Amanda Kane
Tampa
Summary
I am a hard-working passionate intensive care Registered Nurse. I am eager to explore new opportunities within the healthcare field, specifically to help answer important research questions, explore the field of patient transplants, heart failure, and further improve the lives of patients enrolled in clinical studies. With my skills as a nurse, I can leverage my skills, prioritizing the patient experience and journey while also helping patients understand how their role in research can help change the lives of others in similar situations and society.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Tampa General Hospital
04.2023 - Current
- I care for 1-2 sick intensive-level care pediatric patients at a time.
- Have grown to be become charge nurse on the unit- being a resource to my staff as well as the unit and patients.
- I evaluate patient complaints and current symptoms, conducting patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- I coordinate with other healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- I am responsible for high-stakes medications, titration of these medications, monitoring vital signs, and reporting to my advanced care practitioners any change in conditions
- I have worked with fresh post-up kidney transplants, traumas, neuro patients, post-up/ pacu patients, and many more on the pediatric ICU level of care.
Registered Nurse
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital
04.2022 - 04.2023
- My role as a pediatric ICU nurse entails taking on 1- 3 patients- from Intensive level of care to intermediate/ step down.
- They are monitored hourly, vital signs are checked, neurological checks are performed, IV assessments are performed, and IVs are placed.
- I monitor my IV pumps, program them properly, start new medications or drips, check my lines, and tip drips per order.
- I have great multitasking skills and can work well under pressure in my environment and can lead staff well.
- This job and my role as a pediatric nurse have helped grow my critical thinking skills, communication skills, education skills, and confidence in helping the sick pediatric population.
- I learned how to appropriately care for the pediatric community being efficient in my care, educating my patients, and handling challenging situations easily.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing (BSN)
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL01.2026
Associates Degree - Nursing (ADN)
Rasmussen University
Ocala, FL03.2022
Bachelor in Science -
Health Sciences
Gainesville, FL08.2020
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Charting EMRs (EPIC, CERNER)
- Using medication dispensers
- Following hospital protocols
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving and Time management
- Leadership and Delegation- becoming charge RN
Certificationsandskills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Skilled in charting EMRs like EPIC and CERNER.
- Skilled in using medication dispensers and following hospital protocols for wasting medication in Omnicell.
- Great communication skills with all interdisciplinary teams, patients, and their families.
- Analytical skills and problem-solving.
- Proficient in time management skills and can take on leadership roles, lead and delegations.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Tampa General Hospital
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital
04.2022 - 04.2023
Associates Degree - Nursing (ADN)
Rasmussen University
Bachelor in Science -
Health Sciences
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing (BSN)
University of North Florida
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