Kristine Olson, BSN, RN, CEN
San Diego,CA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Certified Emergency Nurse with four years of experience in the Emergency Department and an additional background in long-term care, customer service and management. Proactive, flexible, and energetic team-player with a keen eye for safety and emergent situations in fast-paced environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Nurse II, Emergency Department
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
07.2019 - Current
- Direct patient care in 30 bed Emergency Department in stroke-capable and STEMI-capable medical center with emergency psychiatric holding area
- Filled multiple emergency roles including triage nurse, code/rapid response nurse, resource nurse, and charge nurse
- Spearheaded CEN promotion and education program resulting in an 18% increase in Board-certified nurses in the ED, with 18% more currently in progress
- Organized, developed and lead educational seminars for CEN material and procured guest lecturers
- Precepted and oriented nursing students, new graduate nurses, and new hires
- Active and engaged member of department Unit Practice Council, serving as vice-chair since January 2023
Student Nurse Technician, Emergency Department
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Highly competitive externship with over 800 clinical hours of supervised training and direct patient care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA05.2019
Skills
- conscious sedation
- blood product administration
- ABG draw and interpretation
- EKG and telemetry interpretation
- NG/OG tube insertion
- indwelling catheter insertion
- glucometer and istat
- assistive transfer devices
- safe patient handling
- ESI triage
Certification
- RN, California #95198762 exp. 10/24
- CEN (BCEN) exp. 01/27
- TNCC (ENA) exp. 07/27
- ACLS (AHA) exp. 04/25
- BLS (AHA Heartcode) exp. 04/25
- PALS (AHA) exp. 04/25
- NIHSS (NIH) exp. 08/25
Timeline
Nurse II, Emergency Department
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
07.2019 - Current
Student Nurse Technician, Emergency Department
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
06.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Diego State University
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