Kerri Ewing
Nashville,TN
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 5 years of experience working in healthcare and passion for providing the highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN/Staff Nurse
Skyline Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
- Provided indirect and direct care to patients in the Emergency Department
- Assessed patients and worked with healthcare providers to provide appropriate care
- Communicated with patients and their family members regarding plan of care
- Worked in the CDU providing care to admitted patients and communicated with hospitalists
- Provided care to psychiatric patients in the psych unit in the Emergency Department.
RN/Staff Nurse
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
07.2022 - 09.2022
- As a new grad, oriented and precepted in the Emergency Department for 4 weeks
- Took report from EMS, Paramedics, and triaged patients
- Stabilized patients and discharged them home or admitted them to the hospital
- Successfully inserted IVs in 5-7 patients per shift.
LVN/Staff Nurse
Clipboard Health
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Traveled to different skilled nursing facilities across Orange County
- Duties included passing medications, administering enteral feedings, monitoring patients' condition, wound care, and working with Point Click Care
- Managed a team of 4-5 nursing assistants to provide high-quality care to patients.
LVN/Staff Nurse
Coastal Kids
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Administered COVID and flu vaccines to pediatric patients
- Monitored pediatric patients for adverse reactions to vaccines
- Provided education regarding adverse effects of COVID and flu vaccines to patients' parents.
LVN/Staff Nurse
All American Healthcare
11.2020 - 08.2021
- Traveled to different nursing facilities in Los Angeles and Orange County
- Duties included medication administration, enteral feedings, and monitoring patients' condition
- Worked during the height of the pandemic caring for patients with COVID-19.
LVN Charge Nurse
Flagship Healthcare Center
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Provided quality nursing care to patients in long term and acute care
- Duties included administering medications, monitoring glucose levels, providing wound care, and charting in PCC
- Worked with physical therapy to help patients recover from surgical procedures and regain independence.
LVN Charge Nurse
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Lead a team of CNAs to care for patients in a skilled nursing home
- Passed medications, monitored patient status, and collaborated with the Supervisor to provide quality care to the patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
West Coast University
Anaheim, CA04.2022
Associates Degree -
Pacific College
Costa Mesa, CA04.2018
Diploma -
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Santa Ana, CA05.2013
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Mental Health Care
- Time Management
- Emergency Care
- Critical Thinking
- Emergency Procedures
- Medication and IV Administration
- Trauma Recovery
- Specimen Collection
- Certified in CPR/AED
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), Active TN License #267699, 11/2022, 11/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA, 04/2022, 04/2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - AHA, 10/2023, 10/2025
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - AHA, 10/2023, 10/2025
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Group A, 04/2023, 04/2024
- CPI - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, 02/2023, 02/2025
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course, 02/2023, 02/2027
- ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, 02/2023, 02/2027
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 01/2019, present
- Emergency Nurses Association, 2023, present
Personal Information
Title: RN, BSN
Volunteer Experience
Camp Volunteer, 07/2021, Orange County Christian School, Anaheim, CA
Timeline
RN/Staff Nurse
Skyline Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
RN/Staff Nurse
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
07.2022 - 09.2022
LVN/Staff Nurse
Clipboard Health
12.2021 - 04.2022
LVN/Staff Nurse
Coastal Kids
08.2021 - 11.2021
LVN/Staff Nurse
All American Healthcare
11.2020 - 08.2021
LVN Charge Nurse
Flagship Healthcare Center
08.2019 - 05.2020
LVN Charge Nurse
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2018 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
West Coast University
Associates Degree -
Pacific College
Diploma -
Mater Dei Catholic High School