Kimberly Adkins
Prestonsburg,KY
Summary
Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams. Obstetrics Nurse with 6 years of monitoring women and infants. Conducts post-childbirth coaching for new mothers on breastfeeding, infant care, sleep techniques and safe handling of infants. Monitored and cared for women during labor performing dilation checks, monitoring mother and infant heart rates and recognizing emergency situations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Pikeville Medical Center
01.2018 - Current
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices in labor and delivery procedures.
- Reduced complications during childbirth by closely monitoring patients and providing timely interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for high-risk pregnancies.
- Increased patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, individualized care throughout the labor and delivery process.
- Maintained a safe and sterile environment, ensuring optimal conditions for successful deliveries.
- Streamlined communication between healthcare providers, fostering a supportive atmosphere for patients and families.
- Promoted maternal-infant bonding by educating new parents on infant care techniques such as breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact.
- Assisted physicians in performing complex medical procedures, including cesarean sections and forceps deliveries.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between prenatal care, labor, delivery, postpartum care, ensuring continuity of care for patients.
- Participated in regular departmental meetings, providing valuable insight and suggestions for improvement.
- Mentored new nursing staff members, sharing best practices and offering guidance to ensure a high level of patient care.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Big Sandy Community And Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY05.2017
High School Diploma -
Prestonsburg High School
Prestonsburg, KY05.2012
Skills
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Intrapartum Care
- Quality Improvement
- Pain Management
- Critical Thinking
- Infection Control
- Team Collaboration
- Fetal Monitoring
- Obstetric Emergency Response
- Antepartum Care
- Delegation Skills
- HIPAA Compliance
Certification
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Basic Life Support
Advanced cardiac life support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Pikeville Medical Center
01.2018 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Big Sandy Community And Technical College
High School Diploma -
Prestonsburg High School