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STACEY HORNSBY

RN TO MSN, NURSING

EDUCATION

SPECIALIZATION

IASIS Manager of Nursing Education Boosts Resume and
Confidence with MSN Degree

When Stacey Hornsby became an RN in 1995, she always had her sights
set on management. Stacey started out in pediatric nursing, working in a
postpartum and well-baby nursery as well as a neonatal intensive care unit.
Ten years into her career, she moved into education, and became a clinical
nurse educator in Salt Lake City, Utah. Later, she joined a nursing school
as its simulation lab coordinator—and knew that further education was
essential for her future.

A Start and a Stop

Stacey started an RN to MSN program at an online university, but didn’t
enjoy the program as she hoped she would. “My first online educational
experience wasn’t good,” she says. After just one semester, Stacey
decided to regroup—and just in time. An opportunity to become a director
of nursing and staff development for a rehabilitation and sub-acute care
facility fell into her lap. Stacey turned her attention to her work, but within
a few years, she decided it was time to try again to earn the professional
respect she sought.

“I have always been active on steering and other committees at every
place I’ve worked, and as I moved into management, I kept feeling that
not having the MSN was holding me back,” Stacey says. “People
expected that I had those credentials, and it was frustrating.” In 2013,
Stacey landed a position as the manager of the education department
at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital owned
and operated by IASIS Healthcare. The organization was all for Stacey
pursuing further education, so she started the research process on the best
university to meet her needs.

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