Deborah Peterson
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Hardworking nursing professional bringing 30+ years of experience delivering exceptional care to Critical care and Med surg patients. Knowledgeable about focused patient care requirements and skilled at maximizing patient comfort and safety. Well-organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs. Skilled nursing professional with more than 30 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Core Staff RN Medical ICU
UMC/Banner UMC Tucson
08.2009 - Current
- Staff nurse for combined medical, surgical ICU.
- Educates patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administeres medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses..
- Collaborates with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provides direct patient care, stabilizes patients, and determines next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updates patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitors patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Administers medications and treatment to patients and monitores responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Implements medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches..
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- CVVHD (Prisma and Prismax), Swan-Gantz Catheters, ICP Monitoring. Arctic Sun application and management.
- Calculation and titration of vasoactive gtts.
- Insulin gtts. DKA protocol
- Heparin gtt protocol
- Blood transfusion
- Care and management of Ventilated patients
PRN Staff RN
Virginia Hospital Center
01.2007 - 08.2009
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
Travel RN
Valley Healthcare Systems
02.2008 - 01.2009
- Assignments:
- Jan 2009 -Aug 2009
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, Hollister CA
- ICU Staff Nurse for 6 Bed MS ICU
- Feb 2008 - Dec 2008
- SAVAHCS (Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System) Tucson, AZICU Staff Nurse for 19 Bed M/S/CVICU CVICU Surgery
- CVVHD (Prisma), Swan-Gantz Catheters, ICP Monitoring
Travel RN
Core Medical
05.2007 - 12.2007
- Assignments:
- Oct 2007 - Dec 2007
- University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
- Trauma ICU/MICU/CVICU Staff Nurse for Trauma ICU w/float to M/S, CVICU
- May 2007 - Sept 2007
- Franklin Regional Hospital, Franklin, NH
- Trauma ICU/MICU/CVICU Staff Nurse for M/S 5 Bed ICU
Full-time RN, ICU
Virginia Hospital Center
01.1998 - 01.2007
- Staff nurse for 24 bed combined medical, surgical, cardiac, neurosurgical ICU.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Charge nurse: staffing, admissions, discharges and transfers and managerial responsibilities.
- Preceptor for new graduates and experienced staff. Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Participated in education committee providing unit based in-services and accumulating patient education materials.
- Participant in creation of unit based RN orientation guidelines.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches..
Staff RN Telemetry Unit
Virginia Hospital Center
01.1994 - 01.1998
- Staff RN for 21 bed telemetry unit Charge Nurse Responsibilities
Education
A.A.S. Nursing -
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA01.1994
Skills
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and interpretation
- Cardiac and ACLS med calculation and titration also including anesthetics such as Propofol and sedation medications such as Versed and Fentanyl
- Art Line set up maintenance and interpretation
- CRRT Arctic Sun management
- ICP Monitoring, Ventilators, and Cardiac drip calculation titration
- Blood transfusion
- DKA, Insulin gtts and protocols, ETOH withdrawal protocols
- Sepsis, Cardiogenic Shock
- Bedside telemetry and 12 Lead EKG interpretation
- Lab and ABG collection (both peripheral and line collection)
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
Core Staff RN Medical ICU
UMC/Banner UMC Tucson
08.2009 - Current
Travel RN
Valley Healthcare Systems
02.2008 - 01.2009
Travel RN
Core Medical
05.2007 - 12.2007
PRN Staff RN
Virginia Hospital Center
01.2007 - 08.2009
Full-time RN, ICU
Virginia Hospital Center
01.1998 - 01.2007
Staff RN Telemetry Unit
Virginia Hospital Center
01.1994 - 01.1998
A.A.S. Nursing -
Northern Virginia Community College
- ACLS
- BLS
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