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Abigail Norris

Morro Bay,CA

Summary

Ambitious Board Certified Registered Nurse with broad background. Expert in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create care plans focused on helping patients recover from medical or surgical procedures and manage complex mental disorders. Accomplished in leading unit-based groups to improve delivery of care and patient satisfaction.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Department Of State Hospitals-Atascadero
Atascadero, CA
01.2022 - Current
  • Help to create safe and therapeutic milieu for 40 plus psychiatrically unstable inmates and mentally disordered offenders
  • Ensures compliance with all patient rights and regulatory agency
  • Performed medication administration and treatment to patients. Monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Central Coast Home Health And Hospice
San Luis Obispo, CA
02.2018 - 12.2021
  • Highly autonomous RN position in charge of case managing patient assignment from Los Osos to San Simeon.
  • Coordinated patient care through use of interdisciplinary team including MD, PT, OT, RD, MSW, and ST.
  • Performed multiple RN tasks including extensive wound care, wound vac management, PICC line care, infusion management, and chronic disease management/education
  • Served as leader of nursing care team, directing and guiding LVNs and CNAs
  • Choose by managment to participate in JCAHO improvement plan visits

Staff Nurse II

French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo , CA
05.2015 - 06.2017
  • Coordinated and managed care of patients on busy telemetry step down unit.
  • Cared for patients' status post cardiac interventions including, angiogram with stent placement, pacemaker insertion, CABG, and TAVR.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and disease process management and lifestyle options.

Registered Nurse

Sacramento VA Medical Center
Mather, CA
05.2015 - 06.2017
  • Provided medical and surgical care to complex VA population.
  • Served on Root Cause Analysis Team. Reviewed charting and implemented process improvements
  • Offered education and disease management ideas for multiple diseases including CHF, COPD, Diabetes, CKD, liver failure, and depression/anxiety.

VALOR Nurse Intern

Sacramento VA Medical Center
Mather, CA
06.2014 - 03.2015
  • Recipient of highly competitive nurse intern VALOR position
  • Completed 750 hours as student nurse working on transitional care unit with telemetry monitoring
  • Responsible and accountable for all elements of nursing process when providing direct patient care.
  • Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care based on age-specific components

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
12.2014

Skills

  • CPRS experience
  • Passion for Cardiac Care and Education
  • Student Preceptor
  • Extensive Wound Care Knowledge

Certification

  • BLS Certification
  • Cardiac Basic Monitoring Certification
  • EKG and Pharmacology Certification
  • Multiple Wound Care CEUs with Field Experience

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Department Of State Hospitals-Atascadero
01.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Central Coast Home Health And Hospice
02.2018 - 12.2021

Staff Nurse II

French Hospital Medical Center
05.2015 - 06.2017

Registered Nurse

Sacramento VA Medical Center
05.2015 - 06.2017

VALOR Nurse Intern

Sacramento VA Medical Center
06.2014 - 03.2015

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

California State University, Sacramento

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