Kayla Jacobs
Nashville,TN
Summary
Detail-oriented primary care professional board-certified by AANP and ANCC. Compassionate and thorough with advanced experience with patients. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Reliable, self-motivated and focused on providing exceptional care to every patient. Managing acute conditions and chronic diseases through treatment interventions and preventive care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Barnes Jewish Hospital
10.2019 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse - Trauma Surgery
Barnes Jewish Hospital
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Student Nurse Technician
Barnes Jewish Hospital, Trauma Surgery
12.2017 - 05.2018
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Provided personal hygiene assistance, giving baths and performing dress changes for patients.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family -
University of Missouri - St. Louis
08.2023
B.S in Nursing -
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College
05.2018
B.S. in Exercise Science -
University of Louisville College of Health and Human Performance
05.2016
Skills
- Proficient in electronic health record systems
- Strong interpersonal, interprofessional, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
- Commitment to lifelong learning and professional development
- Certified in CPR/AED/ACLS
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Physical Assessments
- Clinical Care Standards
- Preventive Healthcare
Certification
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Trauma Nurse Certification (TNCC)
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN)
Affiliations
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Member
Research
- K. Jacobs, C. Sona, S. Dean-Baar, R. Rojek. "Delirium Assessment in the ICU- CAM we do it right?" Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).(2024).
- Poster Presentations: K. Jacobs, C. Sona, S. Dean-Baar, R. Rojeck. "Delirium Assessment in the ICU- CAM we do it right?" BJC Multidisciplinary Conference 2023 and SCCM conference January 2024
- C. Maayan, N. Holzer, G. Belitsky, K. Jacobs, O. Levzion-Korach, S. Khoury. "Diagnosis of Familial Dysautonomia in Europe – The Need for Increased Awareness." Mol Syndromol 2014;5:87–99 DOI: 10.1159/000358504
Work Availability
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