In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN friend, Ashely Haugen.

Ashley Haugen is a nationally recognized writer, speaker, and advocate for consumer product safety. As the founder of That Water Bead Lady, she leads efforts to support families impacted by product injuries, improve injury reporting systems, and increase public awareness of high-risk products like water beads. Following her daughter Kipley’s injury, Ashley became the first parent advocate to coauthor a case study in Pediatrics (American Academy of Pediatrics Journal), contributing a vital parent perspective to medical literature. Her leadership bridges personal experience with public health advocacy, driving meaningful change to safeguard children nationwide.

Ashley is a nationally recognized writer, speaker, and advocate for consumer product safety. As the founder of That Water Bead Lady, Ashley has transformed her family’s experience into a powerful force for change, raising awareness and driving advocacy to protect children nationwide. This episode is called, "History has its eye on you."

Ashley can be contacted at ThatWaterBeadLady.org and on IG WaterBeadLady, also TickTock

BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN friend, Michael Gooch.

Dr. Michael Gooch is an emergency and flight nurse practitioner, critical care paramedic, and seasoned clinician with over 30 years of experience in emergency and transport medicine. Based at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he has completed more than 1,700 patient transports with the LifeFlight team. He is also an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and a nationally recognized speaker, author, and educator.

Dr. Gooch holds leadership roles with the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association. He is a Fellow of multiple professional organizations and was recently honored with the Distinguished Certified Flight Registered Nurse Award by BCEN in 2025.

From prehospital care to the ER, critical care, and transport, Michael’s career has spanned nearly every corner of emergency nursing. His passion for doing things right and inspiring others is unmistakable, and we’re excited to feature him in this episode called, “Keeping the curiosity door unlocked: Spotlight on the 2025 Distinguished CFRN Winner.”

Michael can be contacted through LinkedIn @MichaelGoochDNP.

BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

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In this podcast episode we want to introduce you to our BCEN friend, Rebecca Geyer.

Rebecca Geyer brings over two decades of diverse nursing experience, with the majority of her career rooted in Trauma ICU care. Her clinical background spans neurosurgical ICU, pediatric pre-op and PACU, the emergency department, and roles in trauma performance improvement and injury prevention. She currently serves as the Director of Trauma Performance Improvement for the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF), the accrediting body for all trauma centers across the state. In her current role, Rebecca leads statewide initiatives to advance trauma care quality and outcomes.

From ICU to ED, Pre-op to PACU, pediatrics to process improvement, Rebecca has kept a fresh view of nursing as she's reimagined her career over 20 years. We have plenty of conversational ground to cover in this episode called, Seeing the world of trauma anew, each day.

Rebecca can be contacted through LinkedIn @Rebecca Geyer or by email at: beccageyer@gmail.com

BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. We invite you to visit us online at bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

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