Danielle Knowles
Ardmore,PA
Summary
Highly-motivated and trained critical care nurse with the desire to take on new challenges and skills. Employee who has a strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Devoted to giving patients and families the best experience at CHOP during the most stressful times.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, PICU
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
Philadelphia, PA
11.2021 - Current
- Able to critically think and respond to worst-case scenarios with each patient.
- Responsible for coordinating road trips off the unit with the medical team and coming up with a safe plan to sedate and transfer a critical patient off the unit. (ex: MRI, CT, IR, nuclear medicine)
- Collaborates with members to come up with treatment plans based on current patient status.
- Advocates for patient and family needs and provides emotional support through difficult procedures, results, and family meetings.
- Assists physicians and respiratory therapists with bedside procedures like bronchoscopy, intubation, central line placement, tracheostomy changes, and other emergent therapies.
- Implements pain management techniques for patients and advocates when pain levels change to minimize discomfort.
- Administers intravenous fluids, medications, and blood products as ordered by physicians.
- Highly trained in managing IV pumps and continuously infusing medications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Villanova University
Villanova, PA08-2021
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA05-2020
Skills
- Pain Management
- Patient/Family emotional support
- Reliable and Responsible
- Medical Device Monitoring/ Setup
- Patient Advocacy
- Attention to Detail
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ICU preceptor
Certifications/Awards
- ACLS
- BLS
- CRRT
- ECMO
- Transplant
- Trauma
- PIVIE Champ
- Daisy Awards
Timeline
Registered Nurse, PICU
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
11.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Villanova University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Saint Joseph's University