Brianna Vanderpool
Jacksonville,NC
Summary
Cumulative 15 years of nursing care to the military community and their families. Skilled multitasker with superior work ethic and good teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills. Willing to take on any task to help team. Reliable and dedicated team player with hardworking and resourceful approach.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PMHNP Intern
Alchemy Healthy Minds And Wellness
01.2023 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes through thorough assessments and accurate diagnoses.
- Evaluated new procedures and treatments based on evidence-based practice principles, refining approaches according to emerging research findings when appropriate.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Reduced risk of relapse by providing ongoing support during follow-up visits and crisis interventions when necessary.
- Utilized effective communication techniques that catered specifically toward different age groups, ensuring clear understanding of complex topics surrounding mental health diagnoses.
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Directly responsible for managing the antepartum fetal testing clinic.
- Performs all antenatal testing.
- Works closely with the MFM physician and certified nurse midwife
- Manage, on average, 50 high risk patients weekly that require antenatal testing to ensure maternal and fetal well-being.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and self-management strategies, promoting overall wellness and reducing the risk of complications.
- Assessed patient conditions and responses to stimuli with standardized evaluations and tests.
- Complications include pre-eclampsia, diabetes, chronic hypertension, twin pregnancies, fetal anomalies and multiple co-morbidities
- Independently performs infusion services for severely anemic obstetric patients
- Co-ordinates care with primary care giver regarding required infusions for the obstetric patient
- Reviews medical records, referral management, transcribe laboratory results, perform telephone consultations, perform diabetes education and prepare patients for the labor and delivery experience
- Responsible for scheduling and booking all antenatal testing appointments.
Obstetric Clinical Nurse
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Review comprehensive patient history, physical, medication and patient medical records in collaboration with designated higher level provider
- Communicates positive findings with higher level provider and coordinates future prenatal care visit based on information obtained in nursing intake
- Serve as a facilitator/co-facilitator and aids the provider in the daily delivery of group prenatal care models (Centering Pregnancy)
- Prepares patient for and administers medication via oral, topical, intradermal, subcutaneous, sublingual, intravenous piggyback and intramuscular routes
- Correctly performs routine specimen collection
- Independently performs routine pointe of care resting as outlined within scope of practice
- Correctly interprets routine laboratory findings, reports finding to higher lever provider, and educates patients based on physician/advanced practice nurse plan of care
- Perform variety of diagnostic procedures and nursing interventions including vital signs, wound assessment/care, dressing changes to include wound-vac, catheter insertion and care
- Provide evidence based education and instruction on care, follow up and discharge instructions in the outpatient setting
- Screen walk-in patients with or without a consult and render appropriate nursing care
- As applicable, collaborates with higher level provider for appropriate care and action
- Prioritizes and executes daily intakes, telephone consultation, walk-ins, and other assigned duties in a manner that meets patient’s needs while maintaining clinic flow
- Ensure reporting of communicable diseases and sexually transmitted infections to proper authorities
- Renders nursing care to contracts as directed within scope of nursing and clinical practice guidelines
- Counsels patients in a wide variety of matters such as diet, smoking prenatal and postpartum care, gestational diabetes, hypertension, birth control, pre and post-operative surgeries and immunizations
- Counsels patients with a variety of disease entities common to obstetrics, gynecology and the female reproductive system.
