MICHEAL BANH, RN, BSN, CMSRN

2830 Decatur St.

Denver, CO 80211

micheal.banh@gmail.com
(720) 305-8245

OBJECTIVES

Become a Level III UEXCEL Certified RN at the University of Colorado Hospital

WORK EXPERIENCE
Permanent Charge Nurse

University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO

July 2012 Present

Perform nursing duties as defined by Colorado State Board of Nursing. Work on the Surgical Specialties Unit,
an acute care unit specializing in urology, trauma, endocrine, oncology, bariatric and general surgery.
Professional Involvement
Presented Debriefing after a medical emergency on a medical-surgical unit: does it make a
difference? with Michelle Rudolph, RN at the Rocky Mountain Interprofessional Research & EvidenceBased Practice Symposium in March 2014 in Denver, CO

Co-presented class on Nursing Considerations of the Pancreatic Surgery Patient with Dr. Barish Edil in
September 2014 and Dr. Martin McCarter in April 2015

Preceptor for various new graduate nurses, traveling nurses, and experienced nurses as well as a
nursing student

Chair of unit-based Employee Engagement Committee

Started unit mentoring program for new graduate nurses

Maintain physician-nurse communication improvement board

Member of hospital-wide Pain Champions Committee

o Editing new system-wide PCA policy
o Perform audits and education on new pain initiatives to maintain HCAHPS

Member of hospital-wide Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee

Super-user for M/S ketamine drips and trauma

Nursing Associate I

University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City, KS

March 2011 June 2012

Perform tasks as Unlicensed Assistive Personnel under the Kansas State Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act
as well as order entry, venipuncture, Foley catheter insertion, and non-sterile wound care among other tasks.
Worked primarily on Unit 51, a locked, acute care unit specializing in trauma, plastics, and general surgery.

EDUCATION
University of Kansas
B.S.N. Nursing with honors and 3.92 GPA in Nursing (3.80 overall with 285 credit hours)
320 hour Professional Practicum in Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care Unit at University of Kansas
Hospital

2012

Nursing Honors program with 320 hour honors practicum experience

o Thesis on American Nurses Credentialing Centers Pathway to Excellence hospitals through the
National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators with Vincent Staggs, PhD

Practiced in inaugural Interprofessional Teaching Clinic in association with the School of Pharmacy,
School of Medicine, and University of Kansas Physicians Family Medicine Clinic

B.A. East Asian Languages and Cultures, Political Science, and International Studies
Graduated with Distinction from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2009

Graduated from the University Honors Program

o Participated in Honors Research Development Program and received a grant to develop
research proposal on voting patterns with Donald Haider-Markel, PhD

Completion of honors thesis in Political Science with Hannah Britton, PhD on Foucauldian perspectives
on international rights acquisition movements across China

Year long study abroad at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China on Chinese Government
Scholarship issued by Chinese Consulate during 2007-2008 school year

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) by Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board

(Expires 4/30/2020)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certified by the American Heart Association (Expires 02/2016)

Basic Life Support certified by the American Heart Association (Expires 04/2016)

Colorado Registered Nurse (License Number RN.0205457) (Expires 09/2016)

Member of Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Professional Organization

PUBLICATION
Banh, M. (2013, Aug 1). Closer look at visitation hour policies in intensive care units. Sigma Theta
Tau International Delta Chapter Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing, 6(1).
References Available Upon Request