Ashley Arrowood
Lee’s Summit
Summary
Educate nursing students in various inpatient environments and build innovative and interactive curriculum to foster clinical and didactic connections.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Adjunct
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS
08.2025 - Current
- Taught nursing students in various inpatient environments and build curriculum to foster clinical and didactic connections.
Nurse Practitioner
Kansas City Kidney Consultants
Kansas City, MO
03.2022 - Current
- Treat kidney transplant recipients for a variety of transplant nephrology associated conditions in one of the nation’s largest community nephrology transplant clinics. Provide general nephrology care to a variety of patient populations including diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, and paraproteinemias.
Registered Nurse
Saint Luke’s Health System
Overland Park, KS
05.2021 - 03.2022
- Supervise cardiac rehabilitation classes and provided cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology education to patients.
Clinical Simulation Specialist
Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning
Kansas City, KS
08.2017 - 03.2022
- Foster interprofessional education using immersive simulation and simulation skills training.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Kansas University Medical Center, School of Nursing
08.2017 - 03.2022
- Organized classroom and laboratory lessons for undergraduate nursing students.
- Practice gap from June 2020 to May 2021 while I had an extended convalescence period while recovering from a critical illness. In October 2020 I was granted partial return to work, in which I continued my work with the simulation department. I was released from all restrictions in May 2021, the same month I began at the Saint Luke’s Health System.
COVID Crisis Float Pool RN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
04.2020 - 06.2020
- Provided care across multiple floors of hospital caring exclusively for COVID patients with minimal resources and support.
Registered Nurse
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
08.2015 - 04.2020
- Delivered compassionate and safe evidenced based care to patients on a transplant nephrology and hepatobiliary progressive care unit.
Registered Nurse
Kansas City Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
06.2014 - 01.2016
- Provided individualized patient care on a cardiopulmonary progressive care unit.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
University of Kansas, School of Nursing
Kansas City, KS01-2021
B.S. Nursing - Nursing
Central Methodist University
Fayette, MO01-2014
Skills
- Applications: Proficient with all forms of EMR; Advanced skills with a variety of communication platforms including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Skype Experienced in telemedicine
- Strengths: typing speed, troubleshooting, presentation development
- Platforms: Microsoft, iOS, Citrix, Epic, Athena, Meditech
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable
- Excellent communication
- Organizational skills
- Calm under pressure
Affiliations
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Member, 2021-Present
- American Nephrology Nurses Association Member, 2021 – Present
- American Nurses Association Member, 2014 – Present
- International Transplant Nurses Society Member, 2017– Present
- Sigma Theta Tau Inducted 2013
Certification
- Current Active Certifications: BLS
- Interests in Future Certifications: Certified Hypertension Clinician (CHC) Certified Nephrology Nurse-NP (CNN-NP) Clinical Transplant Registered Nurse
Timeline
Clinical Adjunct
Kansas City Kansas Community College
08.2025 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Kansas City Kidney Consultants
03.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Saint Luke’s Health System
05.2021 - 03.2022
COVID Crisis Float Pool RN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
04.2020 - 06.2020
Clinical Simulation Specialist
Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning
08.2017 - 03.2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Kansas University Medical Center, School of Nursing
08.2017 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
The University of Kansas Health System
08.2015 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse
Kansas City Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center
06.2014 - 01.2016
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
University of Kansas, School of Nursing
B.S. Nursing - Nursing
Central Methodist University
PRESENTATIONS
- 2014 KCVA MC’s Nurse Residency Program Research Forum, Kansas City, MO Importance of Utilizing Certified Diabetes Educators in the Management of Diabetes in the Inpatient Setting
- December 2021, DNP Presentation of Research Project Assessing the Neuropsychiatric Needs of COVID-19 Survivors in a Multidisciplinary Post-COVID Clinic
- Upcoming National Kidney Foundation’s First Steps to Transplant – April 2026 Saint Luke’s Health System Advanced Practice Provider Grand Rounds – October 2026
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
- 2015-2017 - Practice Council Chair, Kansas City, Kansas; Coordinated unit-based education, quality improvement initiatives, and team building exercises.
- 2016 – Diabetes Management Champion, Kansas City, Kansas; participated in monthly education sessions regarding inpatient diabetes care, disseminated information to units, participated in a quality improvement project to improve pre-prandial insulin delivery.
- 2016 – Lean Development Team Member, Kansas City, Kansas; participated in development to ensure minimization of waste and ongoing process improvement
- 2016-2020 – Quality Care Champion, Kansas City, Kansas; advocated and ensured quality metrics were being consistently performed and standards of care were being met with each patient encounter.
- 2025 – Present – Care Beyond The Boulevard; provided compassionate, comprehensive, and patient- centered medical care to the unhoused, uninsured, and underserved citizens of Kansas City.
- 2025 – Present – Shelter KC; serve meals at men’s shelter
- 2025 – Present – Coldwater of Lee’s Summit; deliver groceries to homebound citizens, participate in open pantry days and help clients receive offered services
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
- Assessing the Neuropsychiatric Needs of COVID-19 Survivors in a Multidisciplinary Post-COVID Clinic – Kansas City, Kansas Conducted a needs assessment in a metropolitan health system post-COVID clinic specifically targeting neuropsychiatric changes.
- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Research Internship – Columbia, Missouri Investigated, collected, and analyzed data on the caveolin scaffolding domain and adhesion with aldolase’s caveolin binding motif.
- Student Laboratory Technician - Columbia, Missouri Independently responsible for maintenance of cell line including culture, immunolabeling, and confocal microscopy
HONORS AND AWARDS
Daisy Award, 3-time nominee The University of Kansas Health System Award for skillful and compassionate nursing care.
American Nephrology Nurses Association Scholarship Award for nurses hoping to advance their career in the setting of nephrology specialty.
Leadership
2015-2017 - Practice Council Chair, Kansas City, Kansas; Coordinated unit-based education, quality improvement initiatives, and team building exercises.
2016 – Diabetes Management Champion, Kansas City, Kansas; participated in monthly education sessions regarding inpatient diabetes care, disseminated information to units, participated in a quality improvement project to improve pre-prandial insulin delivery.
2016 – Lean Development Team Member, Kansas City, Kansas; participated in development to ensure minimization of waste and ongoing process improvement
2016-2020 – Quality Care Champion, Kansas City, Kansas; advocated and ensured quality metrics were being consistently performed and standards of care were being met with each patient encounter.
2025-present- Member of St Lukes Hospital Systems Advanced Practice Council; produced monthly grand round educational opportunities for system wide APPs