Labor and Delivery Clinical Nurse Specialist
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
10.2011 - 01.2017
- Possesses and demonstrates knowledge, skills and ability to identify, assess, complete interventions, evaluate complications/problems/risks in the maternal and neonatal patient; effectively implement health promotion and prevention practices for the delivery of patient care/outcomes to reduce morbidity/mortality
- Functions as a leader of the nursing care team in L&D RN roles directly supervising staff members and managing the operations/functions/coordination of services for each area/department of the unit
- Plans and organized work for professional and support positions to ensure maximum productivity
- Includes the following: charge, triage, OR, PACU, and Baby Charge
- Responsible for the management, coordination, guidance, direction and supervision of RN’s, LPN’s, Corpsmen functioning as the Nursing Assistants/Technicians, MSA’s, Contract Clerks, Supply personnel and other ancillary staff
- Ensures supply and demand are med safely and swiftly regarding both professional/paraprofessional staff
- Accountable for facilitating effective multidisciplinary communication and collaboration between providers, physicians, nursing staff and other departments/units and making authoritative determinations/corrective actions
- Anticipates future demand of services and initiates planning regarding staffing and supplies
- Identifies ethical issues in the adult/neonatal patient and enacts appropriate chain of action
- Works closely with providers and social workers/case workers to ensure continuity of care and follow up are arranged
- Provide compassionate care for patients and their support personnel, emotionally and physically, experiencing fetal loss or death
- Recognized primary preceptor to newly acquired staff nurses, student nurses and ancillary staff
- Actively participates in the processes of orientation/training/continuing education of all personnel assigned to the L&D Unit; collaborates with the Department Educator to ensure appropriate/applicable development of unit patient care protocols, SOPs, policies and procedures
- Applies current knowledge of evidence-based practices/standard of care to teach/mentor/orient newly acquired staff members and inexperienced military staff assigned to the unit
- Demonstrates professional knowledge, skills and ability to assess, complete requirements, identify obstacles, evaluate discrepancies, and effectively implement health promotion/prevention practices/policies/procedures in the health care delivery system in support of the organization’s strategic mission
- Experience advising patients, beneficiaries and leadership regarding general benefit eligibility and program availability
- Familiar with and recognizes the unique characteristics of the health care delivery system and possesses knowledge of and follows standard/regulations established by organizations/professional societies/regulatory groups: JC, AWHONN,ACOG,AORN,ASPAN,BUMED,DON,DoD standards/Federal regulations, state regulations command policies and procedures
- Familiar with military record keeping practices as well as rank structure and chain of command in order to ensure proper reporting to higher level authorities is completed, both internally and externally
- Maintain accurate/detailed and comprehensive electronic and handwritten medical records and health care documentation
- Proficient in the nursing assessment of vital signs, pain level, dermatome level, normal and abnormal responses during placement and management of spinal and epidural anesthesia and all other aspect of the nursing care process to assess patient needs
- Proficient in patient assessment of needs, evaluation of acute/chronic conditions and recommending appropriate disposition to providers based on nursing assessment
- Provides appropriated patient education and nursing interventions, ensures communication between staff and providers is optimal
- Facilitates communication and dispute resolution between staff/providers
- Responsible for coordinating and providing quality care to a culturally diverse military and veteran patient populations and their support personnel/family.
LDRP Registered nurse
Robert Packer Hospital
06.2009 - 07.2011
- Provided direct care and supervised comprehensive nursing care for a variety of obstetrical and neonatal patients
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated highly specialized nursing care to routine and complicated obstetric and neonatal patients who require close observation for subtle changes in condition.
- Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the hemodynamic status of laboring patients by frequent checks of blood pressure, pulse, respirations, fetal monitor patterns and oxygen saturation
- Perform or assist with specialized obstetrical procedures and equipment such as fetal monitoring, complex IV therapy, oxygen therapy, ultrasounds, fetal scalp electrode application, amnio-infusion therapy, forceps and vacuum assist deliveries, circulating in the delivery room and/or operating room for cesarean sections
- Administer a wide variety of rapid acting, highly potent medications (direct intravenous and other routes) according to policy, procedure and protocol
- Monitor and document patient response and adjust therapy accordingly
- Monitor patients during placement of epidural anesthesia
- Monitor patients with epidurals in place and document findings and reports to anesthesia/privileged provider
- Responsible for the security of narcotics and other controlled substances
- Provided direct nursing care to antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum patients
- Assisted with precipitous deliveries in emergent situations
- Interpret fetal monitoring tracing and provide necessary interventions
- Accountable for recognizing and responding to maternal fetal complications and notifying provider of situation
- Able to expertly respond to maternal and newborn life threatening changes, perform adult and neonatal life saving measures and special nursing care as needed for the seriously ill newborn.
- Provided initial care and stabilization of the sick newborn; assists with identifying and obtaining appropriate additional services necessary for continuity of care
- Proficient in the nursing assessment of dermatome level, normal and abnormal responses during placement and management of spinal and epidural anesthesia and all other aspects of the nursing care process
- Ability to recognize adverse clinical situations and utilize critical thinking skills to respond with sound judgement during actual or potential life threatening emergency events
- Knowledge of sterile techniques during cesarean sections, ensuring necessary equipment is available
- Knowledge of peri- and post-operative obstetric nursing practices.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - PMHNP
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2023
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mansfield University
05.2009
Skills
- Administrative Support
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Quick Learner
- Multitasking and Organization
Certification
- Licensed PMHNP - Issued Nov 2023
Timeline
PMHNP Intern
Alchemy Healthy Minds And Wellness
01.2023 - Current
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
01.2018 - 01.2022
Obstetric Clinical Nurse
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
01.2017 - 01.2018
Labor and Delivery Clinical Nurse Specialist
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
10.2011 - 01.2017
LDRP Registered nurse
Robert Packer Hospital
06.2009 - 07.2011
Master of Science in Nursing - PMHNP
Walden University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mansfield University
- Licensed PMHNP - Issued Nov 2023
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