Courtney Nelson
Flint
Summary
Compassionate triage nurse with 5 years of experience in healthcare. Prioritizing patient care, and ensuring efficient and effective patient assessment in every setting. Demonstrated success in working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, fostering positive relationships, and enhancing overall patient care and satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Triage Nurse
Hope Cancer Center
03.2023 - Current
- Conduct initial assessments of patients, either in person or over the phone, to determine the urgency and severity of their condition
- Addresses patient calls, portal messages and emails in a timely manner concerning a wide range of symptom / side effect related topics.
- Utilize established protocols and clinical judgment to prioritize patient needs and determine the appropriate course of action.
- Collaborate with healthcare teams, including doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, to ensure coordinated and effective patient care.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to ethical and legal standards in healthcare.
- Review Pathology reports, medical charts, and relevant medical results and relay results to providers for further review.
- Charts concisely, descriptively, and legibly indicating patients progress or lack of progress.
Pre-Op / PACU / Clinical
Robert Schwartz Plastic Surgery
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Verify that preadmit testing has been completed and results reported to anesthesiologist and physician. Obtain surgical and anesthesia consent on the day of surgery.
- Start IV, administer intravenous fluids and medications per physicians' orders.
- Obtain vitals and labs and ensure that these are within normal limits and report any abnormalities to physician and anesthesiologist.
- Maintain airway, monitor vitals, surgical site and pain level. Give medication per protocol and physician orders.
- Give discharge instructions to patient and caregiver verifying their understanding.
- Remove JP drains, sutures, and staples from patient 1-2 weeks postoperatively.
- Educate patients on activity restrictions and recovery care.
Registered Nurse
Medical City Plano
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
- Provides patient care, performed assessments, and interventions at 34 bed ICU unit for neuro trauma patients.
- Assessed and monitored patients' neurological statuses, including calculating and maintaining desired ICP and CCP values.
- Manages ventilated/sedated patients, arterial lines, central lines, and continuous EKG monitoring.
- Manages all pharmacological drips, including vasoactive/sedative drips.
Lab Technician / Patient Care Technician
CapRock Emergency Center
Bryan
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Performed 15-20 diagnostic tests per shift such as D-dimer, CMP, Urinary Analysis, and BMP.
- Performed quality-control tests and audit lab logbooks to ensure proper procedures.
- Assessed and provided care for 5-10 patients per shift.
- Obtained 12-lead ECG on appropriate patients and reported completed results to provider.
- Monitored, tracked, and reported important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Community Health
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas08.2019
Skills
- Initial patient assessment
- Triage protocols
- Patient charting
- Electronic health records
- Medication administration
- Collaboration skills
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Empathetic listening
- Patient and empathetic
Certificates Honors
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate, 04/25
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid / CPR / AED, 03/25
Timeline
Triage Nurse
Hope Cancer Center
03.2023 - Current
Pre-Op / PACU / Clinical
Robert Schwartz Plastic Surgery
03.2022 - 02.2023
Registered Nurse
Medical City Plano
09.2021 - 02.2022
Lab Technician / Patient Care Technician
CapRock Emergency Center
04.2019 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at Tyler
Bachelor of Science - Community Health
Texas A&M University