Johnna Smith Sanders, APRN
Summary
Professional APRN focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and the healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional with over 20 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating, and managing acute and chronic medical conditions through physical assessment and diagnostic testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Innovative Adjunct instructor with experience in implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools. Passionate about fostering academic development and success for every student.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Faculty
Florida Institute of Technology
12.2009 - Current
- Instructor for online undergraduate program: Substance Abuse, Medical Ethics
- Established positive relationships with students, fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
- Provided constructive feedback on student performance through regular evaluations and personalized guidance sessions.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Interventional Radiology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
02.2013 - 07.2021
- Independently performed invasive image-guided procedures.
- Managed and coordinated the IR clinic outpatient visits for 7 IR physicians.
- Coordinated and led weekly multidisciplinary primary liver cancer meetings.
- Improved patient outcomes by utilizing evidence-based practice and collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments, identifying critical health issues and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Assisted with and managed the Radiopharmaceutical program: Lutathera, Radium-223, Zevalin and Samarium-153.
- Nomination recipient for the Advanced Practice Professional of the Year 2013-2020.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Radiology Associates
04.2003 - 02.2013
- Independently performed invasive image-guided procedures.
- Managed and coordinated care of patients undergoing invasive radiologic procedures.
- Streamlined communication between patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care.
- Performed history and physical exams.
- Assisted in the development of computerized order sets.
- Assisted in the dictionary building for a RIS/IDX system.
- Expert in Sunrise Clinical Management Patient Electronic record.
- Educated nursing staff on new invasive radiologic procedures.
- Developed the position, policy, and protocols for the organization's nurse practitioner program.
Registered Nurse
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
10.1992 - 03.2003
- Staff RN - Medical-Surgical, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Post-Partum, Telemetry
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on the medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising a team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of South Florida
Tampa, FLAssociate of Science - Nursing
Manatee Community College
Bradenton, FLBachelor of Arts - Psychology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WVSkills
- Acute Care Expertise
- Electronic Health Records Proficiency
- Clinical Decision Making
- Ethical Practice Standards
- Pre-and Post-Procedure Care
- Student Engagement
- Online Teaching
- Distance Education
- Precepting
Certification
Florida Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Registered Nurse 2612242; multi-state RN licensure.
Professional Presentations
- Moffitt Grand Rounds September 11, 2019: Treatment Advances in NET/ Theranostics and PRRT.
- Moffitt Grand Rounds November 11, 2016: Liver Directed Therapy: What, when and why.
Publications
- Parikh, N., Keshishian, E., Sharma, A., Roca, M., Manley, B., Poch, M., ... & Montejo, M. (2020). Prostatic Artery Embolization is safe and effective for medically recalcitrant radiation induced prostatitis. Advances in Radiation Oncology.
- Sikaria, D., Jesurajan, J., Smith, J., Strosberg, J., & El-Haddad, G. (2020, March). Comparison of GI Toxicity Associated With AA Formulations Co-Infused With PRRT: Commercial Parenteral Nutrition Formula Versus Compounded L-Lysine/L-Arginine. In PANCREAS (Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 487-487). TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 USA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
- Doyle, C., Smith, J., Bello, C. M., Sokol, L., & El-Haddad, G. (2020). Efficacy and safety of yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Doyle, C. M., Mills, M., Damgaci, S., Smith, J., Zhang, J., Fishman, M. N., & El-Haddad, G. (2019). Integration of radium-223 dichloride (Xofigo) into clinical practice for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
- Chatzkel, J., Mocha, J., Smith, J., Zhou, J. M., Kim, Y., El-Haddad, G., & Zhang, J. (2019). Circulating tumor cells and γH2AX as biomarkers for responsiveness to radium-223 in advanced prostate cancer patients. Future Science OA, 6(1), FSO437.
- Kis, B., Mills, M., Smith, J., Choi, J., Sagatys, E., Komrokji, R., ... & Kim, R. D. (2019). Partial Splenic Artery Embolization in 35 Cancer Patients: Results of a Single Institution Retrospective Study. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
- Gangi, A., Shah, J., Hatfield, N., Smith, J., Sweeney, J., Choi, J., ... & Hoffe, S. E. (2018). Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma treated with transarterial yttrium-90 glass microsphere radioembolization: results of a single institution retrospective study. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 29(8), 1101-1108. Department of Diagnostic Imaging & Interventional Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa 33612, FL, USA
Timeline
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Interventional Radiology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
02.2013 - 07.2021
Adjunct Faculty
Florida Institute of Technology
12.2009 - Current
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Radiology Associates
04.2003 - 02.2013
Registered Nurse
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
10.1992 - 03.2003
Master of Science - Nursing
University of South Florida
Associate of Science - Nursing
Manatee Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
West Virginia University
Florida Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Registered Nurse 2612242; multi-state RN licensure.
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