Knowledgeable and proactive ICU Registered Nurse with proven skills in coordinating and implementing treatment plans. Handles needs of patients with common presentations and complex cases, including responding expertly to diverse emergencies.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
Experience working with various ICU patient populations such as cardiac, medical, neuro, and vascular.
Relief Charge experience.
Preceptor to multiple nurses, including new graduate nurses.
Post-Craniotomy, Post-TPA/TNK, acute hemorrhagic and thrombotic CVA management, EVDs/Lumbar drain set up and management, management of critical neurological focused medications.
Critical post-surgical vascular procedures such as TCAR, bypass grafting, endarterectomy.
Experience with management of Impella, IABP, Swan-Ganz Catheters, TVP, CRRT (Prismaflex), EV-1000, Edwards HemoSphere, Belmont/Level 1 Mass Transfuser.
General Medical ICU patients such as GI hemorrhages, severe liver cirrhosis, sepsis, post-cardiac arrest (TTM), ARDS.
Peer-Guided Education for devices such as Belmont, IABP.
Assisted in critical care transport when critical services were unavailable of patients requiring higher level of care with devices such as IABP.
Acted as a Rapid Response Nurse when needed, responding to medical emergencies in the hospital. This included leading code blues, transferring patients to higher level of care, dictating use of RRT standing orders such as administering anaphylactic epinephrine, fluid boluses, labs, STEMI protocol, and intervention for acute stroke patients such as administration of TPA/TNK.
Nursing Care Partner
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - 04.2021
Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records in the Intensive Care Unit.
Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety.
Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
Provided care to critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Education
No Degree - Pre-Nursing Education
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL
08.2024
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Bryant And Stratton College
Virginia Beach, VA
04.2021
Skills
Organ donor procedures
End of life care
Advanced clinical judgment
Resource Utilization
Reliable and Responsible
Shock Symptom Identification
Staff Coordination
Relationship Building, Team-Player
Certification
-Advanced Cardiac Life Support
-Basic Life Support
-Trauma Care After Resuscitation
-Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support (CSU-ALS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
Nursing Care Partner
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - 04.2021
No Degree - Pre-Nursing Education
George Mason University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Bryant And Stratton College
-Advanced Cardiac Life Support
-Basic Life Support
-Trauma Care After Resuscitation
-Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support (CSU-ALS)
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