Kateryna Szczygiel
Fort Myers,FL
Summary
- Shadowing 40+ hours of CRNA and Anesthesiologist at Lee Health in Obstetrics/Orthopedics/General surgery/Urology procedure/Nerve block procedures
- Education council committee ICU
- Hemodynamics class ICU
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Outreach RN
Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Offers intensive care skills to patients with, or at risk of, critical illness receiving care in locations outside the intensive care unit.
- Provides bedside consultation and emergency response for patients.
- Influences early recognition and management of deteriorating patients.
- Respond to Medical Emergency Team across 699 staffed bed hospital in state-approved Level II trauma center.
- Implements and influences policies for Code STROKE.
- Activates and leads MET calls, Code STROKE and Code BLUE.
- Advocates and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient's status in a dynamic emergency environment.
Staff RN, ICU
Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Medical and Neuro ICU consists of 52 beds at a Comprehensive Stroke Accredited and Cardiac Intervention Center.
- Provides care of adult patients after post-operative period, combines advanced hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, knowledge of vasoactive medication administration and titration.
- Manages patients with endocrine system disorders such as diabetic ketoacidosis, adrenal insufficiency, nectrotizing pancreatitis.
- Treats cardiac patients with STEMI, NSTEMI, emergency hypertension, arrhythmias, cardiopulmonary arrest, intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella device, transvenous pacers.
- Monitors patient's hemodynamics with various devices such as hemoSpehere, EV1000, Baxter Nicom.
- Takes care of patients in acute respiratory failure such as ARDS, hypoxia, hypercapnia, interprets ABGs, performs spontaneous breathing trials, directs extubation and recognizes and manages pulmonary edema.
- Manages patient's with neurological disorders, controlling and recognizing hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, seizure disorder, brain masses, lesions, craniotomies, external ventricular drains.
- Cares for variety of medical-surgical patients, including (but not limited to) patients in shock, acute kidney injury, sepsis, DIC, alcohol withdrawal, intoxication, radical tumor resections with flap reconstructions, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(CRRT).
- Serves as student preceptor and new hire group.
Staff RN/ Charge RN, SPCU
Lee-Health Gulf Coast Medical Center
02.2020 - 08.2021
- Cared for patients with chronic health conditions or those recovering from surgeries.
- Prepared patients for surgeries and took care of postoperative patients.
- Placed and managed nasogastric tubes, wound vacs, provided extensive wound care.
- Directed ostomy management and education for patient's and their families.
- Coordinated daily assignments based on patient's acuity and care, collaborated with interdisciplinary team.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL05.2027
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL05.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL12.2019
Skills
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(CRRT)
- Invasive Hemodynamic/CVP Monitoring
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump/Impella
- External Ventricular Drains (EVD)
- Massive Transfusion Protocol
- Vasoactive medication administration
- Sedation and multimodal analgesia
- Induced hypothermia
- HemoSphere/ Nicom monitoring
- BIS monitoring/Train of four/Paralysis
- Assistance with bedside procedures: Tracheostomy/Cricothyrotomy, Chest tube/Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Central/Arterial line insertion, Dialysis catheter insertion, Bronchoscopy, Cardioversion
Certification
Florida RN License-9527639-02/03/2023
American Heart Association BLS- 09/23/2023
American Heart Association ACLS-09/23/2023
American Heart Association PALS-09/23/2023
Critical Care Registered Nurse CCRN-08/01/2022
Languages
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Affiliations
- Member of American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
- Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
- Member, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology(AANA)
Volunteering
- Volunteer with Lee-Health at Health Park Hospital in Emergency Room, 4 hours two times a week 06/2016-06/2017
- Volunteer for Christmas gifts fundraiser for the adopted family by ICU 12/2022
- Volunteer at FSW Nursing program
Timeline
Critical Care Outreach RN
Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
09.2022 - 05.2024
Staff RN, ICU
Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
08.2021 - 05.2024
Staff RN/ Charge RN, SPCU
Lee-Health Gulf Coast Medical Center
02.2020 - 08.2021
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Florida Gulf Coast University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Florida SouthWestern State College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Florida SouthWestern State College
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