Breanna Nicholson
Thomson,Ga
Summary
Compassionate Charge Nurse offers 3 years of patient care and advocacy within medical-surgical units. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Demonstrated success in cultivating strong patient rapport to drive outcome goals.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Surgical Charge Nurse
Piedmont Augusta Hospital
04.2023 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
Registered Nurse
Genie Healthcare- Travel Nursing
05.2022 - 04.2023
- Managing direct patient care for 6 patients
- Charge Nurse Responsibilities
- Precepting other nurses and managing patient care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
University of Alabama at Birmingham - W8N Nephrology
09.2020 - 09.2022
- Charge nurse and certified preceptor
- Providing direct patient care to a variety of illnesses
- Starting patient care for new admissions, and transfers
- Assessing patients in a timely manner
- I also help with patient’s daily tasks; I also do blood draws, take patient’s vital signs
- Interact and communicate with patients of all different ages, and also provide discharge teaching to patients
- Remove central lines.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare-Travel Nursing
11.2022 - 04.2022
- Managed patients load up to six patients
- Charge nurse duties and managing patient care
- Communicating efficiently and effectively with other medical professionals.
Education
Doctorate of Nursing Practice -
University of Alabama at Birmingham
11.2023
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
University of Alabama at Birmingham
12.2020
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Wallace State Community College
08.2019
Associate of Science- General Studies -
Calhoun Community College
12.2013
Advanced Academic Diploma -
Danville High School
01.2013
Skills
- Care Coordination
- Patient Examination
- Performance Improvement
- Direct Patient Care
- Staff Development
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Precepting
- Staff Supervision
- Patient and Family Advocacy
Certification
- Certificate Program Practical Nursing- Wallace State Community College- Dec. 2018
- ACLS certified- American Heart Association
- BLS Certification- American Heart Association
- Compact Registered Nurse License: 1-178988
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Medical Surgical Charge Nurse
Piedmont Augusta Hospital
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare-Travel Nursing
11.2022 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse
Genie Healthcare- Travel Nursing
05.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
University of Alabama at Birmingham - W8N Nephrology
09.2020 - 09.2022
Doctorate of Nursing Practice -
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Wallace State Community College
Associate of Science- General Studies -
Calhoun Community College
Advanced Academic Diploma -
Danville High School
- Certificate Program Practical Nursing- Wallace State Community College- Dec. 2018
- ACLS certified- American Heart Association
- BLS Certification- American Heart Association
- Compact Registered Nurse License: 1-178988
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