Kristina Lowery
Redfield,AR
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with a robust background in emergency and prehospital care, notably at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Excelled in patient assessments and critical thinking, significantly enhancing patient outcomes. Demonstrated exceptional decision-making and patient advocacy, ensuring high-quality care and compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock
07.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - Current
EMT-Basic
EASI
02.2020 - Current
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation
- Administered tests and medication to stabilize patients in field or in transit
- Assessed situation severity of emergent medical incidents and provided care accordingly
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care
- Executed well-informed critical decision making in high-pressure situations
- Operated emergency vehicles to transport critical patients
- Monitored patient status during ambulance transport and transfer
Flight Nurse
Pafford Air One
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Performed wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft.
- Supervised enplaning, securing and deplaning of patients and liaised between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel to facilitate multidisciplinary care.
- Communicated with patients, explaining nursing tasks being performed in effort to maintain calm.
- Maintained flight medicine knowledge base by attending mandatory meetings, performing chart and equipment reviews, skills labs and clinical rotations and participating in continuing education sessions for care and transport of critically ill and injured patients.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Planned, organized and positioned equipment and supplies for use in emergency conditions before, during and after transport.
- Worked in conjunction with crew members and pilot for safety operations while skids up and skids down.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
VA
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
02.2018 - 04.2020
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
- Monitored medication dosages to prevent critical and potentially fatal patient incidents
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Collaborated with law enforcement on criminal cases by quickly reporting injuries and collecting needed evidence
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments
- Assisted patients dealing with traumatic injuries or illnesses, including stroke patients, accident victims and cardiac patients
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
Registered Nurse
DeWitt Hospital
05.2013 - 12.2017
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
Education
Certificate - Emergency Medical Technology
Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, AR2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Phillips Community College of The University of Arkansas
Helena, AR2013
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Regulatory compliance
- Patient and family advocacy
- Collecting vitals
- Code Team
- Data entry
- Medication administration
- Intravenous therapy
- Trauma recovery
- Chronic disease management
- Ventilator care
- Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Patient Condition Observation
- Prehospital Care
- Airway Management
Certification
BLS
ACLS
PALS
TNCC
CEN
NREMT-B
PHTLS
NRP
FEMA ICS 100
FEMA ICS 200
FEMA ICS 700
FEMA ICS 800
References
Taylor Thompson
870-842-0903
RN
Coworker
Kaylee Hearnsberger
870-833-0869
RN
Coworker
John Looney
870-692-8878
RN
Coworker
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock
07.2024 - Current
Flight Nurse
Pafford Air One
03.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
VA
04.2020 - 10.2020
EMT-Basic
EASI
02.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
02.2018 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse
DeWitt Hospital
05.2013 - 12.2017
Certificate - Emergency Medical Technology
Southeast Arkansas College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Phillips Community College of The University of Arkansas