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Brian Florence

Galveston,TX

Summary

Driven Registered Nurse and new Family Nurse Practitioner graduate with 8 years of experience caring for patients within surgical setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse Transitional Post-Anesthesia Care

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
Houston, Texas
09.2020 - Current
  • Recovering post anesthesia surgical patients requiring extended observation
  • Assessing and treating pain
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Monitoring vital signs
  • Monitoring lab values
  • Identifying deteriorating situations and adjusting plan of care accordingly
  • Planning, coordinating, and implementing care between patients, nurse technicians and physicians
  • Administering appropriate medications, and monitoring for side effects
  • Assessing/documenting patient systems.

Clinical Experience

FNP Student Rotations
Greater Houston Area, TX
06.2023 - 05.2024

UTMB PRIMARY/SPECIALT CARE. Texas City, Texas

Outpatient Pediatric Rotation (90 hours)

May 2023 – July 2023

EXCEL URGENT CARE. Missouri City, Texas

Urgent Care Rotation (90 hours)

May 2023 – August 2023

TOMBALL WALK-IN CLINIC. Tomball, Texas

Primary Care Rotation (390 hours)

September 2023 – April 2024

DR. HENRY SU OB/GYN. Houston, Texas

Outpatient OB/GYN Rotation (90 hours)

January 2024 – March 2024

Registered Nurse Post-Op/Med-Surg

HCA HOSPITAL
Texas City, Texas
06.2019 - 11.2020
  • Admitting patients and reconciling home medications
  • Starting IV’s
  • Wound care.
  • Assessing/documenting and treating pain
  • Assessing/documenting patient systems.
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Monitoring vital signs and lab values
  • Administering appropriate medications, and monitoring for side effectsIdentifying deteriorating situations and adjusting plan of care accordingly
  • Planning, coordinating, and implementing care between patients, nurse technicians and physicians
  • Providing patient education and discharging patients from the hospital

Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia Care Unit

UTMB HOSPITAL
Galveston, Texas
09.2016 - 03.2019
  • Starting IV’s
  • Assessing/documenting and treating pain
  • Assessing/documenting patient systems.
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Monitoring vital signs and lab values
  • Administering appropriate medications, and monitoring for side effects
  • Identifying deteriorating situations and adjusting plan of care accordingly
  • Planning, coordinating, and implementing care between patients, nurse technicians and physicians
  • Providing patient education and discharging patients from the hospital

Education

Master of Science (MSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) -

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
05.2024

Bachelor of Science (BSN) Registered Nursing (RN) -

LAMAR UNIVERSITY
05.2020

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Registered Nursing (RN) -

GALVESTON COLLEGE
05.2016

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Major in Theater, Minor in Popular Culture -

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
08.2003

Skills

  • Injections
  • Pain management
  • Blood draws
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Therapeutic Communication
  • Monitoring Patient Progress/Adjusting Treatments
  • Patient Education
  • Teamwork
  • Emotional Resilience
  • Photography
  • Culturally-sensitive care
  • Emergency Response
  • Electronic Health Records Management
  • Patient Management
  • Data Collection
  • Chart updating
  • Diabetes management
  • Wound Care
  • Medical assessment
  • Nursing staff leadership
  • Medical Recordkeeping
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • IV start
  • Medication Administration
  • Treatment Planning
  • Epic EHR Management
  • Flow sheet charting
  • Family Education
  • Medical Screening
  • Compassion and Empathy
  • Pediatric nursing
  • Procedure preparations
  • Vascular care understanding
  • Emotional awareness

Certification

  • Registered Nurse - Current
  • MEDSURG -BC - Current
  • BLS - Current
  • ACLS - Current

Timeline

Clinical Experience

FNP Student Rotations
06.2023 - 05.2024

Registered Nurse Transitional Post-Anesthesia Care

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
09.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse Post-Op/Med-Surg

HCA HOSPITAL
06.2019 - 11.2020

Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia Care Unit

UTMB HOSPITAL
09.2016 - 03.2019

Master of Science (MSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) -

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON

Bachelor of Science (BSN) Registered Nursing (RN) -

LAMAR UNIVERSITY

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Registered Nursing (RN) -

GALVESTON COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Major in Theater, Minor in Popular Culture -

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Brian Florence