Katina Fryar
Summary
Dedicated, knowledgeable, and compassionate Registered Nurse with sixteen years of experience, including critical care, acute inpatient dialysis, pediatrics, adult intermediate care and clinical instructor skills. Considered hardworking and driven. Excellent problem solving skills and firm desire to “make a difference”. Proven leader with great multitasking skills and fantastic eye for detail. Named “Employee of the Month” in May 2016 by Cookeville Regional Medical Center for excellence in patient care and customer service. Achieved numerous Daisy award nominations for going above and beyond in patient care. Current member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
2015.06 - Current
- Responding to life-threatening situations, utilizing nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
- Working with ventilators, monitors, and other types of complex medical equipment.
- Administrating and titrating intravenous medications.
- Caring for hemodynamically unstable patients while performing complex medical treatments, such as medically-induced hypothermia and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
Clinical Instructor
Fortis Institute
2022.06 - 2023.06
- Supervised nursing students in various healthcare settings.
- Instructed students on performing head-to-toe assessments, while focusing on fine details, and correlating patient diagnosis.
- Assessing patient's labs, radiology reports, and addressing abnormalities.
- Promoted critical thinking by introducing complex case studies at the end of clinical day with evaluation.
- Care plan grading and critique with constructive feedback while building critical thinking skills.
Acute Dialysis Nurse
DaVita, Inc, Cookeville Regional Medical Center
2014.06 - 2016.08
- Acute Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.
- Collaborating with nephrologists to perform dialysis as ordered.
- Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives
- Troubleshooting complications presented during dialysis treatment.
- Obtaining blood samples for laboratory testing.
- Administering medications and blood products during dialysis treatments.
- Logging “on call” hours and responding to medical emergencies requiring emergent dialysis.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations, and discharge support.
Stepdown/med-surg/ pediatrics Registered Nurse
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
2010.01 - 2014.01
- Providing care to both adult and pediatric patients.
- Managing patients with acute and chronic co-morbidities.
- Educating patients and families regarding disease processes and appropriate therapies and treatments.
- Acting as part-time charge nurse, supervising, and supporting fellow nursing staff.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations, and discharge support.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper at home management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN05.2008
High School Diploma -
Pickett County High School
Byrdstown, Tennessee05.2002
Skills
- Precepting
- Acute Care Expertise
- Intravenous Therapy
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Ventilator management
- Leadership roles
- Team work and dependability
- Time management
Affiliations
Registered Nurse, Tennessee Board of Nursing
Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support American Heart Association
Critical Care Course Certification
Timeline
Clinical Instructor
Fortis Institute
2022.06 - 2023.06
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
2015.06 - Current
Acute Dialysis Nurse
DaVita, Inc, Cookeville Regional Medical Center
2014.06 - 2016.08
Stepdown/med-surg/ pediatrics Registered Nurse
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
2010.01 - 2014.01
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Cumberland University
High School Diploma -
Pickett County High School
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