Catherine Morales
Corpus Christi,TX
Summary
MSN registered nurse with extensive experience in delivering high-quality patient care across various units, including newborn, NICU, transport, and pediatric settings. Proven leadership skills in uniting nursing teams to achieve patient care goals and enhance satisfaction. Committed to driving innovation and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practices. Compassionate healthcare professional seeking an opportunity as a pediatric nurse practitioner - APRN-CNP - Pediatrics.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DRISCOLL CHILDREN HOSPITAL
- RN FLOOR NURSE
Corpus Christi, TX
06.2013 - 05.2025
- Charge Nurse, delegated unit staff tasks, and optimized workflow for enhanced efficiency according acuity levels and qualification.
- Admit new admissions with initial assessment and evaluation to the floor.
- Coordinated communication between physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care.
- High-paced critical thinking at the bedside care of unit patients.
- Educated patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention.
- Managed staffing levels to maintain high standards of patient care.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to evaluate patient progress and outcomes.
- Teach and manage chest tubes, tracheostomy, oxygen support, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and Kawasaki disease, as well as a multitude of childhood illnesses.
Professional Nurse
Texas A&M University - Corpus
Corpus Christi, TX
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Clinical adjunct professor of pediatrics.
- Evaluated student performances through written assignments and examinations.
- Clinical instructor responsible for the facilitation of students' learning needs, objectives, and evaluation of progress in the clinical area.
- Provide a hands-on, quality educational experience for the required 90 clinical hours.
- Developed and implemented new curriculum for undergraduate nursing students, emphasizing evidence-based practice.
- Evaluated students to identify knowledge gaps and conduct thorough assessments two times per semester.
Education
Post Master's MSN- NP- PNP
Regis College
Weston, MA01-2023
Bachelor of Science BSN - Nursing
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX01-1996
Master of Nursing - Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTSkills
- Workflow optimization
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Issue resolution
- Nursing intervention adjustment
- Staff scheduling
- Care coordination
- Patient advocacy
- Critical thinking
- hands-on patient skills
- Time management
- Patient discharge
- Care plan development
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Clinical instruction
- Evidence-based practice
- Clinical decision making
- Interdisciplinary communication
- Hands-on patient skills
- Start IV, wound care, blood admission
Certification
- PNP# 202529595
- RN # 603246
- CPN
- PALS
Websites
Timeline
Professional Nurse
Texas A&M University - Corpus
08.2020 - 08.2022
DRISCOLL CHILDREN HOSPITAL
- RN FLOOR NURSE
06.2013 - 05.2025
Post Master's MSN- NP- PNP
Regis College
Bachelor of Science BSN - Nursing
Stephen F. Austin State University
Master of Nursing - Education
Western Governors University