Brenda A. Christoforo BSN, RN, CMSRN, GRN
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Highly competent acute care nurse with 30+ years of experience in the care of the general and geriatric surgical patient with familiarity in EPIC seeking a position with opportunities for continued professional engagement
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
03.1991 - 04.2024
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Provided direct patient care
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations
- Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity
- Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments
- Supervised and managed daily schedule as a past Clinical Coordinator and Unit Charge Nurse
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care and sitting down with surveyors during site visits
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN04.2017
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX05.2004
License Vocational Nurse -
John Peter Smith School of Nursing
Fort Worth, TX01.1991
Skills
- Specialty: Care of General Surgery and Geriatric Surgical populations
- Excels in nursing skills : Wound care/Wound Vac management , Ostomies, NGT, JP, Pigtail and Penrose drains Administration of IV medication : TPN, IV ABX Care of PICC, Midline and Central lines
- Acute care expertise of the complex surgical patient
- Strong Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking
- Patient and Family Engagement , Advocacy and Education
- Infection Prevention measures
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- JACHO and Magnet engagement
Certification
- CMSRN
- BCLS
- CPI
- NICHE- Geriatric Resource Nurse
Accomplishments
- Great 100 Nurse
- Texas Health Resources Patient Safety Award
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital Nursing Excellence Award for Quality
- Nursing Clinical Advancement Program (NCAP) Level V- Advanced Expert
Affiliations
- Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
- American Nurses Association
- Texas Nurses Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
03.1991 - 04.2024
Bachelor Of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Tarrant County College District
License Vocational Nurse -
John Peter Smith School of Nursing
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