ANDREA L. COOK
Richmond,VA
Summary
- Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
- Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients, families, colleagues, and support staff through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse / Medicine/Oncology 4D
Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Richmond VA Medical Center
2013.05 - Current
- Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care based on age-specific components
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Administers medications and performs procedures per established policies and guidelines
- Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care of patients and family from admission through discharge
- Actively participates in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs
- Initiates, plans, implements, evaluates, and appropriately documents patient care and assessment findings
- Anticipates, Assesses, and responds appropriately to emergencies, such as Code Atlas, Code Stroke, Code Blue, Rapid Response
- When assigned the Charge Nurse role, evaluates acuity, staffing needs, delegates to and assists licensed and non-licensed staff.
- Serves as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Clinical Supervisor/ Coordinator to the Nursing Programs
Medical Careers Institute School of Health Science, ECPI University
2005.05 - 2013.01
- Schedules, coordinates and implements the classroom and clinical assignments for students and faculty, assists in implementation and maintenance of facility clinical contracts, provides site visit evaluations on faculty and clinical facilities, as a liaison, facilitates communication between school, facilities and students, responsible for supervision of faculty and student in the clinical arena, provides and educates of both established and new faculty regarding policies and guidelines set forth by the school and facilities
- Provides hands-on skills education, to students, both in the skills lab and clinical settings, evaluates students' clinical performance, assists with math and dosage calculation education in the classroom and facilitates clinical, nursing skills, and math tutoring to all nursing students, schedules, monitors, and assists with LPN students' participation, completion, and remediation of the NCLEX preparation/ Integrating Testing Program, organizes and facilitates all program ceremonies.
Staff Nurse, Agency
Nursefinders
2000.05 - 2010.05
- Throughout many facilities, providing nursing care to medical/surgical, psychiatric, forensic, some telemetry and ER patients
- Carried patient assignments and delegation in the charge nurse role
- Management of a home IV infusion case for 5 years
- Provided clinical education for LPN students in acute care settings.
Staff Nurse, Acute Psychiatry
Butler Memorial Hospital
1995.08 - 2000.05
- Provided physical and psychosocial nursing care to adolescent and adult patients with psychiatric and Dual Diagnosis Disorders, facilitated educational, social and supportive group therapies, assisted with evaluation and assessment of patients undergoing ECT, provided mentoring to nursing students while completing their clinical education, provided education and clinical support to new staff, completed initial admission screenings, admission assessments, and completed initial communication with medical insurance companies.
Staff Nurse, Acute Psychiatry
Clarion Psychiatric Center
1995.08 - 1997.08
- Provided physical and psychosocial nursing care to adolescent and adult patients with psychiatric and Dual Diagnosis Disorders
- Facilitated educational, social and supportive group therapies
- Assisted with evaluation and assessment of patients undergoing ECT
- Provided mentoring to nursing students while completing their clinical education
- Provided education and clinical support to new staff
- Completed initial admission screenings, admission assessments, and completed initial communication with medical insurance companies.
Education
Diploma - Registered Nursing
St. Francis School of Nursing of New Castle
New Castle, PA06.1995
Pennsylvania Department of Health Professions
08.1995
Virginia Department of Health Professions
05.2000
Skills
- High Level of Autonomy
- Emotional Intelligence
- Interpersonal and Therapeutic communication
- Precepting and Mentoring
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Chronic Disease Management
- Direct Patient Care
- Clinical Judgment
- Medication and IV Administration
Certification
- American Heart Association, BLS for the Healthcare Provider, 1995-present
- American Hearth Association, ACLS for Healthcare Providers, 2020-present
- Oncology Nursing Society, Chemotherapy / Immunotherapy Certification, 2020-present
- Henrico Medical Reserve Corps., Medical Volunteer, 2008-2013
References
References on Request
Timeline
Registered Nurse / Medicine/Oncology 4D
Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Richmond VA Medical Center
2013.05 - Current
Clinical Supervisor/ Coordinator to the Nursing Programs
Medical Careers Institute School of Health Science, ECPI University
2005.05 - 2013.01
Staff Nurse, Agency
Nursefinders
2000.05 - 2010.05
Staff Nurse, Acute Psychiatry
Butler Memorial Hospital
1995.08 - 2000.05
Staff Nurse, Acute Psychiatry
Clarion Psychiatric Center
1995.08 - 1997.08
Diploma - Registered Nursing
St. Francis School of Nursing of New Castle
Pennsylvania Department of Health Professions
Virginia Department of Health Professions
- American Heart Association, BLS for the Healthcare Provider, 1995-present
- American Hearth Association, ACLS for Healthcare Providers, 2020-present
- Oncology Nursing Society, Chemotherapy / Immunotherapy Certification, 2020-present
- Henrico Medical Reserve Corps., Medical Volunteer, 2008-2013
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