Katherine Holwerda
Byron Center,MI
Summary
I am an experienced critical care pediatric registered nurse with a Master of Science in Nursing degree to be completed in 2025. I am actively seeking a position in which I can use my nursing, management, and teaching expertise to advance the health and well-being of students in our community.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Faculty
Ferris State University
05.2023 - Current
- Teach NURS 463, Clinical Nurse Faculty
- Orient nursing students to the pediatric clinical settings
- Assess students' assignments and clinical work
- Attend faculty meetings
- Plan assignments to meet course objectives.
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care/NICU/PICU
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
10.2020 - Current
- Use critical thinking and assessment skills to care for cardiac, nephrology, and burn patients in the Progressive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU)
- Use critical thinking and assessment skills to care for patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Collaborate with the Nurse Educator to train newly hired nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Collaborate with Clinical Instructors for nursing students and precept GVSU Nursing Students’ Leadership Clinicals
- Educate parents and caregivers on medical devices, disease management and safe medication use
Nursing Technician
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
07.2019 - 10.2020
Collaborate with nurses to give quality and safe care to pediatric patients
Co-owner and Manager
Kentwood Veterinary Clinic
01.2005 - 01.2016
- Recruited, interviewed and hired new staff members and developed training materials for employees
- Developed marketing materials and campaigns to boost brand awareness and customer engagement
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships
- Managed the care of hospitalized patients with a wide range of illnesses, diseases, and trauma. Performed pre-surgical assessments, anesthesia delivery and monitoring, surgical assisting, and post-operative care
- Responsible for outpatient care, including vaccinations, phlebotomy, laboratory testing, wound care management, and client education
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education
Ferris State University
Big Rapids04.2025
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Grand Valley State University
04.2020
Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology - undefined
Michigan State University
01.1992
Skills
- Professional Networking
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Project-based learning
- Faculty Development
- Course Planning
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- High level of autonomy
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Health screening
Activitiesandawards
- Banta-Perkins Award for Nursing Excellence, Kirkhof College of Nursing, GVSU.
- Clinical Preceptor Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership, Kirkhof College of Nursing, GVSU.
- Affiliate Clinical Faculty, Kirkhof College of Nursing: Preceptor for Leadership Students for a total 480 hours.
- Chairperson of Education Committee on Cardiac/Nephrology/Burn Progressive Care Unit: Writing and submitting relevant educational material for unit RNs. Collaborating with Neurology, Cardiology, and Burn teams to create educational materials for Registered Nurses in the Progressive Care and PICU units.
- Preceptor for newly hired Registered Nurses.
- Daisy Awards from numerous parents of pediatric patients whom I served as their Primary Care RN.
- Byron Center Marching Band Parent Volunteer and Volunteer Band Camp Nurse.
Licensingandcertifications
- Michigan License Registered Nurse No. 4704362859
- Certified Pediatric Nurse
- BLS
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Burn Foundations, Spectrum Health
Certification
- CPN - Certified Pediatric Nurse
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Registered Nurse, Michigan
Additional Information
- Education Committee Chairperson, Cardiac/Nephrology/Burn Progressive Care Unit-Writing and submitting relevant educational material for unit nurses. Collaborating with Neurology, Cardiology, and Burn teams to create educational materials for evidence-based practices
- Received the Clinical Preceptor Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership for precepting GVSU nursing students for a total of 480 hours
Timeline
Adjunct Faculty
Ferris State University
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care/NICU/PICU
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
10.2020 - Current
Nursing Technician
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
07.2019 - 10.2020
Co-owner and Manager
Kentwood Veterinary Clinic
01.2005 - 01.2016
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education
Ferris State University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Grand Valley State University
Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology - undefined
Michigan State University
- CPN - Certified Pediatric Nurse
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Registered Nurse, Michigan
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