Katherine Taylor
Nicholasville,USA
Summary
Registered Nurse with 13+ years of pediatric and neonatal nursing experience, including current outpatient pediatric practice and extensive experience caring for children with complex and chronic healthcare needs. Skilled in comprehensive patient assessment, telephone triage, medication administration, health education, care coordination, clinical documentation, and recognition and response to changes in health status. Experienced in collaborating with children, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to promote safe, effective, and family-centered care. Committed to health promotion, disease prevention, equitable access to care, and improving the health and well-being of children and families.
Overview
1
1
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Full-Time
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PEDIATRIC SURGERY CLINIC
Lexington, USA
08.2024 - Current
- Provide comprehensive outpatient nursing care to pediatric patients with surgical, gastrointestinal, developmental, and complex medical needs.
- Perform nursing assessments and utilize clinical judgment to evaluate changes in patient condition, determine appropriate interventions, and identify when provider evaluation is needed.
- Provide telephone triage for pediatric patients and families, assessing symptoms, identifying urgent and same-day concerns, providing nursing guidance, and coordinating appropriate follow-up.
- Managed same-day patient concerns, effectively communicated clinical findings and changes in condition to pediatric surgeons, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Administer medications and educate patients and caregivers regarding medications, treatments, postoperative care, and ongoing management of pediatric health conditions.
- Provide ongoing care and education for children with gastrostomy (G-tube) tubes, including assessment, troubleshooting, care education, and reinforcement of individualized treatment plans.
- Provide care and education for pediatric patients with cecostomy tubes and individualized bowel-management programs.
- Assist families with constipation and bowel-management concerns, reinforcing prescribed treatment plans and follow-up recommendations.
- Provide nursing care and education related to ostomy appliances, including assessment of appliance-related concerns and reinforcement of appropriate care techniques.
- Perform wound and incision assessments and care and assist with evaluation and management of postoperative concerns and complications.
- Recognize signs and symptoms that may indicate postoperative complications or changes in health status and appropriately escalate concerns for further evaluation.
- Coordinated care with multiple pediatric specialties and healthcare providers to ensure timely evaluation, treatment, follow-up, and continuity of care.
- Educated children and parents/caregivers on medical conditions, medications, tube care, bowel management, wound care, postoperative recovery, and signs and symptoms necessitating additional medical attention.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments, telephone encounters, interventions, education, and follow-up in the electronic medical record.
- Support families in managing complex pediatric healthcare needs at home while promoting safety, health education, confidence, and independence.
Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL
Lexington, USA
01.2013 - 08.2024
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care to critically ill and medically complex neonates through detailed assessment, clinical judgment, and evidence-based practices, ensuring timely identification of health status changes.
- Administer medications and treatments safely while monitoring patients for therapeutic effects, adverse reactions, and changes in condition.
- Respond rapidly to emergency and life-threatening situations while maintaining a calm, organized approach and prioritizing patient safety.
- Identify emerging health concerns through ongoing assessment of vital signs, behavior, respiratory status, fluid balance, and other clinical indicators and promptly communicate concerns to the healthcare team.
- Develop and implement individualized plans of care in collaboration with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Coordinated comprehensive care for patients with multiple therapies and complex medical needs, effectively prioritizing competing clinical responsibilities to enhance patient outcomes.
- Perform comprehensive physical assessments and accurately document patient findings, interventions, treatments, education, and responses in the electronic medical record.
- Provide comprehensive education to parents and caregivers regarding medical conditions, medications, treatments, infant care, safety, and ongoing healthcare needs.
- Communicate complex medical information in an understandable and compassionate manner to families with varying levels of health literacy.
- Trained and mentored new nursing staff on best practices in neonatal care.
- Facilitated clear communication between families and healthcare providers, promoting understanding of treatment plans and addressing follow-up needs to improve patient and family engagement.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and interdisciplinary care planning to promote continuity, safety, and quality of care.
- Provide emotional support and advocacy for families experiencing stressful or unexpected medical situations.
- Utilize evidence-based guidelines and current nursing standards when providing care to patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation while managing multiple priorities in a high-acuity environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Lexington, KY12-2012
Skills
- Pediatric Nursing
- Pediatric Outpatient Care
- Telephone Triage
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Judgment
- Medication Administration
- Wound & Incision Care
- Postoperative Care
- G-Tube & Cecostomy Care
- Bowel Management
- Ostomy Care
- Chronic & Complex Care Management
- Emergency Assessment & Response
- Care Coordination
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Health Education
- Family/Caregiver Education
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Safety
- Health Promotion
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Kentucky
- RNC-NIC, Registered Nurse Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care
- BLS, Basic Life Support / CPR
- Incident Command System (ICS), Willing to obtain required level within one year of appointment
Quality Improvement And Professional Development
NICU Quality & Safety Committee, University of Kentucky Hospital, Committee Member, 01/01/21 - 08/01/24,
- Participate in quality and patient-safety initiatives focused on improving nursing practices and patient outcomes.
- Collaborate with nursing staff and other disciplines to identify opportunities for improvement and promote safe patient care.
- Assist with education and communication of quality and safety information to staff.
- Promote evidence-based nursing practices and consistent implementation of safety initiatives.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary efforts supporting improvements in clinical practice, communication, and patient outcomes.
Additional Qualifications
- Extensive pediatric assessment and triage experience
- Experienced caring for children with complex and chronic healthcare needs
- Strong medication administration and patient/caregiver education skills
- Experienced recognizing changes in condition and determining when escalation is appropriate
- Strong documentation, organization, and time-management skills
- Effective communication with children, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams
- Comfortable working independently while managing multiple competing priorities
- Committed to prevention, health promotion, patient safety, equitable care, and family-centered nursing
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Full-Time
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PEDIATRIC SURGERY CLINIC
08.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL
01.2013 - 08.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY