Alison Sculley
Nashville,Tennessee
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ICU/Rapid Response Nurse
Ascension St. Thomoas
04.2023 - Current
- Function as primary nurse to critically ill patients in 35 bed MICU/SICU/NICU
- 'Monitor patients' vital signs, administer medication, and perform various nursing interventions as ordered by physicians
- Assess the patient upon arrival to the clinical area and activate other members of the team when necessary based on clinical assessment.
- Verify that the patient's attending/managing physician is called as appropriate.
- Communicate with the patient's physician and provide information on the situation, background, assessment findings and recommendations.
- Implement RRT protocol orders,
- Make arrangements with the Administrative Supervisor for transfer to a higher level of care if needed.
- Initiate a Code Blue if cardiopulmonary arrest is imminent. Serve as Code Blue Team Lead
- Call a Stroke Alert, if applicable including completing orders per NIH guideline.
- Perform a sepsis screen and communication result with Attending or Critical Care team.
Emergency/ Trauma Lead RN
VUMC
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Trained to provide care to patients in the level I trauma bay, with the majority of patients sustaining life threatening penetrating trauma
- Function as an active member of the trauma resuscitation team
- Respond to Trauma Activations, manage resuscitations, and respond to patient emergencies
- Quickly and efficiently collected pertinent medical data to assign a triage class to rapidly arriving patients
- Worked in the adjacent mid track and fast track departments each involved in the unit wide initiative to improve patient flow
- Quickly and efficiently collected pertinent medical data to assign a triage class to rapidly arriving patients
- Worked in the adjacent mid track and fast track departments each involved in the unit wide initiative to improve patient flow
Emergency Department RN
Erlanger Medical Center
01.2020 - 07.2022
- Responded quickly to codes and coordinated efficient and skilled care.
- Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.
- Administered critical IV medications to stabilize patients for assessment and treatment.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress, and medication side effects.
- Performed assessments, interventions and recorded level one traumas
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC12.2019
Bachelors of Science And Social Work -
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN05.2013
Certification
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Trauma Nurse Core Course
Certified Emergency Nurse
Timeline
ICU/Rapid Response Nurse
Ascension St. Thomoas
04.2023 - Current
Emergency/ Trauma Lead RN
VUMC
06.2022 - 03.2023
Emergency Department RN
Erlanger Medical Center
01.2020 - 07.2022
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Trident Technical College
Bachelors of Science And Social Work -
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville