Lauren Quednow
66-084 Haleiwa Road,HI
Summary
Hardworking and passionate individual with strong organizational skills eager to secure Nurse Practitioner position. Six years of experience as a Registered Nurse with a background in critical care and perioperative services prior to recently completing Family Nurse Practitioner degree. Committed to delivering best evidence-based patient care through effective education, counseling, and preventative measures. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Staff Nurse
Penrose Hospital, Post Anesthesia Care Unit
01.2021 - 02.2023
- Perform vital sign checks in 15 minute intervals to ensure all vitals were within acceptable ranges
- Assessed patient emotional wellbeing post-operatively to provide compassionate support services as needed
- Utilizes established modalities of pain management to assist patient toward optimal comfort
- Monitor patient surgical site and clean and redress wounds as necessary
- Works closely with anesthesia department and assists in coordination of patient care
- Works closely with all health care providers to facilitate and coordinate efficient, effective, and quality healthcare.
Travel Medical-Surgical RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing, Clinic, Saint Mary’s Campus
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Internal Medicine/hospice
- Trauma Level: 1 Case load: 2-4
- Total Beds: 1,265
- Provided collaborative patient care on busy, fast paced unit utilizing effective time management skills, and close attention to detail by frequent assessment and communication with patient and healthcare team
- Reviews all patient orders, lab, and test results and collaborates with multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient outcomes
- Delegated to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy
Travel Critical Care RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
08.2020 - 09.2020
- Crisis Travel Assignment, Employment Type: Agency
- Completed 8 week crisis contract in Hudson, Florida to provide COVID-19 relief
- Assignment details:
- Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point
- Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital Unit: Intensive Care-float pool
- Trauma Level: 2 Case load: 1-3
- Total Beds: 290
- Provide relief for staff nurses at Regional Medical Center due to COVID-19 outbreak
- Care for up to 3 critically ill patients while simultaneously providing quality care and maintaining protective measures to avoid spread of COVID-19 to staff and other non-infected patients
Travel Critical Care RN
Medpro Healthcare Staffing, Lincoln Medical Center
04.2020 - 05.2020
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Intensive Care- float pool
- Trama Level: I
- Case load: 1-8
- Total Beds: 362
- Provide relief for staff nurses at Lincoln Medical Center due to COVID-19 outbreak
- Care for up to 8 critically ill patients while simultaneously providing quality care and maintaining protective measures to avoid spread of COVID-19 to staff and other non-infected patients.
- Managed complex cases of critically ill patients, ensuring optimal treatment plans were executed effectively.
- Assessed patient conditions promptly upon admission to determine appropriate interventions and prioritize care needs.
Travel Critical Care RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Employment Type: Agency
- Completed 26-week travel nursing contract
- Assignment, Acute Care Hospital
- Trauma Level: I Unit: Intensive Care
- Total Beds: 522 Case load: 1-2
- Assume responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both healthcare team, and patient and family to identify and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patient
- Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records and clinical data
- Evaluate patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome
- Perform variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to IV’s incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization and specimen collections
- Effectively use time, personnel, equipment and supplies to promote high quality, cost effective patient care
- Precept/mentor new staff and nursing students as needed
- Adapt to rapidly changing technology as evidenced by competency in technology and equipment used in the critical care setting.
Travel Medical-Surgical RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Employment Type: Agency. Completed a 26-week travel nursing contract.
Assignment details: - Acute Care Hospital Unit: Medical/Surgical/Oncology/Urology
- Trauma Level: II Case load: 5-6
- Total Beds: 400
- Provided collaborative patient care on a busy, fast paced unit utilizing effective time management skills, and close attention to detail by frequent assessment and communication with the patient and healthcare team
- Reviews all patient orders, lab, and test results and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient outcomes
- Perform as a preceptor assisting in the training and development of new staff nurses while providing high quality nursing care for five to six acutely ill patients
- Delegated to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
Registered Staff Nurse, Critical Care
Mayo Clinic
06.2017 - 01.2018
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans in a dynamic critical care environment
- Mastered several components of critical care including: mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation, ECG interpretation, pharmacology, ACLS algorithms, and CRRT
- Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition
- Communicate with healthcare team when patient’s status is declining and critically think through interventions needed during acute conditions
- Maintained and recorded accurate and detailed flow sheets of patient's condition using EPIC charting system
- Responsible for continuous monitoring and assessment of assigned critically ill patients
- Participate in unit-based Quality improvement, evidence-based practice and research activities.
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient assessments and treatment plans.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing: Family, Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA05.2017
Certification
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioner Certification
- Hawaii Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license with prescriptive authority
- Hawaii Registered Nurse license
Timeline
Registered Staff Nurse
Penrose Hospital, Post Anesthesia Care Unit
01.2021 - 02.2023
Travel Critical Care RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
08.2020 - 09.2020
Travel Critical Care RN
Medpro Healthcare Staffing, Lincoln Medical Center
04.2020 - 05.2020
Travel Critical Care RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
09.2019 - 03.2020
Travel Medical-Surgical RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
01.2019 - 08.2019
Travel Medical-Surgical RN
MedPro Healthcare Staffing, Clinic, Saint Mary’s Campus
01.2019 - 01.2021
Registered Staff Nurse, Critical Care
Mayo Clinic
06.2017 - 01.2018
Master of Science - Nursing: Family, Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Dubuque
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioner Certification
- Hawaii Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license with prescriptive authority
- Hawaii Registered Nurse license
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