Jennifer Loonan
Glenfield,New York
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with over 30 years of clinical experience. Areas worked include Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Charge Nurse in medical/surgical department, Charge Nurse Inpatient Mental Health, One Day Orthopedic Surgery. Also experienced in Long Term Care Nurse Management and Nurse Triage for private medical practice. Seeking a position in a Health Care Facility where I can utilize my skills, knowledge and experience to provide quality health care.
Sensitive to the Harm Reduction movement. Willing and trained to participate in your facilities policies.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Citizen Advocates
Watertown, NY
06.2023 - 09.2023
Staff Nurse/Operating Room Circulator and PACU
101 Surgeon's Drive
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
09.2013 - 07.2015
- Lewis County General Hospital.
Staff Nurse
Samaritan Medical Center
Watertown, New York
03.1994 - 05.2013
- Staff Nurse Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Patient population ranged from critically ill adults, trauma, inpatients, outpatients, and pediatrics
- Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit
- Nurse Manager Samaritan Summit Village.
Staff Nurse
Mercy Hospital (the former)
Watertown, New York
05.1984 - 03.1992
- Charge nurse duties on 29 bed acute medical/surgical unit administered medications to entire unit population
- Staff Nurse Inpatient Mental Health Unit
- Preadmission Testing Coordinator Ambulatory Surgery.
Education
Associates in Applied Science Nursing -
Jefferson Community College
06.1983
Theoretical Bases of Professional Nurse Practice 1988, Care of Family and Elderly 1990, Research in Nursing 1992 -
State University of New York College of Technology
Coronary Care Course 03/1994, Hemodynamics: Physiology and Application 05/1997, Cardiovascular Crisis 02/1998, Superbowl of EKG's 03/1998, Conscious Sedation Certification 03/2004, TB testing, flu and pneumonia vaccination 05/2000 -
Samaritan Medical Center
Skills
- Airway management: jaw thrust, oral and nasal airways
- CPAR oral/pharyngeal/tracheal suctioning
- Wound care using aseptic techniques
- Multiple wound drains including hemovac, j-vacs
- Assisting with chest tube insertion using pleurovacs
- Extubation
- Assisting with arterial line insertion and central lines
- Assisting with regional blocks and epidural catheters
- Assisting with elective cardioversion
- Starting and maintaining IVs
- Venipuncture for lab studies
- Obtaining ABG's from A-line and ABG analysis
- Cardiac monitoring and rhythm interpretation
- 12 lead EKG's
- Fingerstick glucose monitoring
- Setting up and teaching PCA
- Epidural narcotic bolus and infusion
- Ramsey scale sedation with propofol
- Ventilator Management
- Meditech computer system
- Pyxis medication system
- Therapeutic communication
- Participating in daily multidisciplinary meetings
- Psychotropic medication administration and monitoring
Activities
- American Nurse's Association member since 1995
- Development of PACU nurse's documentation form still in use today
- American Society of Post Anesthesia Nurse member
- Nurse Practice Council NYS Nurses Association District since since 1995
- Development of Hand's Off Communication Sheet for PACU nurses
Research And Studies
- Analysis of Postoperative Pain in Patients Receiving Femoral Nerve Block Prior to Total Knee Replacement, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY, 2001
- Study of Reasons for Delays in Discharge of Patients From Postanesthesia Care Unit, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY, 2000
- Study of Patients Complaining of Sore Throat Following use of LMA, Carolina Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 2015
Personal Information
Title: Registered Professional Nurse
Volunteer Experience
- Woodstock Festival Medical Team, Saugerties, NY 1996
- Breast Cancer Awareness Walk annual since 2001
- March of Dimes, annual monetary donation since 2001
- Cystic Fibrosis Walk annual since 2005
- Relay for Life Walk annual since 2005
- Humane Society of Myrtle Beach thrift store volunteer
References
Available Upon Request
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Citizen Advocates
06.2023 - 09.2023
Staff Nurse/Operating Room Circulator and PACU
101 Surgeon's Drive
09.2013 - 07.2015
Staff Nurse
Samaritan Medical Center
03.1994 - 05.2013
Staff Nurse
Mercy Hospital (the former)
05.1984 - 03.1992
Associates in Applied Science Nursing -
Jefferson Community College
Theoretical Bases of Professional Nurse Practice 1988, Care of Family and Elderly 1990, Research in Nursing 1992 -
State University of New York College of Technology
Coronary Care Course 03/1994, Hemodynamics: Physiology and Application 05/1997, Cardiovascular Crisis 02/1998, Superbowl of EKG's 03/1998, Conscious Sedation Certification 03/2004, TB testing, flu and pneumonia vaccination 05/2000 -
Samaritan Medical Center
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