Beatrice Wilson-Sowah
Wappingers Falls,NY
Summary
Compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner with broad experience in inpatient care. My strengths lie in postoperative care, delivering quality patient-centered care, patient education, preventive care, and chronic disease management. I also possess strong communication skills, clinical skills, and the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new settings.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Poughkeepsie, NY
12.2015 - Current
- Provide nursing care to patients on the neurology, stroke, medical unit, and cardiothoracic surgery step-down unit.
- Complete assessments and reassessments according to patients' needs.
- Plan care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Review and revise the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs, based on the evaluation of the patient’s status.
- Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, and delegation.
- Delegate appropriately, and provide nursing supervision in the provision of care by licensed and unlicensed staff.
- Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
- Review diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal findings to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
- Respond to emergent situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors.
- Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
RN
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, NY
03.2012 - 06.2014
- Provided nursing care to patients on the neurology, stroke, and medical units.
- Implemented the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the activities of the healthcare team.
- Delegated appropriately, and provided nursing supervision in the provision of care by licensed and unlicensed staff.
- Assisted with the orientation and supervision of nursing staff.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Developed education materials to help explain various conditions and treatments to patients.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
RN Supervisor
Genesis Healthcare
Philadelphia, PA
12.2010 - 03.2012
- Provided care to emergent, non-emergent, and chronically ill residents.
- Assisted with the orientation and supervision of nursing staff.
- Resolved conflicts among nursing staff in timely manner while promoting positive working relationships.
- Assessed need for additional staff, equipment and services based on historical data and seasonal trends.
- Actively listened to concerns from both patients and staff members regarding issues related to patient care.
- Participated in continuing education courses related to advances in nursing practice.
- Assisted with onboarding of new nurses by providing orientation materials and training sessions.
RN (per diem)
Village Nursing Home
New York, NY
10.2010 - 03.2012
- Provided direct nursing care to residents through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Administered medications as ordered
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Provided education to patients and family members
- Developed shift assignment for nursing assistants
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT01.2009
Master of Art - Social Science
SUNY Binghamton
Binghamton, NY01.2006
Skills
- Care of patients with Stroke and seisure
- Care for patients with CHF
- Care for patients with Diabetes
- Care for patients with Dementia
- Cardiac monitoring and assessment
- Cardiac assessment
- Pacemaker management
- Cardiac catheterization care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Post operative care
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to provide primary advice or consolation
- Strong critical thinking
- Great work ethic
Certificationslicensure
- New York State Family Nurse Practitioner License
- New York State Registered Nurse License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Timeline
RN
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
12.2015 - Current
RN
Stony Brook University Medical Center
03.2012 - 06.2014
RN Supervisor
Genesis Healthcare
12.2010 - 03.2012
RN (per diem)
Village Nursing Home
10.2010 - 03.2012
Master of Science - Nursing
Mount Saint Mary College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Connecticut State University
Master of Art - Social Science
SUNY Binghamton
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