, San Joaquin Valley Critical Care Nurses Chapter, 2017 – 2018
Community Outreach
2018 – present | Grupo Salto, UIC LEND affiliated family and education outreach to Spanish speaking families of a child/young adult with autism, Event Volunteer
Honoraries
2019 | Emerging Leader Nominee & Recipient, Carle Foundation Hospital | Urbana, Illinois
2014 | Health Professions Graduate Scholarship, Navajo Nation | Tuba City, Arizona
2014 | Deloras Jones Nursing Scholarship, Kaiser Foundation Hospital | Oakland, California
Presentations
10/19 | Evidence Based Practice Conference. Knowing where I stand receiving standardized feedback, Poster Presentation, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois
8/19 | Leadership Development Institute. Knowing where I stand receiving standardized feedback, Poster Presentation, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois
4/15 | Central Valley Nursing Research Symposium. Inter-assessor scoring reliability and variability of the national institute stroke scale assessment, Poster Presentation, St Agnes Hospital, Fresno, California