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Amy Nicholes

Cypress,TX

Summary

Experienced and compassionate NICU nurse honored to care for tiny patients and their families. Have spent 14 year nursing career in the NICU and consider it a privilege to work with infants, parents, and the multidisciplinary neonatal team. Desiring a PRN day position to use knowledge, caring, passion, talent, and exceptional people and communication skills to benefit the team.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Neonatal Nurse

St. George Regional Hospital Level III NICU
St. George , UT
07.2007 - 07.2021
  • Attend deliveries following NRP guidelines and admit newborns when necessary
  • Strong assessment, organizational, and problems solving skills with ability to multitask
  • Advocate for patients and parents in positive and sensitive manner
  • Effectively communicate with family members to provide daily updates about patient care and participate in daily rounding.
  • Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions and prepare for discharge.
  • Provide exceptional care to high acuity 1:1 assignments and low acuity 1:3 assignments by customizing care plans to level of acuity, patient, and parent needs.
  • Safe medication administration including 5 rights
  • Adhere to strict safety and security measures to provide quality care to neonates and their families as dictated by physicians.
  • Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Exceptional people and communication skills. Team player, positive fun attitude, and take directions well.
  • Ability to function independently and exercise clinical judgment and critical thinking skills with physicians, interpersonal care teams, patients, and their families.
  • Provide culturally competent care to diverse patient populations.

Health Unit Coordinator

St. George Regional Medical Center NICU Level III
St. George , UT
07.2006 - 07.2007
  • Performed all required tasks of Health Unit Coordinator in level III NICU.
  • Welcomed patients and families by making them feel safe, welcome and at ease.
  • Answered phones and doors, put into computer physicians orders, labs, and tests.
  • Bathed, fed, and dressed newborns.
  • Took footprints, newborn photos , made crib cards and name tags along with other keepsakes for infants and their families.
  • Mixed and prepared breast milk, pasteurized human milk, and formula for patients.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Dixie State University
St. George ,UT
08.2021

Associate of Science - Nursing

Dixie State University
St. George, UT
05.2007

Skills

  • IV placement and management
  • Respiratory care for infants on nasal cannula, CPAP, and ventilators
  • Treatment of hyperbilirubinemia
  • Treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome
  • Assist in placement of ET tube, central lines, x-rays, ultrasound, and MRI
  • Place and manage NG and OG tubes including proper use of feeding guidelines
  • Administer oral feeds in developmentally appropriate manner
  • Mix, label, scan, and administer breast milk, pasteurized milk, as well as formula

Certification

BLS

STABLE

NRP

Lactation Essentials

Timeline

Neonatal Nurse

St. George Regional Hospital Level III NICU
07.2007 - 07.2021

Health Unit Coordinator

St. George Regional Medical Center NICU Level III
07.2006 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Dixie State University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Dixie State University

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