Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
EXTRACURRICULAR and LEADERSHIP
Timeline
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Adam Whitley

Columbia,TN

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU

Ascension Saint Thomas West
Nashville, TN
09.2024 - Current
  • Manage direct care of patients on LVAD, heart transplant, CRRT, IABP, Impella, and ECMO.
  • Adapt and develop care plans based on changes in patient conditions and laboratory results.
  • Implement evidence-based guidelines for optimal management of cardiac arrhythmias.
  • Oversee the care of patients with invasive hemodynamic monitoring devices, including pulmonary catheters (Swan-Ganz) and arterial lines.
  • Manage mechanically ventilated adult patients by administering and titrating medications to maintain hemodynamic stability in critical care.
  • Conduct arterial blood gas sampling for mechanically ventilated and non-ventilated patients, collaborating with Nurse Practitioners and Respiratory Therapists to optimize outcomes.
  • Serve as charge nurse, delegating tasks based on individual qualifications and responding promptly to emergency situations such as cardiac arrest and respiratory distress.

Nursing Intern

Ascension Saint Thomas West
Nashville, TN
06.2023 - 09.2024
  • Performed Patient care, gathering vital signs, blood sugar checks, and activities of daily living, including ambulation, bathing, and bed changes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

- Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
07.2024

Bachelor of Science - Ministry

- Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
05.2022

Skills

    - ECMO

    - Impella

    - LVAD

    - IABP

    - CRRT

    - Swan-Ganz-Catheter

    - Ventilator Management

Certification

- Registered Nurse License # 281889

- CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification 102/125

- BLS - Basic Life Support - Certified American Heart Association

- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - Certified American Heart Association

- CSU-ALS - Cardiovascular Advanced Resuscitation Education

EXTRACURRICULAR and LEADERSHIP

  • Charge Nurse
  • Preceptor of New Graduate Nurses
  • Shared Governance Committee
  • Church Mission Committee
  • Weekly Local Church Community Outreach
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist shadowing 30 Hours

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU

Ascension Saint Thomas West
09.2024 - Current

Nursing Intern

Ascension Saint Thomas West
06.2023 - 09.2024

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

- Tennessee Technological University

Bachelor of Science - Ministry

- Freed-Hardeman University
Adam Whitley