Debora M. Atanga
439 Moray Drive, Palm Bay,FL
Summary
Experienced Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Registered Nurse with a strong background in managing critically ill patients who require advanced hemodynamic monitoring, ventilator support, and complex pharmacologic interventions. Skilled in rapid assessment, evidence-based decision-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration in high-acuity settings. Committed to advancing my knowledge and clinical expertise through the pursuit of a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA).
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Holmes Regional Medical Center (MICU, SICU, CVICU)
07.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Holmes Regional Medical Center (MICU)
10.2022 - 06.2025
- Responds promptly to emergencies, applying critical thinking and clinical skills effectively.
- Assess and manage various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses, from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Monitor hemodynamic parameters and analyze data sets, making appropriate adjustments to treatment plans with the healthcare team based on patient response.
- Serve as a preceptor for new nurses entering the critical care field, sharing knowledge and expertise to facilitate successful integration into the team.
- Utilize advanced assessment skills to quickly identify changes in patient condition requiring intervention or escalation of care.
- Provide compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill patients and their families, ensuring dignity and comfort during difficult times.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams during daily rounds to develop individualized treatment plans based on specific patient needs and goals.
- Improve interdisciplinary teamwork by clearly communicating with physicians, therapists, and support staff to deliver the best patient care.
- Engage in quality improvement efforts focused on decreasing complications from ventilator use, central line infections, and pressure ulcers.
- Administer medications and observe patient responses in critical care environments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL12-2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, FL08-2022
Bachelor of Arts - Economics, French
University of Ghana, Legon
Accra, Ghana05-2011
Skills
- Central lines, peripheral IVs, and arterial line management
- Managing vasoactive drips
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
- Patient advocacy
- Chest tube management
- Healthcare team collaboration
- Ventilator management
- Emergency interventions
- Patient monitoring
- Patient and family education
- Coaching and mentoring
- Airway management
- Advanced life support
- Evidence-based practices
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Life-sustaining machines
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Asanti Twi
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- CCRN
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS
- PALS
Conferences
AHWONN, May 2022
Diversity CRNA Information Session and Airway Simulation Lab, August 2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Holmes Regional Medical Center (MICU, SICU, CVICU)
07.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Holmes Regional Medical Center (MICU)
10.2022 - 06.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Florida
Associate of Science - Nursing
Eastern Florida State College
Bachelor of Arts - Economics, French
University of Ghana, Legon
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