I graduated from North Central Missouri College in 2000 with my associates degree in nursing. In 2001, my husband and I moved to Liberty, and I started working at North Kansas City Hospital. I began my acute care career on a med/surg- pediatric unit where I really began to learn the fundamentals of nursing. Shortly after I started at NKCH, my unit transitioned into a telemetry unit, thus expanding my knowledge in cardiac care. In 2013, I began journey to earning my BSN and MSN in nursing education. A position opened in the Nursing Professional Development department for a night shift educator in 2019 right before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. I began my career as an educator in the worst of conditions learning how to lecture with masks and set up Zoom classes. Currently, I am one of the Progressive Care educators at NKCH.

Crystal McKeever has been a Clinical Education Specialist at North Kansas City Hospital for the last 5 ½ years. She started her career at North Kansas City as a CNA on the renal-telemetry unit in 2011. When she earned her BSN in 2012 from Avila University, she transitioned to the nurse role on that same unit. She is Progressive Care Certified. Crystal is very involved with the Tech Council at NCKH and passionate about CNA/tech orientation. Together, with the Tech Council and her office partner, Rachel, they developed a class specifically for newly hired techs to learn about their role and impact in the hospital. This escape room has been incorporated into the class to have an interactive, fun way to learn about tech skills and documentation.

Morgan Swearingin is a critical care clinical education specialist at North Kansas City Hospital. Morgan has served in this role for the past 3.5 years, with close to 15 years total of experience in acute care nursing. Morgan graduated in 2009 with an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree from Hannibal-LaGrange University and then in 2014 she achieved a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree with an emphasis in Nursing Education from Walden University. Morgan is a certified as a critical care registered nurse (CCRN) through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), and is notably involved in her local AACN chapter, serving currently as the president of the board of directors. Morgan is passionate about improving knowledge, competence, and awareness around sepsis management. She has worked diligently to create and provide sepsis education in a fun and meaningful way, leading to the creation of an escape room focused specifically on sepsis identification, treatment, and management.