About Us
Our Nurse Educators
Meet Jen Smalley, MSN, RN, CCRN
aka "ICU nurse-nerd" and "critical care addict"
Over the past eight years, Jen Smalley has provided direct patient care and education in high-acuity trauma, cardiac, and mixed intensive care units. She graduated from University of Texas Austin with her BSN and has maintained her CCRN for 6 years. Jen remained at the bedside during COVID-19 and obtained her MSN in Nurse Education from Texas Woman's University during the pandemic.
Jen's passion is making critical care exciting and understandable to nurses, assist in the transition to ICU from other nursing specialties, and promotion of lifelong learning. She's also known for making education as fun as it can be, so don't be surprised if games are utilized as part of her teaching style. Currently, Jen is Adjunct Faculty at Texas State University School of Nursing and serves as the President for the Greater Austin Area Chapter of AACN.
She and her husband own property in Central Texas, complete with cows, horses, and a variety of other wildlife. When she's not nursing, educating, or crocheting, she is learning about ranching. Her kids will tell you that she sings too loud, loves to rock out ridiculously, is always learning something, and has a huge heart for all of God's creatures!
Meet Lacy Eynon, MHA, MSNHP, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CCRN, CMC
Lacy Eynon graduated from Baylor University with a BSN and has been a nurse for 13 years. She specializes in critical care but also has experience in emergency medicine and nursing administration.
Her current position is Director of Critical Care at MUSC in Florence, SC. She has maintained her CCRN for 12 years and also has her NE-BC, health coach, personal trainer, and group fitness certifications. Lacy received a master's in nutrition from Logan University and a masters in healthcare administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently pursuing her DNP in Executive Leadership, Health Systems, and Policy from Yale University and will graduate in May 2025.
She is the author of A Shift in Thinking: Putting Us First and Shift Happens. Her books are dedicated to help shift workers become healthier by utilizing Lacy's nutrition and exercise knowledge. Lacy has a passion for ensuring that critical care patients receive the best in the world care by providing bedside nurses with foundational knowledge, continuing education, and creating a safe work environment for them to be healthy physically, spiritually, and mentally.