DR. KIMBERLY F. SEABROOKS

• Appropriately triaged emergency care patient's health needs and responds rapidly to approximately 50-60 clients within a twelve hour time frame. Address changing physiological status of emergency care patients.
• Skilled in skin and wound care procedures including suturing, incision and drainage
• Use current evidence based knowledge and skills to accurately assess, diagnose and treat acute and chronically ill and injured emergency patients
• Function as a clinical provider by providing direction and supervision of nurses and other health care workers.

• Course Lecturer for BSN Nursing Department. Courses: Physical Assessment, Medical-Surgical Nursing II & Fundamentals of Nursing in cohorts ranging from 50 to 70 students per class.
• Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
• Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
• Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
• Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives.
• Prepared and administered weekly examinations to test student skills.
• Strived to continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
• Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to help students advance knowledge and abilities.
• Created and implemented physical assessment, pharmacology, medical-surgical and fundamentals interactive learning techniques to achieve maximum retention of objectives.

• Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for acute conditions.

• Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
• Teamed with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, referrals and high-risk management strategies.
• Conducted screenings, diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative services on primary health care team.

• Worked with families, caregivers and patients to determine best options for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention in the palliative care health state.
• Assessed patients and completed face-to-face re-certifications for Medicare eligibility and developed care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients in a rural critical access hospital in variety of patient care areas including the intensive care unit, emergency department, postpartum, newborn nursery and medical surgical nursing areas
• Expertise in hemodynamic monitoring, titrating drips, mechanical ventilation and substance abuse management of the critically ill client.

• Responsible for weekly clinical experiences for undergraduate freshman nursing students on orthopedic, cardiac and general medicine nursing units in a large Southeastern teaching facility
• Guided students to develop individualized patient care plans and facilitated and coordinated a variety of community service activities in rural populations.

• Provided direction in the triage of patient’s health needs and problems
• Used evidence-based knowledge and skills in emergency care for the assessment and treatment of acute and chronically ill and injured
• Respond to the rapidly changing physiological status of emergency care patients
• Expertise in cardiac arrest response, EKG interpretation and venipuncture.

• Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Proficient in the care of maintaining the surgical trauma patients life support through hemodynamic monitoring, CRRT, ventilator support, sedation, maintenance of central lines, titration of cardiac drips, and arrhythmia detection

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Student, Scholar Invited Member Sigma Theta Tau International