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  • Meris Shuwarger, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

    Meris Shuwarger
    BSN
    RN
    CEN
    TCRN

    Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN is dual board certified as an emergency and trauma nurse and practices at a Trauma Center in Columbus, Ohio and works as a clinical instructor for a local nursing school. Passionate about evidence-based practice and nursing research, Meris also serves as a section editor for the Journal of Emergency Nursing. She lives just north of Columbus with her two children, and spends her free time reading, crocheting, and tending to her houseplants.

  • Education

    • Chamberlain University College of Nursing, BSN

  • Certifications

    • Registered Nurse
    • Certified Emergency Nurse
    • Trauma Certified Registered Nurse

  • Professional accomplishments

    • Wells, S. K., Shuwarger, M., & Green, C. (2024). Supporting the mental health of early career emergency nurses. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 50(5), 586–590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2024.03.004
    • Why LGBT+ Inclusive Care Matters in Critical Care, ResusX Reloaded Conference, 11/2022
    • Inclusive Care of the LGBT+ Prenatal Patient, California Student Nurses Association, 2/2022
    • LGBT+ Inclusive Healthcare Basics, Level Up RN, 10/2021

  • Affiliations

    • Section Editor, Journal of Emergency Nursing

  • Top Videos & Articles by Meris Shuwarger, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
  • Fundamentals - Principles, part 1: Nursing Profession and Ethics - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Principles, part 2: Informed Consent and the Right to Refuse - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Principles, part 3: Advance Directives and HIPAA - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Principles, part 4: Intentional vs. Unintentional Torts and Mandatory Reporting - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Principles, part 5: Theoretical Foundations - Kohlberg, Maslow, Erikson, and Piaget - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Principles, part 11: The Chain and Stages of Infection - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 1: Nursing Process, Interdisciplinary Team, SBAR Report, and Continuity of Care - LevelUpRN
  • Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 4: Sterile Field - Indications, Best Practices, and Preparation
  • Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 15: Fluid Balance, Intake/Output, Fluid Volume Deficit and Excess - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Preconception, part 1: Behavioral and Barrier Methods of Contraception - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Pregnancy, part 1: Signs and Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Pregnancy, part 2: Prenatal Care: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Trimester Visits - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Pregnancy, part 3: GTPAL, Naegele's Rule, and Prenatal Labs/Diagnostics - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Pregnancy, part 4: Maternal Teaching: Nutrition/Weight Gain, Warning Signs, Unpleasant Side Effects - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Pregnancy, part 6: Diagnostics: Nonstress Test, Biophysical Profile, Contraction Stress Test - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Pregnancy, part 12: Complications: Preeclampsia, HELLP Syndrome, Amniotic Fluid Abnormalities - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - L&D, part 6: Fetal Heart Rate Patterns - Normal and Abnormal Findings, VEAL CHOP - LevelUpRN
  • Maternity - Postpartum, part 1: Assessment of Fundus and Lochia - LevelUpRN
  • Peds, part 1: Principles - Types of Families, Family Theory, Parenting Styles, Piaget and Erikson - LevelUpRN
  • Peds, part 4: Principles - Pediatric Assessment, Vital Signs, and Pain - LevelUpRN