COURTNEY THURBER
MEDFORD,MA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Peri-operative Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
11.2024 - Current
- Deliver comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative anesthesia care for adult and pediatric patients undergoing surgeries/procedures, ensuring optimal recovery.
- Monitor airway, pain control, level of consciousness, and hemodynamic status during Phase I and II recovery to maintain patient safety and comfort.
- Collaborate and communicate closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and the peri-operative teams to ensure patient safety.
- Assess and manage post-operative complications such as respiratory distress, hypotension, delayed emergence, bleeding, and nausea/vomiting to promote patient recovery.
Cardiac Surgery Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
01.2022 - Current
- Provide advanced nursing care to post-operative cardiac surgery patients, including those undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) valve repair/replacements, heart transplants and Ventricular assisted devices (VAD) recipients.
- Monitor and manage patients' hemodynamic status and titrated vasoactive medications, sedation, inotropes, antiarrhythmics, vasodilators, and neuromuscular blockades to ensure optimal recovery.
- Proficient in ventilation management, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), Intra-aortic ballon pumps (IABP), Impella, VAD (HeartMate and HeartWare) as well as Biventricular Centrimags (BiVADs).
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare team to assess patients and implement timely interventions in response to rapidly changing conditions.
Telemetry Registered Nurse
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA
09.2020 - 12.2021
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute cardiac and vascular surgery on a 26 bed medical surgical unit.
- Demonstrated expertise in various cardiac procedures such as EKG interpretation, defibrillation, cardioversion, and administration of emergency medications.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Developed foundational nursing skills in patient education regarding medication, treatment, different procedures and discharge information.
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer at FriendshipWorks in Boston
- Member of the PACU Practice Committee
- Member of the Code Team at Tufts Medical Center
- Quinnipiac Student Nurses Association (QSNA)
Certifications
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Certified Critical Registered Nurse (CCRN)
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Leadership Roles & Shadow Experiences
- Served as the Charge nurse in the ICU
- Precepted new ICU nurses with structured & progressive goals
- Precepted experienced nurses in the PACU
- Completed 12 + hours shadowing CRNAs at Tufts Medical Center. Gained insight into vent adjustment, paralytics and intra-op decision making.
Timeline
Peri-operative Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center
11.2024 - Current
Cardiac Surgery Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Telemetry Registered Nurse
UMass Memorial Medical Center
09.2020 - 12.2021