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Ivy Strong

Los Lunas,NM

Summary

Patient-oriented Nurse with 16 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Pediatric and Emergency Department specialty, including but not limited to sexual assault nurse examiner training and congenital cardiac specialty training in children.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

GEN. PEDIATRIC UNIT- FT Night Charge

Presbyterian Hospital
06.2023 - Current
  • 23 bed Pediatric unit caring for children ages 3 days-18years
  • Charge nurse over 4-7 nurses per shift along with taking an assignment of typically 3-4 pediatric patients per night
  • The population of admitted patients includes but is not limited to respiratory illnesses requiring oxygen or high flow nasal canula
  • Surgical patients such as laparoscopic procedures, orthopedic patients, neurology consult patients, cardiology consult patients, newly diagnosed diabetics, and many more
  • We have a total of 15-night nurses who rotate through weekly that I oversee
  • My roles include caring for my patients, assisting others with theirs, placing lines, following policy and procedure, and ensuring it is followed by others, completing chart audits, iRounds, checking crash carts nightly, keeping count of our medication pyxis, and keeping continuing education current.

ED/UC- RN/Relief Charge

PresNow Paseo
05.2022 - Current
  • ED RN on a remarkably busy ED, urgent care caring for approximately 80+ patients per day, many of which are in critical condition with STEMIs, dissections, airway compromise, to surgical patients such as bowel obstructions, appys, gallbladders, hip and femur fractures, and multiple other conditions requiring stabilization and critical care treatment prior to shipping patients to hospitals.
  • Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
  • Managed patient caseloads effectively, ensuring timely interventions and thorough follow-ups to mitigate potential complications.

PICU- Cardiovascular RN

Presbyterian Hospital
11.2020 - 04.2023
  • Staffed as a CV RN on a Cardiac PICU unit
  • Care for patients in critical condition, on ventilators, CRRT, and ECHMO patients
  • Post operative patients with complications requiring peritoneal dialysis, hourly ABG’s, with CVL’s and arterial lines in place
  • Chest tubes and cardiac drains
  • Provide care throughout patient’s healing process from admission to discharge.
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs, promptly addressing concerns as they arose.
  • Ensured patient safety through meticulous monitoring of vital signs, medication administration, and adherence to established protocols.
  • Simplified complex medical information for patients and families, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care plans.
  • Managed complex cardiac patients by collaborating closely with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

L/D-NICU Traveler

Lovelace Women’s Hospital
07.2020 - 11.2020
  • Worked between L/D and NICU as a traveler RN during the pandemic
  • Delivered 355-500 patients per week
  • Multiple NICU patients with issues from PHTN to Cardiac and Withdrawal symptoms.

L/D, Pediatrics RN

Lower Keys Medical Center
07.2019 - 07.2020
  • Worked as charge L/D, Peds, SCN, and SANE
  • Helped to start SANE program at LKMC and onboard new SANE nurses to hospital
  • PALS, ACLS, and STABLE instructor.

Clinical Supervisor-Family Care Unit

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 07.2019
  • Ran the newly created nurse on-boarding program for Ivinson Hospital
  • Began new Preceptor Program creating an evidence based, streamlined, standardized process on how to precept a new nurse and prevent turn-over
  • Supervise and Educate staff on evidence-based information pertaining to unit population
  • Maintain procedures, policies, and guidelines for unit
  • Provide drills, continuing education skills, and mock codes to keep staff current in emergency care performance check offs
  • Maintain schedule, perform managerial tasks, fill holes in schedule when needed, and cover the floor as staff nurse when necessary.

SANE/TNCC Certified RN

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 07.2019
  • Assess and treat patients for injury
  • Collect evidence kit for state lab
  • Provide support and resources to patients, maintaining a source of stability whether they choose to press charges, making them aware of all options available.

SANE

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 07.2019
  • Assess and treat patient for injury
  • Collect evidence kit for state lab
  • Provide support and resources to patient, maintaining a source of stability whether or not they choose to press charges, making them aware of all options available.

LDRP, Level II, Pediatric, GYN, Staff RN-Family Care Unit

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
02.2013 - 05.2017
  • Act as main labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum nurse
  • Circulate or scrub OR case if cesarean section is necessitated
  • Plan for action as main circulator to step in to recover neonate, preparing for NRP if needed
  • Caring for Mom and baby couplets, level II babies in the nursery on CPAP, high flow nasal cannula, feeder-growers, LGA and SGA babies, mothers with PIH, preeclampsia, magnesium drips, high BMI’s, Lovenox protocols, etc
  • As a family care unit, we work as a team to care for our patients in a ‘family’ approach
  • Many of the pediatric patients we care for are the same children we delivered on the other side of the unit
  • Our pediatric portion of the unit includes but is not limited to dx of hypoxia, acute asthma, acute bronchiolitis, RSV, appendicitis, pneumonia, newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, DKA, sepsis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeds, sickle cell crisis, anemia, etc
  • This includes managing continuous IV drips, insulin drips, insulin pumps (though more rare and often managed by parents), injections, PO medications, rectal medications and preps, preparing for OR, completing thorough assessments on often non-verbal patients, and being prepared for rapid change in condition or status
  • This unit also manages special procedures when SPU is not scheduled for patients of all ages, providing blood transfusions, platelets, plasma, infusion therapies, and other specified physician ordered treatments.

Education

BSN -

Regis University
Denver, CO
05.2017

ASN -

Colorado Christian University
Grand Junction, CO
08.2012

LPN -

Delta Montrose Technical College
Delta, CO
05.2010

AGS -

Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ
05.2009

Skills

  • Compassion and Empathy
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Team Coordination
  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • High level of autonomy
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Critical Thinking
  • Excellent Communication
  • Calm Under Pressure
  • Organizational Skills

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of nurses implementing processes and procedures, policies, and management of funds for The IAFN foundation.
  • Supervised team of 32 staff members, implementing policies and procedures; and providing education to all staff including APCs and EMTs.

Certification

  • CV RN
  • A-EFM
  • SANE-A
  • SANE-P
  • IPV (Intimate Partner Violence)
  • TNCC
  • CLC (expired)

Personal Information

Title: RN, BSN

References

  • Jacqueline Hollowwa, Charge RN, PICU, (703)859-6630
  • Sarah Tafoya, RN-ED, (505)818-2663
  • Caitlin Kopp, Charge RN, PICU, (931)237-0144
  • Michela Telfor, SANE Coordinator/ER RN, Laramie, WY (970)396-5176
  • Debra Dawson, Family Care Unit Director, Registered Nurse, MSN, (307)760-3156, sd600ps@aol.com

Timeline

GEN. PEDIATRIC UNIT- FT Night Charge

Presbyterian Hospital
06.2023 - Current

ED/UC- RN/Relief Charge

PresNow Paseo
05.2022 - Current

PICU- Cardiovascular RN

Presbyterian Hospital
11.2020 - 04.2023

L/D-NICU Traveler

Lovelace Women’s Hospital
07.2020 - 11.2020

L/D, Pediatrics RN

Lower Keys Medical Center
07.2019 - 07.2020

Clinical Supervisor-Family Care Unit

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 07.2019

SANE/TNCC Certified RN

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 07.2019

SANE

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 07.2019

LDRP, Level II, Pediatric, GYN, Staff RN-Family Care Unit

Ivinson Memorial Hospital
02.2013 - 05.2017

BSN -

Regis University

ASN -

Colorado Christian University

LPN -

Delta Montrose Technical College

AGS -

Central Arizona College

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