Kristin N pedersen
Silverdale
Summary
Experienced with patient care management and team coordination. Utilizes critical thinking to solve complex clinical issues and improve patient outcomes. Knowledge of effective communication techniques and leadership practices to enhance team performance and patient satisfaction.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical/Surgical Charge RN
St. Anthony Hospital
- Current
- The charge nurse takes on an additional role of flexibility per hospital/staffing need
- I have been working this position for several years now and enjoy the busy pace of 16 years and older patient care
- Charge RN additional skills include:
- Preparing/modifying staffing schedule
- Flexibility to be pulled to floor for additional staff roles as needed
- Communication with house supervisor, ED, and additional charge RN’s, laboratory, blood bank, pharmacy, and security when needed
- Assisting in staff conflict management and resolution
- Working to improve patient satisfaction through answering questions, giving education, and escalating issues when needed
- Resolving conflict with patients, family, and their guests
- Assisting in codes including code charting, CPR, airway management, medication administration, and team collaboration for patient care
- Educating staff on current and updated policy/procedures
- Proficiency in starting and managing peripheral IV’s
- Reporting misconduct to management
- Enforcing hospital policy with patients/family
- Education most frequently include policy on nicotine, vaping, after visit hours, comfort care, elicit drug possession, home medications, weapons, diet orders, and patient safety
Medical/Surgical RN
St. Anthony Hospital
03.2016 - Current
- I currently work on the busy medical/surgical nursing 4th floor that admits a variety of patients with complicated medical problems
- Skills include:
- Full body and focused patient assessments
- Planning and modifying care based on patient need
- Correct and timely documentation
- Discharging and admitting patients to the floor
- Communication with patient’s family and interdisciplinary team
- Quick decision making with multitasking
Post acute care RN/Medicare A/B RN
Belmont Terrace
01.2015 - 01.2016
- I worked on a subacute unit that included adults who needed post hospital care in the form of a skilled nursing facility
- Skills included:
- Medication administration, teaching, and monitoring for over 20 residents
- Noticing condition changes and notifying, MD, family, and EMS if applicable
- Providing wound care and education
Education
Bachelors - Science of Nursing
Western Governance University
SLC, UT01.2021
Associate of Technical Arts - Nursing
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA01.2014
Associate in Arts -
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA01.2012
Skills
- Clinical expertise
- Central line management
- Catheter care
- Compassion and empathy
- Mental health support
- Clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
Additional Skills Certifications
- Experience training new employees for St. Anthony for day and night shift
- Employee of month
- Stat Strip glucometer super user
- Starting peripheral IV lines on patients when SWAT is unavailable
- Trained in ultrasound guided IV placement (not signed off to use independently)
- Proficient in wound care for wounds staged one to four as well as skin infection care including rashes, yeast, and bacteria
- Ordering special bed surface per specific wound need and pressure prevention
- Drain management including wound vac, accordion and JP drain, nephrostomy, ostomy, foley catheter, rectal tube
- Placement of nasogastric, foley catheter, rectal tube, and dobhoff feeding tube
- Managing and problem solving tube feedings and medication administration through dobhoff feeding tube
- Administer blood products with patient monitoring of PRBC and platelets
- IV administration of TPN, lipids, NS, D5W, LR, electrolytes, vitamins, iron, and antibiotics
- Oral and IV medication administration not including chemotherapy
- Knowledge in infection prevention of bacterial, viral, and airborne precaution prevention between patients and staff
- History of calling appropriate hospital codes including blue, neuro, rapid response team, red, and shelter in place
- Proficient in EPIC documentation and entering MD orders
- Knowledge and history in APS reporting
- Restraint application and management of non-violent and violent restraints
- Staple and suture removal
- Central line aseptic technique dressing change and line removal
- Telemetry placement with appropriate reading of rhythm strips
- 12 lead EKG administration
- Admission and discharge of patients including intra-hospital transfers and transferring to another hospital unit
- Setting up transport if needed
- Comfort and hospice
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Certified Medical/Surgical RN
- NIH Stroke Scale/Score
Timeline
Medical/Surgical RN
St. Anthony Hospital
03.2016 - Current
Post acute care RN/Medicare A/B RN
Belmont Terrace
01.2015 - 01.2016
Associate of Technical Arts - Nursing
Olympic College
Associate in Arts -
Olympic College
Medical/Surgical Charge RN
St. Anthony Hospital
- Current
Bachelors - Science of Nursing
Western Governance University
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