Jon Farber, MSN, CCRN, RN, BFA
Critical Care Nurse • Nursing Educator • Medical Illustrator

Professional Summary

Critical care nurse and nursing educator with extensive experience in high-acuity ICU settings and undergraduate nursing education. Known for translating complex physiology into intuitive, visual, systems-based learning tools. Combines clinical expertise with fine-arts training to create innovative educational resources for nurses and healthcare learners.

Licensure & Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN), United States
• Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Education

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Nursing Education
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – Studio Art / Fine Art
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Bachelor of Spanish

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Clinical Experience

Critical Care Registered Nurse
High-acuity adult ICUs including:

• Medical ICU
• Surgical ICU
• COVID-19 ICU
• Open Heart Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
• Telemetry Unit
• Med-Surg

Clinical focus areas:

• Hemodynamic monitoring (arterial lines, central venous catheters)
• Vasopressors and critical infusions
• Shock physiology and multi-organ failure
• Ventilator management and invasive monitoring
• Interdisciplinary critical care decision-making

Academic Experience

Nursing Faculty / Clinical Instructor

• Undergraduate medical-surgical and critical care nursing
• Clinical instruction in hospital-based settings
• Curriculum development and clinical evaluation
• Student mentorship and professional role socialization

Scholarly & Creative Work

• Creator of illustrated nursing field guides focused on ICU physiology and invasive monitoring
• Developer of original concept-maps integrating anatomy, pathophysiology, and clinical reasoning
• Educational content creator (long-form and short-form video) for nursing learners
• Medical illustration and visual pedagogy projects bridging art and clinical science

Professional Interests

• Visual learning in nursing education
• Systems-based clinical reasoning
• Cognitive load reduction for novice clinicians
• Critical care education innovation
• Art-based approaches to medical teaching

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Selected Skills

• Critical care bedside nursing
• Nursing education & curriculum design
• Medical illustration & visual explanation
• Concept mapping and analogical teaching
• Clinical writing and educational content development

Awards & Recognition

• Most Inspirational In-Person Program Faculty Award, 4/2024, 4/2025, 4/2026
• Daisy
  Award, 2024 Clinical Instructor)
• Daisy
  Award, 2021 (CCU)
• Daisy
  Award, 2019 (CCU)
• Critical
  Care Nurse Nominee for Northern Nevada Nurse of Achievement, 2020
• Impella
  Clinical Expert certification, 2019
• Fundamentals
  of Critical Care