Brianna Bolden
Dallas,TX
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 7 years of experience in Intensive care and Progressive care settings, as well as experience in telephone triage, providing high-acuity care to adult patients. Proven ability to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Recognized for strong clinical judgment, exceptional interpersonal communication, and the ability to assess patient needs while efficiently prioritizing and delegating care to optimize patient outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Central Operations Registered Nurse
Fuze Health
Dallas, Texas
08.2024 - Current
- Provide remote patient care and support through Telehealth technologies
- Conduct virtual patient assessments, including reviewing medical histories and current symptoms
- Assess and document patients' medical conditions and histories
- Educate patient and families on medical conditions
- Collaborate with a team of healthcare providers and clinicians
- Maintain accurate patient records and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations
- Demonstrate empathy, compassion, and professionalism in patient interactions
- Meet compliance by confirming successful discharge from emergency departments and hospital visits by closing HEDIS measures
- Successfully meet weekly metric goals to improve overall performance management
Stepdown Registered Nurse
Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
06.2023 - 05.2024
- Level I Trauma Center, Teaching Hospital
- Float throughout the hospital to Med-Surgical, Progressive Care/Stepdown (Surgical, Cardiac, Neuro, Medical) and ER holding units
- Deliver high quality and compassionate care for high acuity patients with multiple chronic diagnoses such as COPD, respiratory failure, stroke, heart failure, etc.
- Experienced with care of patients involving trach care, EKG monitoring, IV pumps, postop care, nephrostomy tubes, chest tubes, urostomy tubes, ostomy care, urinary catheters, blood products, ect.
- Closely monitor signs and symptoms of cardiac and other life-threatening complications with fluid and electrolyte imbalances
- Safely titrate critical drips such as antihypertensives, heparin, PCA infusions, diuretics, insulin drips and administer IV, IM, and PO medications in accordance with hospital protocol
- Coordinated with healthcare team members to assess, plan, and evaluate patient care plans
- Collaborated with physicians to report patient status, lab values, and urgent patient needs
- Assisted with rapid response and code blue teams
Progressive Care Unit/Stepdown Registered Nurse
Saint Francis-Bartlett Hospital
Bartlett, Tennessee
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Monitor and coordinate a 36-bed Progressive Care Unit; float to Medical-Surgical and ER holding units
- Perform head-to-toe assessments and develop appropriate plans of care
- Identify subtle changes in a patient's medical condition and respond quickly
- Obtain and monitor patient vital signs and assess EKGs on telemetry monitors
- Safely administer injections, IV catheters, medications, and perform lab draws
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, dietitians, speech, occupational and physical therapists, case management, and other healthcare providers to provide quality patient care
- Provide health promotion, counseling, and education about medications and treatment for patients and families
- Develop key critical thinking skills to deliver individualized patient care
- Perform stressful codes for patient resuscitation
- Assisted in safe patient transferring by exerting over 85lbs as part of a two-person team.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Saint Francis Memphis Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
07.2019 - 01.2023
- Monitor and coordinate a 40-bed Medical and Neuro Intensive Care; float to Progressive care, Medical-surgical, and ER holding units specializing in providing outcome-focused nursing care
- Ensure patients receive a safe and appropriate level of medical care
- Participate in daily rounds and work closely with case management, social workers, and physicians to provide patient assessment and updates on patient hospital visit
- Safely administer medications, insert IV catheters, perform lab draws
- Perform head-to-toe assessments and develop appropriate plans of care
- Identify subtle changes in a patient's medical condition and respond quickly
- Obtain and monitor patient vital signs closely
- Develop key critical thinking skills to deliver individualized patient care
- Participate in rapid response and code blue events, providing critical interventions to support patient stabilization and resuscitation
- Provide discharge planning to skilled nursing facilities, inpatient and outpatient rehabs, home health and hospice care
- Provide health promotion, counseling, and education about medications and treatment for patients and families
- Assist with patient transferring, bed mobility, dressing, skin, and wound care
- Assisted in repositioning patients in bed, requiring the exertion of over 85lbs of force as part of a two-person team
Progressive Care/Stepdown Registered Nurse
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Level I Trauma, Teaching Hospital
- Conduct full physical assessments and develop individualized plans of care based on clinical findings and patient needs
- Assessed patient health problems and implemented strategic nursing care plan
- Assess and manage patient pain levels using appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods for pain relief
- Manage patients and assist physicians with tracheostomies, IVs, central lines, IV pumps, PCA pumps, nephrostomy tubes, chest tubes, urostomy tubes, ostomy care, urinary catheters, G-tubes, and NG-tubes
- Float throughout the hospital to Med-Surgical Units, Progressive Care/Stepdown Units, and ER holding units
- Respond to code blue and rapid response alerts
- Collaborated with physicians to report patient status, lab values, and urgent patient needs
- Careful titration of IV drips
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, dietitians, occupational and physical therapists, and other healthcare teams to provide quality patient care
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Baptist Health Medical Center Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Level II Trauma Hospital
- Monitor and coordinate a 60-bed COVID-19/Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit
- Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and hemodynamic status
- Carefully assess and draw critical lab values
- Collaborated with physicians to report patient status, lab values, and urgent patient needs
- Safely administered specialty drug infusions and medications
- Perform head-to-toe assessments and develop appropriate plans of care
- Carefully managed patient equipment such as endotracheal tubes, nasogastric/orogastric/PEG tubes, tracheostomy tubes, chest tubes, urinary catheters, IV pumps, etc.
