Kristin Bouman

• Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• On each assignment, provides skilled nursing care/services in accordance with prescribed orders
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.

Took time away from professional career to address personal health needs, act as a full-time caregiver, and work as a house nurse to my son who had serious health conditions.

• Provided medical care and therapy while adhering to treatment plans and collaborating with healthcare professionals.
• Excelled in restoring the health of my son through overseeing medication schedules, therapy sessions, and healthcare appointments using nursing knowledge in a home setting.
• Implemented best clinical practices for managing health conditions while staying updated on current nursing practices.

• Care and management for premature infants in NICU, including oxygen management, CPAP, ventilators, blood glucose monitoring, feeding management, PICC line/umbilical line management, developmental strategies for gestational age, STABLE certified
• Care and management for acutely ill children inpatient on medical/surgical units, including post-operative management, chronic illnesses, respiratory illness
• Care and management for critically ill children in Pediatric Intensive Care unit, including airway management, continuous sedation management, vasoactive drip management and titration, trauma admissions and management, assistance with bedside procedures such as intubations, central line placement, arterial line placement, and emergent surgeries required at bedside, transporting critically ill children to MRI/CT scan
• Cultivated rapport with patients and caregivers, utilizing effective communication with parents and children of all age groups.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.

• Care and management of critically ill newborns, infants, children and adolescents
• Closely monitor and recognize clinical changes in patient status and alert physicians for swift intervention
• Safely and competently care for patients during emergent situations such as intubations, codes, central line insertions and deep sedation(Propofol, Ketamine, Fentanyl, Versed)
• Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.(Two incidents of catching incorrect medication orders preventing harm to patient and facilitating new emergency drug sheets for entire pediatric hospital)
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
• Care for patients on CRRT
• Care and management of patients with congenital heart conditions prior to and following cardiothoracic surgical procedures
• Care and management of pediatric traumas(Level 1 trauma center)
• Care and management of patients with head traumas requiring low-stimulation and continuous intervention to maintain ICPs at safe level
• Provided end of life care, promoting patient and family comfort
• Maintain professional and respectful rapport with other health care team members to provide positive patient outcomes
• Communicate compassionately with patients and families to build trust during high stress situations
• Preceptor to new grad and experienced nurses