Brianna Christian

• Performed nursing interventions to include as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection, Prepared and administered medications and feedings via g-tube and managed g tube site
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patient with rare neuro-endocrine disorder for monitoring during clinical trial
• Facilitated interdisciplinary care to include occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehab medicine, GI, pediatric surgery, endocrinology, developmental pediatrics, neurology and nutrition services to provide highest level of care based on evidence-based practices
• Trained with multiple therapists to gain proficiency in dystonia management through positioning and pressure point techniques, exercises for neurological rehabilitation, feeding therapy and oral motor development for g tube weaning and rhythmic therapy exercises for nervous system regulation
• Collaborated with orthotists, rehab medicine therapists and physical therapists to assess and appropriately use multiple types of DME equipment to include TLSO, Theratog, Benik suit, SPIO, hand orthotics, AFOs, SMOs, gait trainers, NMES and vibration therapy machines.
• Acted as a patient advocate, ensuring the child's needs were met and their rights protected throughout their healthcare journey.

• Lead instructor for hospital wide programs of STABLE and NRP, educating and facilitating the training of over 100 healthcare providers
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Enhanced emergency response times by organizing and leading drills, preparing team for actual emergencies for neonatal resuscitation
• Mentored and supervised junior nurses and nursing students, serving as a lead nurse for educational development amongst staff in neonatal care
• Championed a positive work culture by recognizing exemplary performance from team members and addressing conflicts promptly when they arose.
• Maintained high standards of patient care during high-volume shifts, managing patient assignments to optimize nurse workload during staff shortages and deployments
• Managed supply of medical equipment and consumables, coordinating with supply management staff to ensure consistency in stocking of resuscitation equipment for neonates
• Facilitated cross-departmental communication, enhancing efficiency of patient care coordination.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized care plan for high risk OB and neonatal patients

o Charge/Staff Nurse on 18-bed unit providing couplet care in hospital that averages 260 deliveries per month.

o Delegated management of couplet care to team of 3-4 RNs and LPNs and 2-3 corpsmen.

o Managed $1 million budget for supplies of unit to include ordering, coordinating with supply management team, tracking and developing systems to ensure continuity of available supplies for resuscitation during government shut down

o Delivered specialized nursing care to antepartum and postpartum mothers to include comorbidity management, antibiotic therapy, pain management, fetal monitoring, recovery post-c-section, and management of post-partum bleeding/hemorrhaging.

o Developed system to track compliance with Baby-Friendly Hospital training and support hospital’s Baby-Friendly status

o Dedicated over 600 nursing hours to training of 13 new staff members on unit.

o Charge and Staff Nurse on 6-bed NICU develops family-centered care plans for critically ill and preterm newborns above 32 weeks gestation.

o Establishes and coordinates care for newborns with various pathophysiological conditions such a hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, reflux and preterm development.

o NICU nurse team member of Neonatal Resuscitation Team involved in acute recovery of higher-risk newborns and attendance to high risk deliveries to ensure safe and best-practice based recovery of newborns