Bridget Pettitt
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with six years of direct patient care in fast-paced environments. Works well developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathy, respect and clear communication. While taking a break from direct patient care to care for a NICU child of her own with a rare genetic disorder, she has developed even more passion for nursing, caring for patients and providing family centered care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital Of The Kings Daughters
03.2012 - 02.2014
- Provided pre-op preparation to pediatric patients and families.
- Surgical team collaboration to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment.
- Performed sedation procedures including: burn care, joint injections and dressing changes for multiple injuries.
- Provided post-anesthesia, critical care and trauma care, to pediatric patients recovering from various types of surgeries ranging from bilateral myringotomy tubes to posterior spinal fusions.
- Maintained focus on pain control, comfort, medication administration, IV starts, lab draws, and discharge education.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on discharge education, pain management at home, wound care and further instructions for follow-up.
- Preceptor experience
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Registered Nurse
Children's National Medical Center
06.2010 - 02.2012
- Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonatal patients in a level IV NICU
- Collaborated with the multi-disciplinary team in order to care for acute and chronically ill neonates including premature infants, micropreemies, infants with respiratory distress, meconium aspiration, pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, gastrointestinal and renal disorders, surgical care, cardiac and neurological defects, hydrocephalus, congenital anomalies, genetic and metabolic disorders.
- Airway management via ETT and ventilator, high frequency ventilation, tracheostomy, CPAP or high flow nasal cannula was monitored meticulously and documented according to care plan.
- Care for infants during bedside surgeries and in-house transports
- Admit and maintain infant during whole-body cooling for hypoxic brain injuries
- Worked closely with multidisciplinary team to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated family centered care.
Registered Nurse - NICU
Georgetown University Hospital
02.2008 - 06.2010
- Registered Nurse in a level IIIC NICU.
- Nursing duties same as Children's National Medical Center
- Active participant in the Parent Advisory Board
- Active participant in the Parent Support Group network
- Charge nurse duties included staffing and patient assignments, respond to code situations, safety concerns and parent conflicts, coordinate admissions and discharges with neonatologist and transport team.
- Transport nurse duties included caring for critically ill neonates during ambulance transport from outlying hospitals.
- Preceptor experience duties included training new graduate nurses on hospital policy, protocols and best practices in order to care for critically ill neonates.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Marketing
Villanova University
Villanova, PA05.2003
Skills
- Neonatal ICU Procedures
- Direct Patient Care
- PICC Lines/Central Lines
- Respiratory Failure
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Breastfeeding Education
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Tracheostomy Care
- Administering Immunizations
- Pain Management
- Anesthesia Recovery
- Perioperative Management
Certification
- Licensed - Registered Nurse in Virginia (compact state). Expires July 2025.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital Of The Kings Daughters
03.2012 - 02.2014
Registered Nurse
Children's National Medical Center
06.2010 - 02.2012
Registered Nurse - NICU
Georgetown University Hospital
02.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Marketing
Villanova University
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