Holly Wolfenden
Chattanooga,TN
Summary
Compassionate, organized, and fast-learning Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Day Surgery and Pretesting
Parkridge Medical Center
11.2020 - Current
- Pretesting duties such as blood work/phlebotomy, performing EKGs, and providing preoperative instructions to patients and their family members.
- Same Day Surgery duties such as preoperative prepping (vital signs, starting IVs, obtaining medical history, providing pre and post-op teaching.
- Scheduling patients for pretesting appointments and obtaining medical history and reviewing medications with patients via telephone interviews.
- Scheduling patients for pretesting appointments and obtaining medical history and reviewing medications with patients via telephone
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
Registered Nurse- Cardiac Recovery Unit
Parkridge Medical Center
03.2015 - 03.2020
- Preoperative and postoperative care for cardiac procedures such as arteriograms/coronary stents, pacemakers/defibrillators, electrophysiology ablations.
- Assisted in bedside procedures with cardiologist and anesthesiologist such as transesophageal echocardiograms, cardioversions, and implantable loop recorders.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Parkridge Medical Center
09.2010 - 03.2015
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring seamless communication between healthcare providers.
- Mentored new staff members and nursing students, fostering a supportive learning environment within the unit.
- Managed complex wound care, including dressing changes, monitoring for signs of infection, and collaborating with wound care specialists as needed.
- Assisted in the development of unit-specific protocols for common medical-surgical procedures, improving efficiency and standardizing practice across the team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN05.2010
Skills
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Care Planning
- Precepting
- Critical Thinking
- Phlebotomy/IV skills
- Health Screening
- Data Collection
- Patient Assessments
- Appointment Scheduling
Certification
- Registered Nurse- license no. 000175918, state of Tennessee
- Basic Life Support certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Day Surgery and Pretesting
Parkridge Medical Center
11.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse- Cardiac Recovery Unit
Parkridge Medical Center
03.2015 - 03.2020
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Parkridge Medical Center
09.2010 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
- Registered Nurse- license no. 000175918, state of Tennessee
- Basic Life Support certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
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