Kendyle Atkins

Patient-oriented nurse with five years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments, instituting treatment in patient care with extensive knowledge. Offering additional advanced expertise with critical care and emergency medicine through my role as a STAT RN/CODE team/Rapid Response RN.

• WVU Medicine- Ruby Memorial, Nurse Research Council: May 2020- May 2021
• WVU Medicine- Ruby Memorial, Resource Pool Nurse Research Council: April 2022-Current
• WVU Medicine- Ruby Memorial, Resource Pool CUSP Team: April 2022-Current
• Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access Placement Training and Educator
• Unit Mentor
• Nurse Residency Graduate: June 2020
• West Virginia University Director for Relay for Life: 2017-2018

• WV, Registered Professional Nurse, License- 103536
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• PALS Certification
• NIHSS Certification

Recognizing and Utilizing All the Resources Available, in Appropriate and Timely Treatment Modalities in Patients with Anaphylactic Events for Quality Outcomes. Longstreth,M., Frantz, P., Atkins, K., King,M., Doerr, M., and Shahan, D. Poster Presentation  1/2023-1/2024. 

Development of a Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) List to Improve Patient Care. Sedrick, K., Atkins, K., Frantz, P., Doerr, M., and Shahan, D. Poster Presentation 1/2024.

A Pilot Study: Utilizing Interdisciplinary Evidence-Based Practice for In-line Suctioning on Step-Down Units at an Academic Medical Center, Atkins, K. & Smith, K., Virtual Nursing Management Congress 2020, 09/22/20 - 09/25/20