Laura Sweeney

As the dayshift supervisor in the PICU, I assist in many of the day-to-day operations of the unit. Conduct quarterly, and as needed, employee rounding. Round on patients and their families. Follow up reported Safety Solutions and provide Just In Time education. Manage scheduling for RNs, CTAs and HUCs for the PICU. Perform quality improvement initiatives and maintain Environment of Care standards on the unit. Active member of the OCH ECMO team. TNCC certified. USGPIV trained.

CRRT certified for the past ten years. ECMO certified for nine years and an active member of the OCH ECMO Team. I was the PICU representative for Oklahoma Children's Shared Governance Council. Trained and mentored new nurses who have come on staff in the PICU from 2015 to 2021. I relief charged for six years prior to becoming dayshift Supervisor.

Worked as a bedside RN and a Charge Nurse at a pediatric hospital that specialized in the long-term care of children with complex medical needs and rehabilitation for children prior to their discharge home from the hospital.

As Night Shift Supervisor RN, filled in as Charge Nurse as needed when short staffed, I completed daily patient census, oversaw average of 34 nursing personnel and 100 patients per shift, conducted employee performance evaluations and collected data for Quality Improvement Activities (QIAs).

Bedside RN on sub-acute pediatric floor, utilizing critical thinking and assessment skills to provide patient care to 2-12 low-moderate acuity patients.