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Kendall Royal

Nashville,TN

Summary

To obtain employment as a Nurse Practitioner in an Optioncare infusion center in an effort to engage in lifelong learning, provide evidence-based treatment, and prevent hospital admissions through preventative care to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine NP

Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TN
03.2023 - Current
  • Postoperative care for complex spine surgeries. Management of complex comorbidities. Pain management.

Advanced Lung Disease Nurse Practitioner

Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TN
12.2019 - 03.2023
  • Creation of the ALDS service as the initial NP and the development of a team of practitioners.
  • Postoperative management of lung transplant and endobronchial valve patients, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of internal medicine complaints, managing pulmonary hypertension with critical medications, obtaining H&P, facilitating discharges, complex medication prescription and management, prompt recognition of clinical deterioration, progress note dictation.
  • High risk infusions such as IVIG, rituximab, blood, clotting factors, iron, other biologic agents.

Registered Nurse Trauma ICU

Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TN
06.2015 - 11.2019

Hemodynamic and neurologic invasive monitoring, mass transfusion, mechanical ventilation, critical thinking, and advanced assessment.

Nurse Externship

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Tallahassee, FL
06.2014 - 05.2015

Phlebotomy and starting intravenous infusions.

Patient Care Technician

Endoscopy Center of Pensacola
Pensacola , FL
06.2013 - 12.2013

 Postoperative care and anesthesia recovery.

Undergraduate Research Intern

Florida State Univeristy Biology Department
Tallahassee, FL
05.2011 - 08.2011

Gene therapy research looking at the effects of various agents on the
 chromatin structure of cells utilizing gel electrophoresis, centrifugation, and
 chemical agitation.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fl
05.2015

Skills

  • Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification
  • Active unencumbered DEA license
  • BLS Certification (2024)
  • ACLS Certification (2024)
  • Point of Care Ultrasound Training
  • Critical Care Boot Camp Vanderbilt CEU
  • Leadership and management skills
  • 6 years of Nurse Practitioner experience at a high volume hospital

Research

Data collection for:

  • MENDS Study I/II: Comparison of two sedative medications with measurement of sedation efficacy and extubation success.
  • Retrospective study on the outcomes of pre-hospital FFP administration to hemodynamically unstable lifeflight patients.
  • SMART Trial: Comparing the differences between crystalloid solutions of normal saline and plasmalyte on patient outcomes.

Timeline

Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine NP

Vanderbilt Medical Center
03.2023 - Current

Advanced Lung Disease Nurse Practitioner

Vanderbilt Medical Center
12.2019 - 03.2023

Registered Nurse Trauma ICU

Vanderbilt Medical Center
06.2015 - 11.2019

Nurse Externship

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
06.2014 - 05.2015

Patient Care Technician

Endoscopy Center of Pensacola
06.2013 - 12.2013

Undergraduate Research Intern

Florida State Univeristy Biology Department
05.2011 - 08.2011

Master of Science - Nursing

University of Alabama At Birmingham

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Florida State University
Kendall Royal