Kristina Marie Welchans
West Point,IN
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 3 years of experience caring for patients within the Specialty Infusion setting. While smoothly delivering comprehensive patient care in the home setting. I am ready to pursue a career in management. I am an organized and knowledgeable Nurse that has worked in multiple disciplined areas of Cardiac Critical Care , Device Clinic, and Telemetry settings. I am hoping my history and diverse background along with the training and education I have obtained from Pentec Health will be the perfect combination of knowledge I will need to pursue a career in management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intrathecal Specialty
Pentec Health
Lafayette, IN
02.2021 - Current
- Provided patient care and education to patients with chronic illnesses.
- Assisted in the preparation of sterile supplies and equipment used during infusions.
- Evaluated patient response to treatments and adjusted medication dosages accordingly per physician order.
- Coordinated with pharmacy for compounding medications specific to individual needs of patients requiring infusions.
- Conducted regular assessments on patients receiving infusions to ensure safety standards were met.
- Ensured proper infection control practices were followed throughout the entire infusion process.
- Participated in continuing education programs related to advances in infusion practice standards.
- Provided guidance and direction to less experienced colleagues regarding best practices for administering infusions safely.
- Spoke with patients to better understand experienced side effects, noting details in charts for physician follow-up.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Acted as a Liaison for a new office to help establish relationship with Pentec Health along with offering suggestions for smooth transition of patient from office to home.
- Provide Intrathecal education to office staff that was not familiar with Intrathecal management.
- Participation in cause analysis, process improvement.
- Support onboarding process, teamwork and retention.
- Active member of Shared Governance, active participant of Quality Outcome Council.
Registered Nurse, CCU
Franciscan Health Lafayette East
Lafayette, IN
07.2015 - 02.2022
- Directed care for patients in CCU, including implementation of treatment plan, monitoring vitals and administering medications.
- Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Covid.
- Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
- Managed all facets of telemetry, including PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Initiated, monitored and adjusted intravenous therapy according to physician orders.
- Assessed and monitored critically ill patients' conditions to identify changes in health status.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality of care was provided to all patients.
- Served as a preceptor for new nursing staff members within the CCU setting.
Electrophysiology Registered Nurse
St. Vincent Medical Group
Lafayette, IN
05.2007 - 07.2015
- Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Loop recording testing, programming and close management of approximately 850 patients.
- Month end reporting congestive heart failure patient outcomes, home monitor arrhythmias, device therapies, elective replacement indicators, and patient follow up.
- Worked independently of physician interrogating and implementing changes to devices to improve patient quality of life.
- Collaborated with physician and patient to improve patient outcomes through device therapy and medication management.
- Maintained patient scheduling of Device Clinic and Home monitors.
- Maintained billing for all patients in Electronic Medical Records in Athena EMR.
- Worked closely with vendors Medtronic, St. Jude and Boston Scientific to stay updated with new technology.
- Implemented new technologies in Device Clinic to stay current with the changes of technology to maintain good patient outcomes.
- Educated patients, family and staff on current technologies, device care and cardiac care and follow up.
- Educated patient and family on pre-op and post operative care.
- Assisted with Cardiac Stress testing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University, Kokomo
Kokomo, IN12-2016
Licensed Practical Nurse Technical Certificate - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, IN08-2002
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College Of Lafayette, IN
Lafayette, In12.0 2011
Skills
- Intrathecal Infusion
- Collaborates well with physicians to reach common goals for patients
- Collaborate well with superiors to establish smooth transition of care from office to home
- Cardiac Critical Care
- Sterile Procedure
- Covid Critical Care
- Acuity Care level 1-4
- Post Open Hearts Day 2
- Post Thoracotomy
- Team supervision
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Conscious Sedation
- Paralytic's
- Balloon Pump
- Catheter Assisted Thrombolysis (EKOS)
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT)
- Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Exchanges (CAPD)
- Assist physicians with bed side procedures
- Central Lines
- Internal and External Cardioversions
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
- Chest Tube Placement
- Thoracentesis
- Home Health Care
Affiliations
- Current Shared Governance
- Current Quality Outcomes Council
- Represented CCU in Quality Council
- Indiana Donor Network Council
- One year CCU Unit Council Chair person
- One year CCU Unit Council Co-Chair person
- Nominated for Daisy award three times in 2019
Certification
- Current Nurse License Michigan, Indiana and Compact States
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Intrathecal Specialty
Pentec Health
02.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, CCU
Franciscan Health Lafayette East
07.2015 - 02.2022
Electrophysiology Registered Nurse
St. Vincent Medical Group
05.2007 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University, Kokomo
Licensed Practical Nurse Technical Certificate - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Valparaiso
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College Of Lafayette, IN
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