Felicia Turner
New Orleans,Louisiana
Summary
Committed Registered Nurse with over 6 years of experience in providing clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Delivers top-notch care to patients with diverse surgical histories. Uses nursing processes to effectively assess, plan and evaluate patient care. Highly observant, diligent and dedicated to patients. Experience within Magnet-designated hospitals. Currently looking to transition to a remote position.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ochsner Medical Center - Day of Surgery Pre/Post OP
New Orleans
02.2019 - Current
- Inpatient and outpatient unit with 28 running ORs
- Assess, instruct, and prepare patients prior to surgery
- Ensure operative and informed consents are signed and witnessed
- Initiate IVs
- Monitor vitals signs and other measurements of progress, meeting discharge or transfer criteria
- Answer patient questions and ensure patient comfort
- Preform intervention duties during post-operative emergencies
- Trained new nursing staff on departmental best practices for patient care and communication.
Registered Nurse
Lebonheur Children's Hospital
Memphis
09.2017 - 02.2019
- Provided care in a 26 bed inpatient unit
- Specialized in childhood diagnoses that involved endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and transplants
- Coordinated treatment with multidisciplinary healthcare team members to attain optimal health and continuity of care
- Medication administration, dressing changes, IVs, and other aspects of nursing care for patient load (3-6)
- Built trust with parents and kept them in the loop on the care issued to their children
- Provided detailed instructions to parents to ensure proper care for children after their discharge.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Baptist College of Health Sciences
01.2017
Bachelor of Science, Biology -
Lane College
01.2013
Skills
- Familiar with EHR systems
- Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and patient privacy standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Organized and detailed oriented
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer applications
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Flexible
- Critical Thinking
- Epic and Cerner documentation proficiency
- Infection Control
- Patient Discharge
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Staff Supervision
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Follow-up calls
- Patient care planning
- Documenting vitals
- Patient and family advocacy
- Compassion and Empathy
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) - State of LA (Compact)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ochsner Medical Center - Day of Surgery Pre/Post OP
02.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Lebonheur Children's Hospital
09.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Baptist College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science, Biology -
Lane College
- Registered Nurse (RN) - State of LA (Compact)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
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