About Us

Our story

Shawntay Harris, DNP, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, NE-BC, TCRN, CPEN, CEN, CTRN, CFRN, FAEN, is the Founder and CEO of Eminent Healthcare Resources Consultants, Incorporated. As a nurse entrepreneur, she created Eminent to support the educational needs of healthcare providers. To date, Eminent has trained over 320,000 nurses globally, guiding them from bedside practice to executive leadership and fostering the development of future healthcare leaders. Through live and virtual platforms, Eminent enhances provider knowledge and skills to drive positive patient outcomes.

With 24 years of experience in emergency and trauma services, Shawntay is a recognized industry expert and highly sought-after Legal Nurse Consultant. Her career spans 30 years of dedicated service to nonprofit organizations. Shawntay made history when she was inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing. She serves on the Emergency Nurses Association Board of Directors. Shawntay also holds the role of Immediate Past-President of the Texas State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association. She is a contributing author to the 8th edition of the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum and a reviewer of the 9th edition of the Trauma Nursing Core Course.

Shawntay earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Post University with a focus on Executive Leadership. Her leadership development initiative, the Eminent Leadership Institute Training Executives, provides continuing education and board certification review courses for new leaders and senior executives. She is the author of the “Nurse Executive Review Course Pocket Pearls” series.

Eminent CPR: Keeping You Current!!™

The world has faced unprecedented challenges—none more significant than a GLOBAL PANDEMIC that redefined the urgency for accessible, high-quality healthcare education. In response, Eminent CPR rose to the occasion, delivering transformative courses that equip healthcare professionals and communities to save lives when every second counts.

We proudly offer Emergency Nurses Association courses live via Zoom, extending vital trauma and emergency care education nationwide. Our American Heart Association courses are delivered in person at our Killeen, Texas location, ensuring hands-on training grounded in real-world scenarios. Additionally, our Nurse Executive Review Courses are accessible live via Zoom, empowering nursing leaders to drive excellence and innovation in healthcare.

At Eminent CPR, our instructors are more than educators—they are frontline experts with years of hands-on experience in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid. They know firsthand that timely, effective intervention can mean the difference between life and loss. This deep well of knowledge and dedication fuels our commitment to providing exceptional, practical education that transcends theory and prepares students for real emergencies.

Eminent CPR: Empowering Lifesavers, Elevating Outcomes

Our mission is clear: To arm every student with lifesaving skills and the confidence to act swiftly—transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary chances to save patients, friends, family members, and co-workers.

When you choose Eminent CPR, you’re not just gaining skills—you’re joining a movement to prevent emergencies from becoming tragedies.

Eminent CPR originated as Shawntay’s MBA capstone project in 2006 and has since grown into a highly recommended training center. Eminent CPR educates individuals and organizations on the importance of lifesaving skills, including CPR, First Aid, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Basic Life Support (BLS), the Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC), and the Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC).

As an authorized American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center, Eminent CPR follows AHA guidelines, providing limited-seating classes to ensure quality instruction. The center delivers up-to-date Emergency Cardiovascular Care training and practical skills to empower healthcare professionals in their clinical environments.