Christina Miller
Birmingham,MI
Summary
I am pleased to be considered for your Registered Nurse position. I would be proud to be part your team. I am a dedicated bedside nurse. Enjoy my job and pride myself on keeping a positive attitude and clear focus on crazy days. Thank You for your time.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nuse, Emergency Room
Detroit Medical Center, Sinai Grace Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Managed care 7-9 acute, critically ill patients. Diagnosis include ETOH detox/ C/WA, stroke, seizures, opioid overdose, diabetic ketoacidosis, suicidal ideation, hypoglycemia, hypertensive crisis, heart failure, CHF, COPD, respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary. (CWA, neuro checks, vitals. glucometer.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department & ICU
Trinity Health
02.2022 - 12.2023
- In charge of managing treatment six to seven critical patients with various conditions
- Diagnosis include: Hemorrhagic Stroke, Grand Mal seizures, Hypoglycemia, Hyponatremia, critical hypertension
- Continually monitored vitals. Assessed and reassess patients to identify early stages changes
- Applied early interventions to improve patient outcomes
- Confident calling Rapid Response, leading /participating Code Blues
- Proficient starting Intravenous Line, obtaining labs for diagnostic evaluations, determining planning of care
- Confident identifying & applying appropriate nursing protocols including not limited : NIH scale
- Initiate and regulate patients in diabetic Ketoacidosis crisis.
- Precepted nursing students. Member of hospital Clinical Advanced Practice Program.
- Provide quality nursing care happily and efficiently to a patient population of all ages, pediatrics to geriatrics
- Skilled monitoring and maintaining Nasogastric tubes, Peg tubes, multiple IV lines and Tracheostomies, bi-paps.
RN Complex & Moderate Care Manager
Ascension
02.2021 - 09.2021
- Create individualized care plans with clients and members of the primary care team to meet patient's health care goals such as : Lower A1C and increase patient knowledge of complex chronic conditions
- Facilitate referrals to palliative care, hospice, and assist with end-of life decision making
- Provide clients resources to remove barriers of care.
Registered Nurse
Long Term Acute Care Select Specialty
05.2014 - 10.2019
- Manage care for critically 4-5 critically ill patients with complex comorbidities chronic and acute medical conditions
- Interpret diagnostic data including telemetry and lab work
- Managed tracheostomies, bipaps, assisted with physical/occupational therapy. bedside procedures.
- Ensured proper and effective communication among interdisciplinary healthcare team members, patient, and family members.
- Initiate and preformed rapid response and code blue events.
Registered Nurse
Endocrinology ADC - Austin Diagnostic Clinic
04.2013 - 11.2013
- Managed patient care for ADC's Chairman of the Board of Directors; award-wining Endocrinologist
- Organized communication among eighteen, interdisciplinary team members to improve patient outcomes
- Prevented hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic crises via rapid response interventions
- Taught patients skills to recognize signs and symptoms of adverse side effects of new medications.
- Utilized nursing process to assess, triage, treat, and educate a minimum of sixty patients every eight-hour shift.
Certified Nurse Aide
Wesley Medical Center
12.2006 - 11.2008
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to provide safe and positive healing environment for 12-15 patients.
- Encouraged patient participation during activities of daily living, leading to quicker recoveries.
- Repositioned patients to reduce pressure ulcers; reported integumentary changes to nurses.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by consistently meeting emotional needs through compassionate listening and empathetic support.
Education
Master's of Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader
University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Science - Urban Planning & Environmental Management
Texas State University
Skills
- Line & Lab critically ill patients Provide Intravenous Access
- Medication IV administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient Assessment
- Blood Transfusion
- Wound Care
- Central, PICC, and Midline management
- Critical Drip Management, Pain Management
- ACLS
- Bedside Procedures
- Ventilator, Bipap Respiratory management
- Peg Tubes, Nasogastric Tubes
- Hospice Care
- Injections, subdural intramuscular
- Rapid Response Code Blue
Timeline
Registered Nuse, Emergency Room
Detroit Medical Center, Sinai Grace Hospital
12.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department & ICU
Trinity Health
02.2022 - 12.2023
RN Complex & Moderate Care Manager
Ascension
02.2021 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse
Long Term Acute Care Select Specialty
05.2014 - 10.2019
Registered Nurse
Endocrinology ADC - Austin Diagnostic Clinic
04.2013 - 11.2013
Certified Nurse Aide
Wesley Medical Center
12.2006 - 11.2008
Master's of Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader
University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Science - Urban Planning & Environmental Management
Texas State University
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