Adrienne Bell
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
PROFILE
Skilled nursing professional with more than 13 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Staff RN
Presbyterian Hospital
07.2023 - Current
- Continued as staff after previous contract expired after the year limit
- Duties included the same as mentioned as a travel RN
Travel RN
Presbyterian Hospital
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Worked on the Cardiac Progressive Care unit as well as floated to multiple floors and the telemetry room
- Provided direct patient care to 4-5 patients on different floors with different specialties- including cardiac, neurology, and general medicine
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care to each patient
- Used previous skills to continue providing excellent and efficient care to each patient
Travel RN
Lovelace Medical Center
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Worked in the Critical Care ICU at the main hospital, and the Heart Hospital CVICU
- Provided direct patient care to 2-3 critically ill patients in a 32 bed ICU for the care of medical and surgical ICU patients and care of the post op cardiac patient in the CVICU
- Floated to the ED occasionally and provided care for patients with varying acuity levels
- Practiced CIWA protocol for withdrawal patients, ventilated and non-ventilated
- Performed ongoing assessments of patient condition; assessing vital signs, adequacy of ventilation, levels of consciousness, and pain
- Quick establishment of IV access
- Titrated multiple drips at a time, including vasopressors, paralytics, sedation, insulin, and other ICU approved and titratable medications per physician orders
- Placed NG/OG and small bowel feeding tubes in patients that required tube feeding and enteral access
- Management of ventilated patients, including suctioning, assisting physician in bronchoscopy’s at the bedside, ETT exchanges, oral care, and proning patients on research based proning schedule
- Provided resuscitation per ACLS protocol in emergent situations
- Educated patient’s and families using effective communication and listening skills
- Worked with a multidisciplinary team including dietitians, pharmacy, physical therapy, palliative care, and the provider on service to provide the most appropriate and well rounded care for the patient
Travel RN
Legacy Medical Center
10.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked in a 10 bed ICU in a community hospital providing care for acutely ill medical ICU patients including; Covid + ventilated patients
- Provided the afore mentioned skills
Travel RN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Provided care at a Level 1 trauma center to 2-3 critically ill patients, floating between a Covid ICU and CVICU
- Provided care to patient’s on ECMO, working with titrations to blood gas results and patient’s responses to settings on the ECMO machine
- Provided care to ventilated patient’s and assisted in bedside tracheostomy procedures
- Worked with patient’s with left ventricular assist devices
- Frequently transported critically ill patient’s to CT scans and MRIs
- Provided palliative care to patient’s and families, including terminal extubation
- Frequently pan cultured patients and established IV access or central access including assisting in placement of central lines and arterial lines
- Provided patients with afore mentioned skills and care as well
RN, BSN
University of New Mexico Hospital
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Provided care at a Level 1 trauma center in the Medical ICU beginning as a traveler, and asked to sign on after a year
- Floated to the Neuro and Trauma ICU occasionally providing care for patients with medical issues of that nature
- Assisted in multiple bedside procedures requiring conscious sedation and administered per physician orders with continuous monitoring and assessment
- Provided afore mentioned skills for critically ill patients with continuous monitoring and adapting to acutely changing situations requiring excellent assessment skills and critical thinking
Travel RN
University of Wisconsin
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Provided care in a Neuro ICU to critically ill patients
- Patient population included: post op craniotomy, acute stroke/post TPA, management of malignant brain tumors, patients with shunts, epileptic patient’s requiring ICU level care, and post stroke patient’s with debilitating deficits
- Managed ventriculostomies and lumbar drains
- Provided emotional support to patients and families dealing with devastating prognosis and debilitating disease
RN, BSN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
03.2016 - 06.2019
- Provided care at Level 1 Trauma center in the Surgical/Trauma/Burn ICU
- Patient population included: acute GI bleed requiring immediate intervention, post op liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants, post op care of the surgical patient, compartment syndrome, burn patients of varying degrees, patient’s with gun shot wounds and complications, uncontrolled bleeding requiring MTP
- Experience running the Level 1 (belmont) and Level 11 machines to administer multiple blood products rapidly to a bleeding patient, trauma and non trauma
- Management of a Prismaflex and NxStage machine on patients requiring CVVHD, CVVH, CRRT, or intermittent dialysis
- Care of all drains/tubes placed with surgical intervention
- Management of PA catheters and interpretation of their numbers
- Management of severe burn patients, including dressing changes requiring sedation and debridement
- Care of patient’s with necrotic wounds and associated dressing changes
- Appropriate management of fluids in the post op surgical patient, requiring strict recording of intake and output
- Electrolyte replacement protocol
- Interpretation of critical lab values including blood gases
- Care of patient’s with traumatic brain injuries requiring management and assistance with bolt and ventriculostomy placement, interpretation of ICP and CPP numbers, and administration of mannitol and hypertonic saline
- Interpretation of arrhythmias and appropriate management with quick intervention
RN, BSN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
01.2012 - 03.2016
- Provided care to Step down cardiac patient’s requiring continuous telemetry monitoring
- Patient ratio 5:1
- Patient population including: care of NSTEMI/MI patients, Post Cath lab patient’s both requiring intervention and no intervention, patient’s with symptomatic arrhythmias, acute CHF exacerbation
- Management of anticoagulation including heparin drips and Warfarin monitoring
- Recognition of acute arrhythmias and appropriate intervention including assessment, notifying the MD, and administering medications if appropriate
- Administration of Adenosine
- External pacing
Education
BSN -
Goldfarb School of Nursing
St. Louis, MOMasters of Nursing - PMHNP
Eastern Kentucky University
05.2001 -
Skills
Quality improvement
Emergency care
Clinical judgment
Compassion and empathy
Certification
ACLS/BLS
Timeline
Staff RN
Presbyterian Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Travel RN
Presbyterian Hospital
07.2022 - 07.2023
Travel RN
Lovelace Medical Center
01.2022 - 03.2022
Travel RN
Legacy Medical Center
10.2021 - 12.2021
Travel RN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
07.2021 - 09.2021
RN, BSN
University of New Mexico Hospital
10.2019 - 06.2021
Travel RN
University of Wisconsin
07.2019 - 09.2019
RN, BSN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
03.2016 - 06.2019
RN, BSN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
01.2012 - 03.2016
Masters of Nursing - PMHNP
Eastern Kentucky University
05.2001 -
BSN -
Goldfarb School of Nursing