Amber Nash
Stonewall,LA
Summary
BSN-prepared Emergency Department Registered Nurse experienced in triage, critical patient stabilization, STEMI and stroke care, and resuscitation. Coordinated multidisciplinary care in high-pressure environments while serving as interim charge nurse and preceptor. Delivered fast and accurate assessments, fostering collaboration with physicians to enhance patient outcomes.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Willis Knighton Medical Center
Shreveport, AL
08.2021 - Current
- Provide high-acuity emergency nursing care in a 31-space treatment environment, including 21 emergency rooms and 10 hallway treatment beds.
- Perform rapid assessment and reassessment, identify deterioration, establish priorities, initiate interventions, and escalate care appropriately.
- Provide ED triage, rapidly evaluating presenting complaints and acuity while identifying time-sensitive and life-threatening conditions.
- Care for acute stroke and STEMI patients, supporting protocol-driven assessment, diagnostics, treatment, and specialty-team coordination.
- Participate in cardiac arrests, emergency codes, and resuscitations, including advanced life-support interventions, emergency medications, and monitoring.
- Coordinated assignments, resources, patient flow, clinical escalations, and staff support as interim charge nurse, ensuring seamless operations in the emergency department.
- Mentored five nurses in emergency assessment, triage, prioritization, and high-acuity patient management, enhancing team capabilities and patient care quality.
- Collaborated with emergency physicians, APPs, EMS, and specialty services to streamline emergency care coordination and improve patient outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA 01.2019 - 08.2021
Skills
- ED Triage
- STEMI & Stroke Care
- Resuscitation
- Critical Stabilization
- Interim Charge Nursing
- Precepting
- Patient Flow
- Trauma Care
- Pediatric & Neonatal Emergencies
Certification
- ACLS
- TNCC
- PALS
- NRP
- S.T.A.B.L.E.
- HAZMAT
- ENLS
- Nurse Residency Program
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Willis Knighton Medical Center
08.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
01.2019 - 08.2021