Abigail Akins
Summary
Labor and Delivery nurse eager to advance career as a Nurse Midwife. Passionate about building meaningful relationships with patients and their support people as well as providing safe and effective care for both the birthing patient and their infant.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Javon Bea Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Javon Bea Hospital is the Northwest Illinois Perinatal center and a Level III Perinatal Institution; routinely care for high risk pregnancies.
- Skilled in fetal heart rate monitoring assessment and intrauterine fetal resuscitation interventions.
- Educate patients on normal labor process, use of birthing aids, induction methods, and pain management options.
- Work closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant parents through childbirth, as well as care for newborns directly after birth.
- Coach new parents with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into parenthood.
- Advocate for patients' best interests and birth plans to be followed as closely as possible.
- Facilitate therapeutic communication with patient and their support people.
CNA
Walter Lawson Children's Home
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Assisted severely mentally and physically disabled individuals with activities of daily living.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and mobility.
- Monitored vital signs and worked closely with registered nurses to assess for acute changes in patient condition.
- Skilled on safe patient transfers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aurora University
Aurora, IL05.2021
Skills
- Pain Management Interventions
- Labor Positions
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Patient Advocacy
- Cervical Examinations
- APGAR Score Calculation
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Javon Bea Hospital
07.2021 - Current
CNA
Walter Lawson Children's Home
10.2019 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aurora University
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