Brian Florence, MSN, BA, APRN, FNP-BC
Galveston
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner new 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 PACU
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
09.2020 - Current
- Recovering post anesthesia surgical patients requiring extended observation
- Assessing and treating pain
- Therapeutic communication
- Monitoring vital signs / 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.
FNP Primary Care Clinical Rotation (90 Hours)
Excel Urgent Care
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Review of Systems
- Physical assessment
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests
- Diagnosing
- Treatment planning
- Patient education
FNP Primary Care Clinical Rotation (390 Hours)
Tomball Walk-In Clinic
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Review of Systems
- Physical assessment
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic testsDiagnosing
- Treatment planning
- Patient education
FNP OB/GYN Clinical Rotation (90 Hours)
Dr Henry Su OB/GYN
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Review of Systems
- Physical assessment
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic testsDiagnosing
- Treatment planning
- Patient education
FNP Pediatric Clinical Rotation (90 Hours)
UTMB Primary/Specialty Care
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Review of Systems
- Physical assessment
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic testsDiagnosing
- Treatment planning
- Patient education
Registered Nurse Post-Op/Med-Surg
HCA HOSPITAL
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
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
Houston, Texas05.2024
Bachelor of Science (BSN) Registered Nursing (RN) -
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
Lamar, Texas05.2020
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Registered Nursing (RN) -
GALVESTON COLLEGE
Galveston, Texas05.2016
Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Major in Theater, Minor in Popular Culture -
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Houston, Texas08.2003
Skills
- Injections
- Pain management
- Blood draws
- Stitches
- IV start
- Medication Administration
- Fine Motor Skills
- Wound Care
- Therapeutic Communication
- Monitoring Patient Progress
- Adapting treatment plan
- Patient Education
- Teamwork
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Emergency Response
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Patient Management
- Data Collection
- Chart updating
- Medical assessment
- Nursing staff leadership
- Direct Patient Care
- Emotional Intelligence
- Treatment Planning
- Flow sheet charting
- Medical Screening
- Compassion and Empathy
- Procedure preparations
- Vascular care understanding
- Photography
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Current 901501
- APRN - Current 1174586
- NPI # 1871343152.
- FNP-BC - Current
- MEDSURG - BC - Current
- BLS - Current
- ACLS - Current
- PALS - Current
Timeline
FNP OB/GYN Clinical Rotation (90 Hours)
Dr Henry Su OB/GYN
01.2024 - 03.2024
FNP Primary Care Clinical Rotation (390 Hours)
Tomball Walk-In Clinic
09.2023 - 04.2024
FNP Primary Care Clinical Rotation (90 Hours)
Excel Urgent Care
05.2023 - 07.2024
FNP Pediatric Clinical Rotation (90 Hours)
UTMB Primary/Specialty Care
05.2023 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse Transitional PACU
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
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
- Registered Nurse - Current 901501
- APRN - Current 1174586
- NPI # 1871343152.
- FNP-BC - Current
- MEDSURG - BC - Current
- BLS - Current
- ACLS - Current
- PALS - Current
Master of Science (MSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) -
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
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