Cathy Feddersen
Buffalo,MN
Summary
Well-qualified nurse with full credentials and extensive experience in OB/GYN and pediatric office settings. Passionate about delivering compassionate patient care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clinical expertise. Currently a charge nurse on the night shift since 2021.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Staff Nurse
Maple Grove Hospital
09.2014 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills.
RN Staff Nurse
Fairview Riverside Hospital
04.2012 - 09.2014
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
RN Staff Nurse
Favorite Health Staffing
10.2011 - 04.2012
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
RN Staff Nurse
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
10.2005 - 11.2011
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minnesota State Community And Technical College
Detroit Lakes, MN06.2006
Skills
- Preventive Healthcare
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Knee Surgery
- Patient Care Assessment
- Prioritizing Patients
- Patient Education
- Intravenous Injections
- Diet and Nutrition
- Clinical Leadership and Supervision
- Infection Control Measures
- Circulating Nursing
- Patient Examination
- Compassionate and Caring
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Clear Patient Communication
- EPIC EMR
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Charting and Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Treatment Preparation
- Intakes and Discharges
- Accurate Documentation
- First Aid
- Diagnostic Test Ordering
- Therapy and Counseling
- Delegation and Motivation
- Routine Examinations
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Withdrawal Symptoms
- Patient Admission
- Needs Assessment
- Alternative Treatments
- Anesthetic Administration
- Student Precepting
- Patient Intervention
Certification
- ACLS EXP 1/2026
- BLS EXP 1/2026
- NRP EXP 3/2027
- INTERMEDIATE FETAL MONITORING 2024-02
- Taking an advance fetal monitoring class 10/23/2025
Timeline
RN Staff Nurse
Maple Grove Hospital
09.2014 - Current
RN Staff Nurse
Fairview Riverside Hospital
04.2012 - 09.2014
RN Staff Nurse
Favorite Health Staffing
10.2011 - 04.2012
RN Staff Nurse
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
10.2005 - 11.2011
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minnesota State Community And Technical College