Druanne Graf
Wakefield
Summary
Highly qualified RN with broad experience in critical care, patient education, and team leadership.
Compassionate Registered Nurse known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in patient assessment, emergency response, and medication administration. Excel at communication, teamwork, and empathy, ensuring optimal patient care and positive outcomes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN PICU
Brown University Health
Providence
01.2002 - Current
- Provided direct patient care in pediatric intensive care clinical setting at Brown University Health. Cared for patients from newborns to 25 years of age. Variety of diagnoses including multisystem organ failure, trauma, burns, sepsis, cancer, respiratory failure, DKA, post surgical patients and a multitude of other diagnoses.
- Administered medications and treatments following established protocols and safety standards including inotopic support, CRRT, chemotherapy, ventilator and airway management, EVDs, bolts, and all other ICU level medications and equipment.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop patient-centered care plans. Participate in daily critical care multidisciplinary rounds and provide strong patient and family advocacy. High level of teamwork and collaboration with intensivists, respiratory therapy, PT/OT, Nutrition and SLP
- Mentored new nursing staff on procedures, policies, and best practices in care delivery.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
- Provided emotional support to families facing difficult decisions about a loved one's care.
- Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
- Attended continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on current trends in nursing practice.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
- Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 09.1995 - 05.2000
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Critical care management
- Medication administration
- Equipment handling
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Patient advocacy
- Mentoring new staff
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Clinical judgment
- Ventilator care
- High level of autonomy
- Administering immunizations
- Tracheostomy care
- Physical assessments
- Lab result interpretation
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Chemotherapy administration
- Oncology nursing care
- Critical care protocols
- Infection control procedures
- Biotherapy administration
- Central line care
- Blood transfusion
- IV insertion
- Venipuncture expertise
- Immunoglobulin infusion
- Antibiotic administration
- Blood product administration
- Clinical decision making
Certification
- Trauma certified
- PALS
- Burn competency
- Pediatric chemotherapy and bio therapy certified
Timeline
RN PICU
Brown University Health
01.2002 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rhode Island
09.1995 - 05.2000