ALEXA COLEMAN
Nashville,TN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate registered nurse who uses a diverse critical care background to provide exceptional patient centered care. Having experience in transplant, surgical, and level 1 trauma intensive care settings creates a well rounded education that can be readily applied to future nursing endeavors. This variety of experience exemplifies a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Level 1 Trauma ICU
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
10.2023 - Current
- Utilizes critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patient acuity levels and specific needs. These skills are heightened by caring for a different levels of acuity, level 1 and level 2 trauma patients, on the same unit.
- Conducts thorough patient assessments to promptly identify changes in condition and address them with appropriate interventions. With special emphasis given to initial admission assessments following the ABCDE guidelines (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure) and thorough neurological exams.
- Enhance patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addresses physical and emotional needs following a traumatizing event.
Registered Nurse, Transplant/Surgical ICU
Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Provided holistic, patient centered care of high acuity surgical and abdominal transplant patients and their families. Patient population included, but was not limited to, pre-transplant liver and kidney failure, GI bleeds, exploratory laparotomies, wound debridements and closures, laryngectomies, and flaps.
- Actively participated in daily, nurse driven, interdisciplinary rounding in order to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Recovered kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients immediately post operative. Initiated and managed CRRT intraoperatively as requested by transplant surgery team.
- Provided high quality patient care during critical nursing shortages by flexing staffing ratios to 3 patients to 1 RN as needed and by pairing CRRT patients on an assignment with another ICU patient.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY05.2022
Skills
- Nurse managed continuous infusions: propofol, fentanyl, midazolam, dexmedetomidine, Nimbex, rocuronium, norepinephrine, vasopressin, epinephrine, phenylephrine, nicardipine, labetalol
- Bedside procedures/devices managed: rapid sequence intubation, invasive line placement, ICP monitoring device placement and management, bronchoscopies, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, paracentesis, EGD, colonoscopy, CRRT, MTP
- Certified preceptor for both new graduate and experienced RNs and nursing students
- Well versed in the importance of effective closed loop communication Specifically when collaborating at the bedside with providers during acute and high intensity situations
- Enhanced adaptability skills due to the quick pace of the ICU, specifically the trauma ICU where patient movement is crucial to maintaining bed availability for incoming trauma patients and follow up CTs, MRIs, and X-rays are common
Certification
- American Red Cross Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
- American Red Cross Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Healthcare Providers
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Certified Critical-Care Registered Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Level 1 Trauma ICU
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Transplant/Surgical ICU
Jewish Hospital
06.2022 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisville