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Kathy Primavera, BSN, RN

Youngstown,OH

Overview

2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Skilled Intermittent Nursing

Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio
06.2011 - Current
  • Provides skilled home nursing care, including: sterile central line dressing changes, chemo/cytarabine administration, mediport access/deaccess. Provides instruction on home IV antibiotic and TPN administration, home oxygen use, and enteral feeding and pump use. Skilled in peripheral and central line lab draws, and general newborn and child head-to-toe assessments.
  • Provides skilled home care for children discharged from Akron Children's Hospital and referred by ACHP and community pediatric providers
  • Assesses and treats patients across all ages (newborn-18 y/o) and demographics with a wide variety of medical diagnoses
  • Delivers skilled home nursing care averaging 4-6 visits a day to children in Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana counties

Staff Nurse - General Pediatric Unit

Northside Tod Children's Hospital, Youngstown OH
Youngstown, Ohio
1998 - 2000
  • Provided nursing care for children (infant-18), with a variety of medical diagnoses
  • Included oncology patients, chemotherapy administration, and central line care

On-site Home Infusion Coordinator - RB&C

University Hospital - Home Care Group
Cleveland, OH
1995 - 1997
  • Managed home infusion referrals
  • Instructed families on Broviac dressing changes and administering home TPN and IV antibiotics

Staff Nurse on Age-based Unit (Children 3mo-7yrs)

Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital
1992 - 1995
  • Provided care on complex unit with a variety of high acuity patients, including liver and bone marrow transplants

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Kent State University
Kent, OH
05-1992

Certification

  • Certified Pediatric Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider through APHON
  • CPR Certified
  • Daisy Award Recipient - 2022

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Skilled Intermittent Nursing

Akron Children's Hospital
06.2011 - Current

Staff Nurse - General Pediatric Unit

Northside Tod Children's Hospital, Youngstown OH
1998 - 2000

On-site Home Infusion Coordinator - RB&C

University Hospital - Home Care Group
1995 - 1997

Staff Nurse on Age-based Unit (Children 3mo-7yrs)

Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital
1992 - 1995

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Kent State University
Kathy Primavera, BSN, RN