Catrina Fickel

Crucial role in preventing and managing healthcare-associated infections within the healthcare setting. Development and implementation of infection control policies, monitoring compliance with hygiene practices, and education of staff on infection prevention measures.

• Program Management: Develop, implement, and evaluate the organization’s infection prevention program, including policies and procedures for surveillance, pandemic preparedness, hand hygiene, standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, and employee health to ensure high quality care.
• Extensive knowledge of ACHC, OSHA, KDHE, and CMS rules and regulations and importance of continual survey readiness.
• Surveillance and Data Analysis: Establish routine, ongoing, and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of surveillance data to identify infections, infection risks, and communicable disease outbreaks, aiming to maintain or improve patient health status.
• Education and Compliance Monitoring: Develop and conduct infection prevention and control education and training programs for staff, monitoring staff activities for compliance with infection prevention and control program requirements and initiating corrective actions as necessary. Advising facility staff on infection prevention and control requirements and best practices.

• Helped patients and caregivers understand the health care system and its processes.
• Maintained comprehensive patient records and recorded patient histories, vitals and assessments.
• Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
• Collaborated with doctors to develop in patient care plans.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

• Shadowed experienced RNs in the medical/surgical unit, ICU, labor/deliver/postpartum, nursery/neonatal ICU and pediatric units.
• Performed clinical tasks including patient assessment, patient care, and medication administration.

Student Nurse, Bedlam Longitudinal Clinic

• Prepared patient for visit with Physician Assistant Resident.
• Student Nurse Educator at Elizabeth and Madonna House, Tulsa OK. Provided health education to residents in an open format setting.
• Community volunteer, Little Light House, Tulsa, OK. Assisted students with learning and recreational activities.

• Prepared patient for visit with Physician Assistant Resident.
• Enter patients vitals and chief complaint in EMR system.
• Student Nurse Educator, St.
• Elizabeth and Madonna House, Tulsa OK.
• Provided health education to residents in an open format setting.
• Residents were encouraged to ask questions and engage in the topics involving women's health and pediatric safety.
• Community volunteer, Little Light House, Tulsa, OK.
• Assisted students with learning and recreational activities.