CHRISTOPHER D. MACON JR.
Shreveport
Summary
Compassionate BSN-prepared Registered Nurse with 3.5 years in a Level I Trauma Center. Expertise in orthopedic and trauma nursing, with a strong focus on postoperative care and patient advocacy. Recognized as a two-time DAISY Award nominee, showcasing leadership through mentoring new nurses and nursing students.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport
02.2023 - Current
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for orthopedic and trauma patients in a Level I Trauma Center.
- Delivered comprehensive postoperative care for fracture repairs, joint replacements, and trauma-related surgical procedures to optimize recovery.
- Monitor and manage chest tubes, surgical drains, telemetry monitoring, PCA pumps, intravenous therapies, and central lines.
- Administer medications, blood products, and evidence-based pain management interventions.
- Perform detailed patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care.
- Perform wound care and monitor patients for complications including infection and impaired healing.
- Collaborate with physicians, orthopedic PAs, residents, physical therapists, occupational therapists, laboratory staff, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Precepted newly hired registered nurses, mentoring them in clinical practices and fostering their professional development.
- Received two DAISY Awards nominations, recognizing exceptional patient care delivered in clinical settings.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
2718 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 6061806-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southern University Shreveport
3050 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Shreveport, LA 711012-2022
Skills
- Licensed RN
- Patient Assessment
- Trauma Nursing
- Orthopedic Nursing
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Telemetry monitoring
- Chest Tube Management
- Tracheostomy Care
- Tracheostomy care
- Wound Care Management
- Wound care
- Postoperative management
- IV therapy
- Central Line Care
- Blood Product Administration
- PCA Pump Management
- Pain Management
- Nutritional support
- Enteral feeding
- Gastrostomy care
- Medication delivery
- Chronic disease management
- Lab result interpretation
- Vital sign documentation
- Patient response monitoring
- Patient care
- Patient education
- Care Planning
- Care planning
- Care coordination
- Patient discharge
- Intake and discharge
- Electronic Health Records (EHR)
- Epic EHR management
- Precepting & Staff Development
- Precepting
- Process improvement
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Critical thinking
- Emotional intelligence
- Stress mitigation
- Medical assessment
- Charting documentation
- Patient assessment
- Charting documentation
- Patient assessment
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Degree
BSN, RN
Honors And Leadership
- Two-Time DAISY Award Nominee
- Preceptor for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses
- Clinical Mentor for Nursing Students
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
02.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southern University Shreveport