- Operate and monitor ventilators and advanced life support equipment
- Manage central lines, arterial lines, and other invasive monitoring devices
- Assist with patient transferring, bed mobility, dressing, skin, and wound care
- Facilitated discharge planning for nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and home health care
Critical Care Registered Nurse
West Jefferson Medical Center
Marrero, Louisiana
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Monitor and coordinate a 50-bed Coronary Care Units, Neuro, Surgical, and Medical Intensive Care Unit, and Progressive Care Unit
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, social workers, case managers, dietitians, occupational and physical therapists, and other healthcare teams to provide quality patient care
- Assessed patient health problems and implemented strategic nursing care plan
- Monitored and evaluated vital signs, neurological status, and hemodynamic stability to ensure timely interventions and optimal patient outcomes
- Assist rapid response team with patient resuscitation
- Carefully managed ventilators, titratable drips, blood products, tracheostomy tubes, chest tubes, central and arterial lines, etc.
- Safely administered specialty drug infusions and medications
- Assessed and managed patient pain - carefully re-evaluating using pain management techniques
- Facilitated discharge planning for skilled nursing facilities, inpatient and outpatient rehabs, home health, and hospice care to support smooth transitions and continuity of care
- Maintain accurate and timely electronic health record documentation
- Efficiently perform nursing duties as directed by healthcare providers within a timely manner
Critical Care/Stepdown Registered Nurse
Asheville Medical Center
Asheville, North Carolina
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Assessed patient health problems and implemented strategic nursing care plan
- Collaborated with physicians to report patient status, lab values, and urgent patient needs
- Monitor and float to ICU, Progressive Care/Stepdown and Medical-Surgical units
- Work hands closely and provide care to COVID-19 patients
- Safely administer specialty drug infusions and medications
- Carefully managed patient equipment such as ventilators, nasogastric/orogastric/PEG tubes, tracheostomy tubes, chest tubes, urinary catheters, IV pumps, etc.
- Assessed and managed patient pain - carefully re-evaluating using pain management techniques
- Provide discharge planning to skilled nursing facilities, inpatient and outpatient rehabs, home health and hospice care
- Adhere to hospital policies, patient safety standards, and regulatory guidelines
- Execute physician orders and nursing interventions accurately and efficiently, ensuring timely implementation of patient care plans
- Safely perform mid-turbinate nasal swabs and collect lab specimens
- Provide wound care and infection prevention interventions in accordance with evidence-based guidelines
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Loewenberg College of Nursing
Memphis, TN05-2019
Skills
- IV medication administration and titration of continuous drips
- Comprehensive patient assessment
- Patient safety protocols
- HIPAA and patient privacy compliance
- Patient education and care coordination
- Rapid response and code blue participation
- Time management and prioritization
- Attention to detail
- Analytical and critical thinking
Certifications And Licensure
- Texas Compact State licensure
- Licensed Registered Nurse in all 50 states
- Advanced Certified Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
Timeline
Central Operations Registered Nurse
Fuze Health
08.2024 - Current
Stepdown Registered Nurse
Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix
06.2023 - 05.2024
Progressive Care Unit/Stepdown Registered Nurse
Saint Francis-Bartlett Hospital
01.2023 - 05.2023
Progressive Care/Stepdown Registered Nurse
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2022
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Baptist Health Medical Center Little Rock
09.2021 - 11.2021
Critical Care Registered Nurse
West Jefferson Medical Center
03.2021 - 05.2021
Critical Care/Stepdown Registered Nurse
Asheville Medical Center
10.2020 - 01.2021
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Saint Francis Memphis Hospital
07.2019 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Loewenberg College of Nursing