Brittani Schlimgen
Registered Nurse
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Registered Nurse committed to providing patient-centered care with the support of evidence-based practice. Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong work ethic, great physical endurance and a empathetic touch which will make a valuable advocate for patients and their families.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Sentara Leigh Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Provide high quality care to medical and post surgical patients in a fast paced clinical setting.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Manage care from admission to discharge.
- Confer with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Communicate with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Use first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Server
No Frill Bar And Grill
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Provide quality customer service while multi-tasking in a fast-pace and team-based environment
- Adhere to quality expectations and standards consistently each shift
- Trained new waiters and floor staff on guest service expectations
- Obtained accurate orders, assisted with meal preparation, and processed billing transactions
Lifeguard
PRG Real Estate
05.2017 - 01.2018
- Administer first aid or CPR in the event of injury and rescue swimmers in distress or danger of drowning
- Informed swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforced pool regulations and water safety policies
- Treated pool with appropriate chemicals on a regular basis following proper measurements
Volunteer
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Interacting with patients
- Rounding on patient's rooms
- Assisting in discharges
- Answering calls
- Restocking supplies
- Assisting nursing staff with errands throughout the hospital
Volunteer – Child Life Program
Children of the King’s Daughters
10.2017 - 03.2020
- Normalize hospital environment and minimize children’s stress through play in the activity room/play deck(with staff supervision) as well as with patients at the bedside who are unable to come to the activity room
- Work with patients of all ages, from infants to teenagers
- Sometimes even young adults in their early twenties.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Medical Careers Institute, College of Health Science of ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VASkills
- Chart Updating
- Patient Management
- Data Collection
- Wound Care
- Supply Restocking
- Vaccine Administration
- Care Planning
- ADL Assistance
- Physical Assessments
- Medication and IV Administration
- Performing EKGs
- Team Coordination
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Medication Distribution
- Intravenous Therapy
- Family Education
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Palliative Care Awareness
- Proper Catheter Insertion/Removal
- HIPAA Education
- Feeding Pumps Understanding
- EMR / EHR
- Tracheostomy Care
- Direct Patient Care
Certification
- Registered Nurse - 1316355. Ex: November 2025.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Sentara Leigh Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Server
No Frill Bar And Grill
01.2020 - 09.2022
Volunteer
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
08.2019 - 03.2020
Volunteer – Child Life Program
Children of the King’s Daughters
10.2017 - 03.2020
Lifeguard
PRG Real Estate
05.2017 - 01.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Medical Careers Institute, College of Health Science of ECPI University
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