Karen Blade
Pineville,LOUISIANA
Summary
Hardworking and reliable Registered Nurse with strong ability in leadership and delegation that presently working on a Cardiac/Telemetry Unit. I especially care for patients with pre and post pacemakers, ICD placements, heart caths, ASD closures, TAVR, and pre-CABG/AVR/MVR procedures along with other med/surg patients . Offering critical thinking, time management, and teamwork. Having successfully fulfilled the educational, practice, and written examination requirement merits the designation for Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, LA
07.2011 - Current
- Assist physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Precept new nurses and students in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Earned reputation for good attendance and hard work.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Recognized by administration and management for providing exceptional patient satisfactory.
- Charge Nurse Coordinator on medical/surgical telemetry unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, and unit secretaries since Dec. 2017.
- Nominated for nurse Excellent 2019.
- Awarded Preceptor of the year 2020.
Registered Nurse
National Nurses
Alexandria, Louisiana
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Assist physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Working as a contract Nurse PRN.
Registered Nurse
Cabrini Hospital
Alexandria, LA
10.2015 - 10.2019
- Assist physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Earned reputation for good attendance and hard work.
- Handled all delegated tasks, including working well with others staff.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Nominated for Daisy Award 2018.
- Worked as a PRN Nurse on the Cardiac Step Down/Renal Unit.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Louisiana State University At Alexandria
Alexandria, LA05.2011
Skills
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Patient Examination
- Patient Care Assessment
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Organization
- Leadership (Charge Nurse)
- Clear Patient Communication
- Compassionate and Caring
- Preceptorship
- Cultural Awareness
Certification
BLS Basic Life support 05/31/22
ACLS-Advance Cardiovascular Life support 09/30/22
NIH Stroke Scale Training & Certification 8/22/2018 provider P027
Certified Preceptor
Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse Valid: Jan 31, 2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse
National Nurses
08.2020 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse
Cabrini Hospital
10.2015 - 10.2019
Registered Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
07.2011 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Louisiana State University At Alexandria