In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN Friend, Tyler Reeves.

Tyler Reeves started his career at Clara Barton Hospital in Great Bend, KS. He advanced from CNA to LPN and then RN, eventually spending a decade there with an initial start in med-surg then moving to the Emergency Department. While working in the ED, Tyler had the opportunity to join the Barton County Transfer Service as a ground transport nurse for four years.

In 2018, Tyler became a flight nurse with EagleMed, initially stationed in Goodland, KS. Here he obtained his CFRN and CEN credentials. Tyler also furthered his prehospital training becoming a Nationally Registered Paramedic in 2022 and gaining experience at Ellis County EMS.

In August 2022, Tyler transferred to a new rotor base, EagleMed 10 in Great Bend, KS, where he has taken on roles as the QA Coordinator, Clinical Coach, and Base Educator. In addition to his roles at EagleMed, Tyler keeps busy as the founder of KanStaff Nurses LLC, pulling shifts with Ellis County EMS and his favorite role of being a dad. Tyler has grown his career in the past 11 years as a nurse and continues to excel in his diverse and impactful career. It’s no surprise to those that know Tyler that he was the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished CFRN Award.

Come along as Janie Schumaker and Hollye Briggs talk with Tyler about his career in flight nursing. He will discuss his passion for patient care, and what keeps him motivated. This episode is called, “More than My Hometown: Spotlight on the 2024 Distinguished CFRN Award Winner.”

Tyler can be reached on LinkedIn @TylerReeves-316a49215 and on Facebook @EagleMed10-Great Bend, KS and also KanStaff Nurses LLC pages.

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, Lionel Lyde.

Lionel Lyde is a retired Military Nurse with 35 years of service in the armed forces. He holds his MHA MBA, and CEN. Lionel has taken on clinical, leadership and executive leadership positions during his 31-year nursing career, spending most of his clinical time as a critical care and ER/Trauma Nurse. His last position being an Air Force Critical Care Master Clinician and Special Military Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General for Critical Care Nursing.

He retired from military service 2022 but has certainly not retired from nursing. He’s currently the Director of Nursing for a group home and manages a free clinic. His current professional goal is to network primary care clinics that provide care to low income and indigent patient populations. This goal is part of a greater aspiration to facilitate access to the healthcare system and decompress community emergency departments.

Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Lionel about his career in military nursing and leadership. He will discuss his current focus, improving access to healthcare for low-income populations.

This episode is called, This is the Way Of Nursing.

Lionel can be reached on Facebook and LinkedIn @Lionel Lyde

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, Megan Wood.

Megan Wood is currently a critical care ground transport nurse with AHN LifeFlight and holds the CFRN and Pre-hospital Register Nurse certification. She also works as a nurse intensivist, critical care, and L& D nurse at a PA area hospital.

Megan began her career as a paramedic for over 10 years in a busy 911 based EMS system and also as a flight paramedic. When she became a nurse, she continued to fly with Stat MedEvac in Pittsburgh, and working some shifts in a local hospital.

After a few years, Megan decided to embrace change and jumped into an ICU role in her hometown of Washington, PA, and once she got a few years in the ICU, she changed again to a role in the Labor and Delivery unit. It was here that Megan discovered a great passion for women’s health and has used that knowledge to teach other healthcare providers on the topics of fetal, maternal, and neonatal care as well as transport considerations for this special population.

Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Megan about the journey from paramedic to transport nurse. She speaks to the challenges of ground transport nursing, particularly for high-risk OB care.

This episode is called, Take Care of You on the Go.

Megan can be reached on LinkedIn @MeganWood

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.