Christelle Tchonta

• Level 2 Trauma Center
• Registered Nurse, Mixed SICU/CV SICU/MICU Intensive Care Unit
• Delivered nursing care to hemodynamically unstable patients with sepsis, ARDS, cardiogenic shock, and acute trauma, ensuring stabilization and recovery
• Managed care for post-operative CABG, AAA, valve replacement, and other cardiothoracic surgical patients, contributing to successful surgical outcomes
• Participated in code and rapid response team activities
• Led charge nurse duties and precepted new employees, facilitating onboarding and fostering team development

• Level 1 Trauma Center/Magnet Hospital
• Registered Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU): Patient care includes:
• Cared for immediate postoperative cardiothoracic, abdominal, vascular, and ENT surgical patients in a 36-bed level 1 trauma center
• Applied advanced critical care nursing skills including mechanical ventilators, IABP, LVAD, CVP, arterial line, CRRT, and Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter for precise hemodynamic monitoring, enhancing patient outcomes
• Administered critical medications such as phenylephrine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, dobutamine, milrinone, dopamine, sodium nitroprusside, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, vasopressin, propofol, dexmedetomidine, and midazolam, supporting effective patient management in high-stress situations
• Cared for preoperative and postoperative Cardiothoracic surgical patients: CABG (Coronary artery bypass graft), Aortic Root Repair, AVR (Aortic Valve Repair & Aortic Valve Replacement), MVR (Mitral Valve Repair & Replacement), TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)

• Level 2 trauma center
• Delivered comprehensive care to patients with cardiac, neurologic, and other medical conditions, ensuring appropriate treatment and monitoring
• Provided care for patients post PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) and cardiac ablations in cardiac dysrhythmia (Atrial fibrillation/Atrial flutter) requiring pharmacological regimens, including Heparin, amiodarone, and diltiazem drips
• Monitored CVA, TIA, and other neurological disease patients, performing frequent neurological and cardiac assessments to ensure timely interventions

GPA: 3.51/4.0