Elaine Duley
Louisville,KY
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Tri Star Hendersonville Birth Center NICU
09.2024 - 11.2025
- Manage the nursing care of medically fragile neonates
- Recognize subtle clinical changes and trends in patient status so appropriate medical care can be given.
- Communicate efficiently with medical team to advocate for the patients’ medical needs and deliver exceptional, family-focused care.
- Providing compassionate care to neonates within the delivery room and assisting post-partum mothers with lactation and newborn care.
- Successfully applying NRP standards to newborn patients requiring resuscitation both in the delivery room and in the ICU.
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with established protocols and patient care standards.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for NICU patients.
RN, school nurse
Turkey Foot Middle School
09.2021 - 05.2024
- Monitored blood sugar and calculated and administered insulin for students with Type I Diabetes.
- Administered rescue medication for seizure disorders, assessed for signs of respiratory distress or worsening condition and completed safe hand off to EMS.
- Evaluated students with illnesses and assessed need for further medical intervention.
- Successfully recognized needs for medical attention for broken bones, spiking blood pressures, and other emergent health conditions and acted quickly to accommodate those needs.
- Self-managed daily health calendar with an average of 30-50 students daily, in a school of approximately 900 students.
- Assisted students with managing chronic health conditions that required straight catheterization, G-tube feeding, and blood sugar monitoring.
RN
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
03.2011 - 07.2021
- Gained 10 years of experience in a surgical NICU caring for fragile and critically ill neonates.
- Mentored new nurses and trained them in ICU nursing care. This includes recognizing changes in clinical status, administering vasopressors and diuretics, and collecting labs via arterial lines, PICC lines, catheter chambers, and other devices.
- Collaborated with the home health care team to prepare families for complex discharges with chronic conditions.
- Supported families through bereavements with compassion and empathy.
- Communicated effectively and efficiently with the medical and surgical teams regarding wound care, skin care, developmental care, and when a care plan needed to be adjusted.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
01.2011
BA - Educational Studies, English
Thomas More College
05.2007
Skills
- Eleven years of ICU and clinical teaching experience Sharpened skills in mentorship, critical thinking, complex IV lines, pain management, post-operative care, tracheostomy care, airway management, dialysis, and complex discharge education
- Three years of experience in a school setting partnering with families and students in managing chronic conditions and daily health and safety
- Chronic conditions include Type I diabetes, Addisons disease, Diabetes Insipidus, pediatric and adolescent mental health, and G-tube care
- Ongoing experience as a neonatal ICU nurse within a birth center, including growing skills specific to labor and delivery and post-birth neonatal resuscitation
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
Accomplishments
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Tennessee #282870
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Kentucky #1174592
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Ohio #368406
Timeline
RN
Tri Star Hendersonville Birth Center NICU
09.2024 - 11.2025
RN, school nurse
Turkey Foot Middle School
09.2021 - 05.2024
RN
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
03.2011 - 07.2021
BA - Educational Studies, English
Thomas More College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing