Lauren Kirwan
Burbank,IL
Summary
Devoted and driven pediatric nurse with 5+ years of experience providing highly skilled nursing care, critical thinking, and intense therapies to complex, critically ill children in various intensive care settings. Seeking advanced practice nursing position.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU Float Pool
Advocate Children's Hospital
Oak Lawn, Illinois
10.2023 - Current
- Float between the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Oak Lawn, IL campus, as well as the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Park Ridge, IL campus.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Adapt to varying nursing care of three different units within a single work week.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
- Utilize critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
Travel Registered Nurse
AMN Healthcare
06.2021 - 09.2023
- Multiple travel assignments in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Illinois
- Floated and cared for patients on the general pediatric floor, PICU, and NICU.
- Performed highly skilled, family-centered nursing care to pediatric and neonatal patients.
- Adapted quickly to the new work environment and equipment, including establishing positive rapport with new coworkers, patients, and families.
- Ensured that all documentation was completed in a timely manner and met all standards for accuracy.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients with acute, chronic, and complex conditions.
- Monitored vital signs, administered medications, and provided treatments in accordance with physician orders.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure continuity of care across settings.
Registered Nurse
Advocate Children’s Hospital
Oak Lawn, IL
07.2019 - 06.2021
- Cared for children and adults with complex congenital heart defects, pre- and post-operatively
- Detailed assessments of all body systems, recognizing sudden changes in patient condition
- Provided care to patients immediately after open heart surgery
- Assisted with chest tube insertions/removals, intubation/extubation, chest closures at bedside, and conscious sedation
- Monitored and titrated inotropes, vasopressors, sedation, paralytics, insulin drips
- Performed interventions for patients requiring all modes of ventilation including PRVC, PC, NAVA, HFJV, oscillator
- Performed peritoneal dialysis on patients with renal failure
- Care and maintenance of Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines, Broviac lines, Hickman lines, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) lines, epicardial pacing wires, peripheral IVs
- Participated in emergency situations on unit or to own patients requiring quick action, highly skilled thinking and assessment, and emergency medication/defibrillation
- Coordinated care with multidisciplinary team of attendings, fellows, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, dieticians, child life specialists and patient’s families to optimize patient status
Medical Assistant
Cardiovascular Care Consultants
Oak Lawn, IL
06.2016 - 08.2018
- Assisted nurses and doctors by setting up patients for visit by conducting interview, taking vitals, and verifying medications of patient
- Input patient information into charting system as well as gathered patient labs, diagnostic reports, or hospital summaries from outside facilities
- Performed EKGs and Prothrombin Time (PT/INR) blood tests and consulted with nurse to adjust dose of coumadin for patient
Education
Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL 05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Minor in Psychology
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
West Lafayette, IN05.2019
Skills
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Ventilator management
- Medication Administration
- Compassionate Care
- Family Support
- Quality Improvement
- Documentation And Reporting
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Emergency Interventions
- Time management abilities
- Certification Compliance
Certification
- Registered Nurse, IL, 041482164, 05/31/26
- Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification, 07/31/2025
- Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Certification, 12/01/24
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, 12/01/24
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 12/01/24
Affiliations
- Currently leading the implementation of a multidisciplinary evidence-based practice project in a pediatric intensive care unit setting on extubation readiness.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU Float Pool
Advocate Children's Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse
AMN Healthcare
06.2021 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse
Advocate Children’s Hospital
07.2019 - 06.2021
Medical Assistant
Cardiovascular Care Consultants
06.2016 - 08.2018
Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Illinois At Chicago
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Minor in Psychology
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
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