BARBARA W. TURPIN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Trinity,Florida
Summary
Doctoral-graduate nursing educator with many years of clinical experience seeking a position as a nurse educator. Exhibits strong teaching methodologies and demands high standards to ensure quality patient care. Diagnoses and manages both complex and common critical care and medical/surgical problems in patients of all ages. Trained new nurses as a registered nurse and mentored other FNP and PA students ensuring exacting standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Energetic and motivational leader dedicated to driving top quality patient care and developing and training staff, with the ability to build relationships from day one. A talented Instructor effectively facilitates learning for students of all ages by providing engaging, relevant instruction. Adapta teaching methods and instructional materials based on varying needs, abilities and interests of students. Proficient in crafting lesson plans with clear objectives easily communicated to students.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Clinical Lead, site instructor
Bailey Family Care, Inc, Adult Primary Care/Critical
01.2019 - Current
- Provide rigorous high-quality patient care and education
- Clinical leader in preceptorship and mentoring of nursing and physician assistant students
- Clinical, Care
- Women’s Health/Men, Develops treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases
- Educates patients on health promotion throughout the aging process
- Performs diagnostic tests and screening evaluations
- Emphasizes preventative care and disease management
- Conducts comprehensive physical exams for aging patients and problems associated with co-morbidities
- Provides comprehensive gynecological and prenatal care; including pelvic exams, microscopic diagnostic testing, disease prevention, menopausal management, hormonal, and family planning services
- Functions autonomously
- Knowledgeable in diagnostics and management of STDs
- Educates on prevention of STDs and contraceptive management
- Pediatric Primary Care
- Family Medicine
- Conducts comprehensive wellness exams, developmental screenings, acute care and follow-up visits for patients from birth to 18 years of age
- Conducts sports physicals
- Educates patients on Concussion care
- Confident in Pediatric knowledge base and skills gained while collaborating with preceptor and affiliated pediatricians
- Educates and guide patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits
- Conducts physical exams across the lifespan
- Emphasizes preventative care and disease management
- Manage overall patient care regarding lifestyle and development issues
- Prescribes medications and managed co-morbidities
Registered Nurse
Regional Medical Center of Bayonet Point
Tampa, Florida
01.2014 - 01.2021
- Cardiovascular ICU/ Neurological ICU/Medical ICU/Surgical ICU
- HealthTrust (, Serves as resource to other nurses for questions about policies and procedures
- Able to handle a dynamic range of responsibilities promptly and efficiently
- Highly skilled in advanced airway management, ventilators, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and titration of critical drips
- Collaborates with all members of the health care team with the focus of promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for critically ill patients
- Provides evidenced based care to patients with life threatening conditions including sepsis, pre-and postoperative care of craniotomies, abdominal surgery genitourinary system surgery, open-heart surgery, other cardiac surgeries, and management of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), etc.
Registered Nurse
Trinity Medical Center
Trinity, Florida
01.2014 - 01.2018
- MICU/Special Procedure- Interventional Radiology, Highly skilled in caring for patients with acute on chronic illness with multiple com-morbidities including septic patients on multiple critical care drips requiring ventilator support, blood gases, arterial and central line management and advanced hemodynamic monitoring
- Special Procedures- responsible in coordinating interventional radiology procedures and assisted in procedures such as trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS procedure), ultrasound and CAT scan biopsies, chest tube placements, paracentesis, thoracentesis, abscess drainage catheter placements, dialysis catheter placement, implanted port placement and removal, central catheter placement, nephrology tube placement, angiograms with runoffs, coiling, clippings, Lexiscan procedures, and Dobutamine stress procedures
- Adept skills in patient and family teaching, conflict resolution and problem solving
Registered Nurse
CVICU, Northside Hospital
St Petersburg, Florida
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Performed skillfully in urgent situations with appropriate and timely nursing interventions to ensure patent safety and optimal patient outcomes
- Served as preceptor and mentor to newly hired nurses
- Highly skilled in caring for intubated patients requiring invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and multiple critical care drips with a broad range of diagnoses including sepsis, pre-and postoperative care of craniotomies, abdominal surgery genitourinary system surgery, open-heart surgery, other cardiac surgeries, and management of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), etc.
Registered Nurse
Kingwood Medical Center
Kingwood, Texas
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Utilized the nursing process of assessment and plan of care, to provide evidenced based care to patients with implementation of clinical nursing skills according to hospital policy and nursing standards of practice with ongoing evaluation in achieving patient goals and ensuring optimal patient outcomes
- Able to handle a dynamic range of responsibilities promptly and efficiently
- Served as preceptor and mentor to newly hired nurses
- Maintained a collaborative relationship and open communication between physicians, team members, senior administration, and other departments
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Systems
Chamberlain University
01.2022
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
8.2011
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
Texas Woman’s University
5.2011
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Successful assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of pediatric and adult illnesses
- Wound care management
- Comprehensive focused physical assessments
- Incision and drainage of abscesses
- EKG interpretation
- High level of autonomy
- Venipuncture expert
- Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines
- Computer proficiencies in MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, and EMR (E-clinical works, Meditech)
- Student counseling
- Student engagement
- Trained in diagnostics and prognostics
- Trained in motor and cognitive skills therapy
- Child development
- Patient-focused therapy
- Pediatrics knowledge
- Student records management
- Student Progress Reporting
- Student advocacy
- Skilled in patient relations
Accomplishments
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, FNP-C issued 11/10/2018 current
- ANCC, certified as Critical Care Registered Nurse, CCRN, current
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- current
- Basic Life Support, BLS, current
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, AC:LS, current
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, PALS
Languages
Twi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Clinical Lead, site instructor
Bailey Family Care, Inc, Adult Primary Care/Critical
01.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Regional Medical Center of Bayonet Point
01.2014 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse
Trinity Medical Center
01.2014 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
CVICU, Northside Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
Kingwood Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2013
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Systems
Chamberlain University
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
Texas Woman’s University
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