Alexis Farrington
Raleigh,NC
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with solid teaching acumen and passion for developing new nurses meet changing care demands. Extensive clinical knowledge and judgment with skills in preceptorship and clinical practice. Dedicated to identifying problems and employing critical thinking concepts to develop clinical solutions in practice and academia.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MSN CN II
Duke Regional Hospital
06.2022 - Current
- Clinical nurse in traditional and interventional cardiovascular service
- Practice technique specialist
- Time management
- Resource navigation
Clinical Registered Nurse
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Served as an institutional clinical resource for intensive and progressive care areas.
- Worked with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring the inclusion of patients' individual needs.
Clinical Nurse
Kindred Hospital North Florida
02.2020 - 06.2023
- Traditional bedside nursing care
- Facilitate learning for patient/family unit
- Improve clinical regimen & efficacy of care
- Increased positive clinical outcomes
- Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Florida State College at Jacksonville
05.2016 - 12.2019
- Assign/govern clinical activity of up to eight nursing students in acute care institutions, in 8 to 12 hour rotations
- Create/design KSA-appropriate learning activities to promote clinical understanding and develop critical thinking
- Facilitated integration and implementation of didactic-contextual theory in acute care setting to enhance adult-learner comprehension
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Implemented new educational techniques to boost student comprehension while reducing learning time.
- Proficient in online/electronic instruction and communication in distance learning/teaching
Registered Nurse
Baptist Medical Center
06.2008 - 08.2019
- CVICU (2008) - Flex Staff (2011)
- Performed progressive, intensive care/post-surgery and telemetry care throughout all campuses
- Clinical collaboration to reduce readmission, exacerbation of symptoms, promote successful outcomes.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Nurse Manager
Life Care Center of America
07.2011 - 08.2012
- Manage direct care of 60-Bed unit
- Staffing of multiple nurses and ancillary aides in diverse shifts
- Responsible for direction & resource management
- Established program for successful annual facility inspection
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
St. Vincent's Medical Center
10.2008 - 07.2011
- Areas: Acute care step-Down, medical-surgical telemetry
- Proactive and progressive patient education from admit to discharge
- Participant in shared governance program. Clinical Tool developed: Inpatient Hypoglycemia protocol tool
- Research and Education Council: Results facilitated 82% reduction in adverse outcomes
Registered Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina
06.2005 - 06.2008
- Cardiac progressive care management; care of post CT surgery patient at 1: 2/1:4 ratios
- Educated patients/families of treatment compliance at home
- Assessed needs reviewing/tracking EKG readings to address telemetry readings quickly
- Answered patient questions/provided take-home materials for further information
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Practice Leadership| Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL12.2023
Master of Science - Acute Care Adult NP (2020)
Maryville University
St. Louis05.2018
Master of Science - Nurse Educator
University of Central Florida
Orlando06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Florida State College
Jacksonville, FL05.2011
Associate of Applied Science - Health Science Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC11.2006
Diploma/Certificate Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Florida Community College, Jacksonville
Jacksonville04.1997
Skills
- Clinical/academic counseling
- Experienced distance teaching
- Proficient use of software/technology
- Communication
- Collaboration/teamwork
- Microsoft/PowerPoint
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Strong faculty-student rapport
- Critical thinking educator
- Teaching/learning facilitator
- Completing Physical Assessments
- Course Content Development
- Classroom Assessment Techniques
- Teaching Experience
- Student Remediation
Certification
RN NC- 350498 (Exp. 11/2025)
BLS/ACLS AHA (Exp. 04/2024)
AWARDS
12/2014 Dean's List UCF Graduate Level
2018 Honor Society: MVU
2016 - 2018 Dean's List: MVU
2015 Delta Epsilon Honor Society Member/UCF
PRESENTATIONS
2023 I-DECIDED: Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention to Prevent Complications
2023 Peripheral IV Complications
2022 Hypertension: Medication Alternatives for Disease Management
2018 Heart Disease & Cardiomyopathy: An Adult-Gero Case Analysis
2016 Aging Among Women of Color: Examining Heart Disease
2017 Clinical Research: Patient Education
2015 Graduate Capstone: Professionalism in Nursing
2012 Universal Precautions: Mitigating Microbes
2011 Clinical Study/Presentation: Barrett's Esophagus
2011 Severe Hypoglycemia | Shared Governance
2010 Dilemmas in Ethics: Safe Clinical Staffing
Additional Information
Memberships
- AMSN
- ANA/AANP
- ANCC
- NLN
- AMSN Newsletter Authors
- UCF National Honor Society
Timeline
MSN CN II
Duke Regional Hospital
06.2022 - Current
Clinical Registered Nurse
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
04.2022 - 09.2023
Clinical Nurse
Kindred Hospital North Florida
02.2020 - 06.2023
Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Florida State College at Jacksonville
05.2016 - 12.2019
Nurse Manager
Life Care Center of America
07.2011 - 08.2012
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
St. Vincent's Medical Center
10.2008 - 07.2011
Registered Nurse
Baptist Medical Center
06.2008 - 08.2019
Registered Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina
06.2005 - 06.2008
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Practice Leadership| Nursing
Chamberlain University
Master of Science - Acute Care Adult NP (2020)
Maryville University
Master of Science - Nurse Educator
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Florida State College
Associate of Applied Science - Health Science Nursing
Trident Technical College
Diploma/Certificate Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Florida Community College, Jacksonville