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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Karen Edwards

Certified Registered Nurse
Ellenton,FL

Summary

Caring Certified Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills and 34 years experience in gynecology, mother/baby, and labor and delivery with specialty in area of high-risk obstetrics.

Overview

34
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Lankenau Medical Center
Wynwood, PA

RNC-OB Labor and Delivery
05.2009 - Current

Job overview

Perform all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments of Antepartum and Laboring Patients. Utilize strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care. Assist patients with healing and recovery after surgery.Provide necessary health education training for patients.Evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow.Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Medical City Dallas
Dallas, TX

RN Labor and Delivery
03.2009 - 05.2009

Job overview

Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments in Labor and Delivery. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA

RN in Labor and Delivery
02.2008 - 03.2009

Job overview

Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments in Labor and Delivery. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL

RN in Labor and Delivery
10.2007 - 01.2008

Job overview

Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments in Labor and Delivery. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

RN in Mother/Baby
02.2007 - 10.2007

Job overview

Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments on Mother/Baby Unit. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, HI

RN in Labor and Deliver
09.2006 - 01.2007

Job overview

Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments in Labor and Delivery. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Lourdes Medical Center
Willingboro , NJ

RN in Labor and Deliver and Mother/Baby
06.1989 - 08.2006

Job overview

Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments in Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Education

Mercer Medical Center School of Nursing

Diploma in Nursing from Nursing
1989

University Overview

Mercer County Community College

Associate of Applied Science from Nursing
1989

University Overview

Skills

  • Maternity and Neonatal assessments
  • Medication administration
  • IV insertions
  • Instruct/Comfort Laboring Patients
  • Assist Doctors with Delivery of Infants
  • Scrub in OR if Cesarean Section is needed
  • Recover patients after delivery
  • Instruct Patients on Breastfeeding
  • Provide and Comfortable, Safe Environment for Patients and Families

Certification

Registered Nurse with licenses in the States of Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Inpatient Obstetrics Certified, ACLS, BLS, NRP

Timeline

RNC-OB Labor and Delivery
Lankenau Medical Center
05.2009 - Current
RN Labor and Delivery
Medical City Dallas
03.2009 - 05.2009
RN in Labor and Delivery
Phoenixville Hospital
02.2008 - 03.2009
RN in Labor and Delivery
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
10.2007 - 01.2008
RN in Mother/Baby
University of Pennsylvania
02.2007 - 10.2007
RN in Labor and Deliver
Queens Medical Center
09.2006 - 01.2007
RN in Labor and Deliver and Mother/Baby
Lourdes Medical Center
06.1989 - 08.2006
Mercer Medical Center School of Nursing
Diploma in Nursing from Nursing
Mercer County Community College
Associate of Applied Science from Nursing
Karen EdwardsCertified Registered Nurse