Cassandra Raquet
Collegeville,PA
Summary
Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with 6 years of direct patient care experience. Adept at interdisciplinary communication and management of the critically ill patients. Currently pursuing advanced education as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Looking forward to advancing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment skills, as well as learning new techniques and procedures.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Administered life-saving medications and therapies under strict protocols, guiding patients towards recovery from acute illnesses or injuries.
- Served as a preceptor for new nurses entering the critical care field, sharing knowledge and expertise to facilitate successful integration into the team.
- Actively participated in continuing education opportunities to remain current with best practices in the rapidly evolving field of critical care nursing.
- Closely monitored hemodynamic parameters during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy sessions, making necessary adjustments based on individual patient needs.
RN, Critical Care
Tower Health
02.2020 - 07.2021
- Cares for critical patients in a medical and surgical intensive care unit
- Manages intubated patients on ventilators
- Manages titratable drugs including vasoactive medications, paralytics, sedatives, and others such as insulin
- Management of patients with invasive vascular access including, central venous catheters, arterial lines, hemodialysis, and intra-arterial sheath
- Responds and cares for patients in cardiac arrest
- Manages patients post cardiac arrest including the use of targeted temperature management
- Assists providers with sterile procedures such as invasive central access insertion, intubation, chest tube insertion, pacemaker insertion, etc.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Tower Health
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on disease process, treatment options, and management and lifestyle modifications
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitoring responses to address new concerns
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PAAssociate of Applied Science - Nursing
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PAMaster of Science - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA06.2025
Skills
- Mechanical Ventilation Care
- Chest Tube Care
- ACLS
- CRRT Management
- Transvenous Pacemaker Care
- TTM
- Tracheostomy Care
- TNK/Post-Thrombectomy Care
- Aseptic and Sterile Procedures
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Timeline
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
07.2021 - Current
RN, Critical Care
Tower Health
02.2020 - 07.2021
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Tower Health
10.2018 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
La Salle University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Montgomery County Community College
Master of Science - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
DeSales University
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
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