Beverly Berry, RN-BSN
Flower Mound,TX
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with over 30 years experience in Labor and Delivery. Skilled in providing safe, companionate care to mothers and newborns, with expertise in fetal monitoring, medication administration, and managing high-acuity situations. Strong clinical judgment, teamwork, and commitment to quality patient care.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound
Flower Mound, TX
08.2014 - Current
- Performed PRN charge nurse responsibilities on day shift and night shift to maintain continuity of patient care
- Participated in women’s and children’s unit hypertension committee to support hypertension-related care processes.
- Precepted newly hired nurses to support effective integration into Labor and Delivery unit operations and established nursing processes.
- Documented maternal and fetal status in electronic health records, ensuring accuracy and timely updates for optimal patient care.
- Coordinated care with physicians, anesthesia, and nursery staff during deliveries and urgent interventions.
- Assessed laboring patients, monitored fetal heart patterns, and reported changes to obstetric providers.
- Prepared patients for C-section procedures. Assisted during C-section surgeries as circulating nurse. Provided recovery care for mother and infant.
- Responded to obstetric emergencies, supporting rapid stabilization and safe maternal-fetal outcomes.
- Administered medications accurately and safely under physician guidance during labor induction or augmentation processes.
Perinatal Clinician- Telephonic RN
Alere Home Monitoring
Dallas, TX
07.2011 - 08.2014
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies for at-risk patients, ensuring immediate safety measures were executed.
- Delivered high-quality patient care by conducting telephonic assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing ongoing therapeutic support for home-bound patients with hyperemesis, hypertension, and preterm labor.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient care through effective communication and teamwork.
- Provided patients with detailed information about symptoms, causes and treatment expectations.
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies to secure immediate safety for at-risk patients.
- Assessed patient eligibility and home monitoring readiness using clinical protocols and physician orders.
- Educated patients on device use, testing procedures, and result reporting requirements.
Registered Nurse-Labor and Delivery
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
08.1996 - 07.2011
- Charge nurse day shift full-time and PRN on busy high-risk labor and delivery unit, leading staffing coordination, assisting with unit responsibilities, and managing maternal transport coordination to unit.
- Conducted rapid patient assessments in high-volume, fast-paced triage; prioritized care based on acuity and responded promptly to emergent, changing conditions.
- Provided exceptional care to patients and families during antepartum, labor and delivery process, c-sections, and recovery process.
- Participated in unit-based committees to maintain alignment on unit priorities.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assessed laboring patients, monitored fetal status, and prioritized interventions for maternal and newborn safety.
- Coordinated interdisciplinary care with obstetric providers, anesthesia, and neonatal teams during intrapartum emergencies.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for a specified amount of time for any changes in status.
- Monitored vital signs and managed epidural analgesia during labor and delivery to ensure patient comfort and safety.
- Coordinated care for low and high-risk laboring women, ensuring immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Assisted obstetricians with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Implemented strategies enhancing labor and delivery processes, improving patient outcomes.
- Anticipated potential complications early in the labor process through vigilant assessment of both mother and fetus vital signs data.
- Mentored new nursing staff members, sharing best practices and offering guidance to ensure a high level of patient care.
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices in labor and delivery procedures.
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR05.1996
Skills
- Fetal heart monitoring
- Intrapartum management
- Assisting in c-section operations and recovery management
- Immediate newborn care
- PRN Charge Nurse for day and night shift
- Patient triage
- Skilled in emergency maternal care
- Active committee member
- Neonatal resuscitation (NRP)
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound
08.2014 - Current
Perinatal Clinician- Telephonic RN
Alere Home Monitoring
07.2011 - 08.2014
Registered Nurse-Labor and Delivery
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
08.1996 - 07.2011
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
University of Arkansas