Debra Confer
Columbus,Ohio
Summary
Industrious educator with solid history of successfully stepping into diverse classroom environments and supporting students with solid lectures, discussions and activities. Implement intervention strategies and discipline management techniques to enhance student success. Trained in attendance, assessment and grading requirements. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Faculty Instructor
Hondros College of Nursing
06.2021 - 06.2024
- Summary: Aide in Lab instruction, Didactic and clinical instruction.
- Improved student comprehension by utilizing diverse teaching methods and strategies.
- Evaluated student progress regularly, providing timely feedback to help learners achieve academic goals.
- Participated in professional development opportunities to remain current on educational trends and research, enhancing teaching effectiveness.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
Night Shift Supervisor
Naphcare Inc.
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Night time supervisor, running code blue medicals, seeing inmates for doctor sick calls, performing lab draws and physicals, as well as passing medications to well over 250 inmates.
Registered Nurse
Specialty Select
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Performed patient care such as wound care, trach care, tube feedings
- Caring for vasoactive drips and Heparin drips.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
Ohio Health Doctors West Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Performed patient care such as wound care, trach care, tube feedings, working a step-down unit.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Clinical and RN Nursing Instructor
AIAM American Institute of Alternative Medicine
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Instructing through the practical nursing program as well as the associate degree program
- Taught the Advanced Nursing courses.
- Delivered lectures on complex nursing topics, simplifying information for easier understanding by students.
- Developed comprehensive lesson plans and assessments, ensuring alignment with nursing program objectives.
- Promoted a positive learning environment by fostering open communication and providing constructive feedback to students.
- Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts for distribution or use within classroom.
- Compiled, administered and graded examinations to evaluate and record student comprehension levels.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
OSU Ross Heart Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Took care of open heart recovery patients, dialysis patients, patients with arterial lines, pulmonary artery catheters
- Monitored patients on Balloon pumps, Bivad pumps.
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Managed ventilator settings according to physician orders, significantly reducing instances of respiratory distress among critically ill patients.
Registered Nurse
Mount Carmel East Heart Center
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Took care of CCU, ICU, and open heart recovery patients.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- 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 quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Registered Nurse
Grant Medical Center
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Took care of patients from all different floors, open heart, icu, ticu, cardiac, oncology, surgery, SNF, respiratory floors.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Prison Nurse
CMS
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Took care of correctional inmates, doctors sick call, assisted sick call, wounds, B.S.'s, passed medications to approximately 250 inmates.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
Education
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain College of Nursing
1221 North Swift Rd., Addison, IL 601004.2017
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
1221 North Swift Rd., Addison, IL 6010109.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
1221 North Swift Rd., Addison, IL 6010108.2012
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle, New Albany, NY 1220310.1997
Skills
- Student Engagement
- Lesson Delivery
- Collaborative learning
- Teaching strategies
Licensurecertifications
- BLS, 2024
- Registered Nurse licensure State of Ohio, RN.269277, 10/2025
Timeline
Faculty Instructor
Hondros College of Nursing
06.2021 - 06.2024
Night Shift Supervisor
Naphcare Inc.
08.2020 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse
Specialty Select
01.2019 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse
Ohio Health Doctors West Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2019
Clinical and RN Nursing Instructor
AIAM American Institute of Alternative Medicine
01.2013 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
OSU Ross Heart Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse
Mount Carmel East Heart Center
01.2004 - 01.2007
Registered Nurse
Grant Medical Center
01.1998 - 01.2003
Prison Nurse
CMS
01.1997 - 01.1999
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Excelsior College
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