Karrie Kimbrough
Wichita Falls,TX
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient and inpatient clinical environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
North Texas State Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
RN Charge Nurse
Red River Hospital
11.2022 - 07.2023
- I started working at RRH under a contract and signed-on FT in February
- I have worked on a high acuity floor and CD Program
- I interacted with patients with several different diagnosis, dual diagnosis, chemical dependency, PTSD, MDD and many more
- I resigned from RRH on 7/19/23 due to lack of staff and unsafe measures
- I enjoyed helping and seeing the healing of their disease
- I have learned so much in the short time being there and have connected with these patients and feel like it’s a mission to help our MHMR community as I did with my Hospice patients
RN Staff Nurse
Visiting Angels
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Wichita Falls, TX
- I currently work as a contract field staff nurse seeing VA patients that are receiving VA benefits in which Visiting Angel caregivers provide
- I make supervisory visits of all caregivers, monitor appropriateness and any needs or changes to plan of care and ADLs provided
- Wichita Falls, TX
Case Manager RN
Hospice Plus
07.2019 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Wichita Falls, TX
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained
- Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
- Conduct specified laboratory tests
- Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals
- Engage in research activities related to nursing
- Wichita Falls, TX
Home Health Private Duty Nurse (RN)
VIVA PEDIATRICS
11.2018 - 04.2019
- Company Overview: Fort Worth, TX
- Home health care taking care of critical children
- Administered medications, charting, monitored diet, and activity
- Keep accurate patient records and detailed reports
- Worked privately with foster families
- Fort Worth, TX
Private Duty Nurse (RN)
EPIC AVEANNA PEDIATRIC HOME HEALTH
01.2018 - 11.2018
- Company Overview: Fort Worth, TX
- Home health care taking care of critical children
- Administered medications, charting, monitored diet, and activity
- Keep accurate patient records and detailed reports
- Worked privately with foster families
- Fort Worth, TX
Charge Nurse In Inpatient RN
HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS
03.2003 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Wichita Falls, TX
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained
- Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
- Conduct specified laboratory tests
- Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals
- Engage in research activities related to nursing
- Wichita Falls, TX
LVN in Home
TEXOMA CHRISTIAN CARE
01.2003 - 11.2010
- Company Overview: Wichita Falls, TX
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Answer patients calls and determine how to assist them
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Clean rooms and make beds
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics
- Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet
- Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons
- Wichita Falls, TX
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Vernon College
Skills
- Basic life support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Patient monitoring
Timeline
RN
North Texas State Hospital
09.2023 - Current
RN Charge Nurse
Red River Hospital
11.2022 - 07.2023
RN Staff Nurse
Visiting Angels
06.2021 - 11.2021
Case Manager RN
Hospice Plus
07.2019 - 08.2020
Home Health Private Duty Nurse (RN)
VIVA PEDIATRICS
11.2018 - 04.2019
Private Duty Nurse (RN)
EPIC AVEANNA PEDIATRIC HOME HEALTH
01.2018 - 11.2018
Charge Nurse In Inpatient RN
HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS
03.2003 - 10.2017
LVN in Home
TEXOMA CHRISTIAN CARE
01.2003 - 11.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Vernon College
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