Morgan Swearingin, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN, 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. She 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 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 chapter president of the board of directors. Morgan is passionate about empowering direct care nurses through equipping them with knowledge, competence, and awareness around sepsis identification and management.