ASHLEY GARDNER, RN

Professional nurse with over six years of experience in medical/neuro intensive care and medical-surgical units. Proven to remain calm under pressure, skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

• Methodist University Hospital- Memphis, TN: 2/13/2023-4/8/2023

  Unit: Medical/Surgical   Beds: 48   EMR: Cerner   Facility Type: Teaching Hospital

• Community Health Network- Indianapolis, IN: 6/23/23-9/23/23

  Unit: Unit: Medical/Surgical   Beds: 40   EMR: Epic   Facility Type: Community Hospital

• University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences- Little Rock, AR: PRN, 1/2019 to Current

   Unit: 28-Bed Medical/Neuro ICU   EMR: Epic   Facility Type: Level I Trauma &    Academic Center

• United States Air Force Reserve: 12/2019 to Current

   Unit: Clinic Nurse   Facility Type: Military

• St. Luke Baptist Hospital- San Antonio, TX: 12/2017 to 1/2019

   Unit: 32-Bed Medical Surgical/Oncology    EMR: Cerner   

• Regent Care Center- San Antonio, TX: 10/2017 to 3/2018

   Unit: 18-Bed    EMR: Paper Chart   Facility Type: Skilled Nursing Facility

• Develop patient care plans by assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing diagnoses.
• Oversee complex patients, including those with multi-system failure, respiratory failure, DKA, drug overdose, alcohol withdrawal, shock, stroke and neurosurgical emergencies.
• Respond to life-threatening events/emergency situations by providing airway management, monitoring vital signs, administering emergency drugs/fluids and advanced cardiac life support.
• Experienced with care of patients involving ventilators, tracheostomies, arterial lines, central lines, telemetry monitoring, foley catheters, NG-tubes and post-op care.
• Closely monitor hemodynamic variances to identify signs of cardiac arrest and other life-threatening complications.
• Prepare patients for echocardiograms, MRI's, CT scans, x-rays and other diagnostic testing.

• Registered Nurse (RN): Arkansas Board of Nursing: License#: R109318, Expiration: October 2025
• Basic Life Support (BLS): Expiration: June 2024
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Expiration: January 2025
• NIH Stroke Scale