JUDITH MAPALO
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Highly experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse with 35+ years across MICU, SICU, and CVICU settings. Expert in mechanical ventilation, IABP, CRRT, and hemodynamic monitoring with 15 years of specialized virtual ICU experience. Proven leader in charge nurse roles, rapid response coordination, and mentoring new graduates. Seeking travel nursing opportunities to deliver exceptional critical care across diverse healthcare environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Nurse
Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center
07.2001 - 11.2025
- Provided comprehensive critical care nursing in multiple ICU settings including SICU, CVICU, and MICU for medically complex veteran population.
- Managed critically ill patients requiring advanced interventions including mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, intraaortic balloon pump (IABP), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and vasoactive medications/drips.
- Assumed Charge Nurse responsibilities, coordinating patient care, staff assignments, and unit operations during shifts.
- Responded to hospital-wide Rapid Response and Stroke Alert calls, providing immediate critical care assessment and intervention.
- Served as mentor and preceptor to new graduate nurses and newly hired orientees, facilitating successful transition to critical care practice.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and specialists to optimize patient outcomes.
- Maintained expertise in advanced cardiac life support, stroke protocols, and evidence-based critical care practices.
- Key Accomplishments:
- Successfully mentored dozens of new graduate nurses in critical care competencies.
- Consistently served in charge nurse role demonstrating leadership and clinical excellence.
- Maintained proficiency across multiple ICU specialties over 24 years.
Virtual ICU Nurse (eICU)
Froedtert Hospital
10.2010 - 07.2024
- Maintained proficiency across multiple ICU specialties over 24 years.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Divine WordUniversity
PhilippinesSkills
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate care
- Airway management
- Intravenous therapy
- Advanced life support
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
Accomplishments
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) – Wisconsin License #115840-30
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) – Current
- Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC) – Current
- Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC) – Current
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – Current
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – Current
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) – Current
Timeline
Virtual ICU Nurse (eICU)
Froedtert Hospital
10.2010 - 07.2024
Critical Care Nurse
Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center
07.2001 - 11.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Divine WordUniversity