Annette Patrice Lucas
South Weber,UT
Summary
Nurse Educator Consultant is looking for something fresh where skills will be utilized and valued such as those skills in nursing consultation, managing information systems, curriculum mapping, education, mentor, customer-service, nursing best practices, and loyalty as evidenced by this Curriculum Vitae stated below. I am a hard worker and a team focused and client-centered professional.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Educator Consultant
Kaplan Inc.
11.2017 - Current
- Primary consultant for Kaplan Nursing to include the areas of the Northwest, California, Dakotas, Missouri, and Utah
- Consulted nursing program faculty on curriculum while utilizing Kaplan resources and demonstrating compatibility with curriculum through best practices; created and hosted Webinars on nursing education
- Hosted student and faculty orientations and meetings
- Self-sufficiency with reliability in knowledge of nursing education in a remote working environment, with some travel
- Office management skills includes scheduling of meetings, emails, presentations, prioritization, problem-solving, test prep best practices, orientations, and other related tasks
- Expert in Microsoft Office software
- Educated and trained partners on evaluating student performance with Kaplan data and recommended evaluation plans most optimal for measuring student learning outcomes
- Analyzed student performance through reporting and elevated to faculty with advisement on strategies to improve student usage and engagement
- Demonstrates best practices for use of Kaplan resources for both faculty and students
- Assists sales team with faculty engagement via virtual or in-person presentations on Kaplan Resources
- Utilizes Salesforce and Groove data bases for managing institutional partner information and data.
Nursing Assessments
Ogden Regional Wound Care Center
06.2011 - 07.2017
- Developing, implementing and evaluating nursing plans of care and instructing patient/caregivers appropriate use of dressings
- Keeping complete and accurate patient records
- Creates a positive environment for patients in the clinic setting
- Appropriate use of wound treatments, such as dressings, wraps, negative pressure wound therapy, skin substitutes, and compression methods
- Infection control measures, lab requests and analysis, blood draws, and medication administration
- Assists patients during preparation for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- Educates patients, students, and nurses on advanced wound care
- Acts as assistant to wound care physicians during sterile procedures
- Performs off-site educational presentations to local Senior Citizen Centers on diabetes, neuropathy, preventative foot care, and wounds.
Telephone Triage RN and Ambulatory Care RN
12.2016 - 06.2017
- Telephone triage to a patient population of active duty, retired, and family members
- Skills performed in this position include but not limited to encompassing a compassionate, caring, and personable relationship with callers
- Followed regulated protocols based on symptoms to determine course of action and educating patients on home self care using those protocols established for optimal outcomes
- Ability to determine urgency of health problem and directed to ER, Urgent Care, or primary care
- Made appointments using base online database; entered orders for necessary labs or other necessary assessment tools needed before appointment
- Additionally performed nurse visits for patients to include situations such as regularly scheduled injections, rapid strep, dehydration, and other situations that required an assessment needed by a health care provider
- Conducted classes for newly pregnant mothers
- Generated referrals for members needing specialized care outside of family health realm.
Instructor
Stevens Henagar College
09.2014 - 01.2017
- Taught Medical-Surgical II, Mental Health Nursing, HESI prep, and Leadership/Management courses
- Utilized Canvas online program to facilitate nursing education
- Organized and structured course online via Canvas utilizing the syllabus as a blueprint
- Set-up and utilized discussions, assignments, testing, calendar, and other support features of Canvas
- Updated lesson plans, created tests, grading, and student advisory/mentoring
- Classroom preparation focused on adult theory of learning; included designing and implementing special activities such as group, role-playing, discussion of case studies, games, student challenges, PowerPoints, videos, and guest speakers
- Served as a motivational support system for students, regularly providing positive feedback, to include inspirational reflective thinking on nursing school and nursing as a career field
- Proctored the NCLEX live review hosted by Kaplan in preparation for student licensing as registered nurses.
In-house Wound Care and Ostomy Team
Ogden Regional Medical Center
11.2014 - 12.2016
- Performed wound care/ostomy consultations and assessments for hospitalists, surgeons, and outside support physicians and/or nurse practitioners
- Prioritizes order of care based on needs of patient
- Assessments of pain, wound, vasculature, skin, dressings, and co-morbidities are performed on each patient
- Cleans, measures, takes photo and dresses wounds appropriate to the type of wound
- Educates patients and family members on self-care of wound and lifestyle changes to enhance wound healing
- Educates nurses, CNAs, and local area nursing students on wound care
- Performs in-house staff skills training sessions on wound and ostomy care
- Collaborates with other health care professionals such as dietician, physical therapy, pharmacy, Wound Care Center, vendors, and case managers to provide the best outcomes for patient
- Consults with Central Sterile for wound vac acquisition and pick-up
- Uses Meditech charting system for documentation
- Ostomy care includes patient education from day 1 post-op, fitting and sizing for proper ostomy dressing assembly, orders starter kits for patients to receive at home
- Communicates with vendor as an appointed liaison for patient questions/concerns after discharge
- Ensures patients demonstrate dressing change using teach-back/return demonstration method of instruction to ensure proper and safe dressing change.
Patient care
Dignity Home Health Hospice
03.2009 - 06.2009
- Patient care in the home setting to include Hoyer lift, basic cares, assisted with activities of daily living, vitals, safety assessment, bathing, light housekeeping, and companionship.
United States Air Force Active Duty
01.1983 - 01.2004
- Duties included: Recruitment/Sales Experience, Information management, records management, personnel, protocol, leadership, supervisor, and trainer.
Education
MSN -
Weber State University
01.2015
BSN -
Weber State University
01.2013
ADN -
Weber State University
01.2010
Skills
- Professional Development
- Systems Evaluation
- Curriculum Mapping Resources
- Career Development
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant, November 2007
- Licensed Practical Nurse, June 2010
- Registered Nurse, June 2011 to present
Awards Recognition
- 2022: Kaplan Spirit Award
- 2013 - Ogden Regional Medical Center: I AM ORMC CHAMPION
- 2013 - ICARE Recognition
Timeline
Nurse Educator Consultant
Kaplan Inc.
11.2017 - Current
Telephone Triage RN and Ambulatory Care RN
12.2016 - 06.2017
In-house Wound Care and Ostomy Team
Ogden Regional Medical Center
11.2014 - 12.2016
Instructor
Stevens Henagar College
09.2014 - 01.2017
Nursing Assessments
Ogden Regional Wound Care Center
06.2011 - 07.2017
Patient care
Dignity Home Health Hospice
03.2009 - 06.2009
United States Air Force Active Duty
01.1983 - 01.2004
MSN -
Weber State University
BSN -
Weber State University
ADN -
Weber State University
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