Kim Wilson
Omaha,NE
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE
01.2018 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams and specialties to develop and implement care strategies.
- Monitor patient conditions, documenting vital signs and assessments and responses to interventions
- Educated patients and families on health management, ensuring understanding of treatment plans and discharge instructions
- Manage multiple patients with varying needs of care simultaneously, including admissions and discharges
- Able to adapt to frequent interruptions and changes in the work flow due to changes in my work environment at the time and patient needs
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members and nursing students, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care
- Manage patient care on the full spectrum from critical stages of health preservation to comfort cares and death
- Work as a fill-in charge nurse to manage staffing, patient flow and act as a resource on the unit
Registered Nurse
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE
05.1995 - 12.2002
- Delivered bedside care for patients in a cardiothoracic ICU and a trauma/transplant ICU. Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Often worked as a shift charge nurse, coordinating staffing and the flow of admissions and transferring of patients and was a part of the charge nurse team
- Worked with critically ill patients with vasoactive iv drips, ventilators, post-operative recovery, cardiac assist devices and hemodynamic monitoring
- Collaborated with multiple services and departments to maximize beneficial health outcomes
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, test and laboratory results, post-hospitalization cares and follow up instructions
Registered Nurse, Burn Unit
St Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
Lincoln, NE
02.1994 - 05.1995
- Led triage processes, prioritizing patient needs based on clinical assessments.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Managed patients with critical needs focusing on burn trauma, respiratory injuries, and overall medical needs
- Performed pre-operative and post-operative cares for patients requiring surgery
- Performed wound debridement for massive burn injuries, while maintaining caution to minimize infection risks and conducted detailed documentation of those cares and assessments
- provided inpatient and outpatient education of wound cares, infection control and rehabilitation needs to patients and family members
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nebraska Methodist College
Omaha, NE12-1993
Skills
- Chest tube management
- Clinical judgment
- Central line care
- Vitals monitoring
- End-of-life care
- Advanced life support
- Telemetry monitoring
- Tracheostomy and laryngectomy care
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
01.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Nebraska Medicine
05.1995 - 12.2002
Registered Nurse, Burn Unit
St Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
02.1994 - 05.1995
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nebraska Methodist College