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Lauren Teel

WALCOTT,IA

Summary

Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience at Mercy One Genesis BirthCenter. Experience in postpartum care, supporting new mothers and infants through recovery phases. Collaborative team efforts to achieve positive patient outcomes. Skilled in patient education, lactation support, and monitoring for potential postpartum complications.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Mercy One Genesis
01.2021 - Current
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions.
  • Conduct thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions.
  • Administering medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects.
  • Maintaining patient satisfaction by providing compassionate nursing care that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
  • Providing emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
  • Assessing infants directly after birth using the APGAR scoring and monitoring for changed during transitional periods.
  • Helping new mothers with breastfeeding, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
  • Performing vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth.
  • Promoting maternal-infant bonding by educating new parents on infant care techniques such as breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact. "Golden hour"
  • Documenting assessments, medications administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Charting in CERNER.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Eastern Iowa Community College
Bettendorf, IA
12-2019

Skills

  • Medication and IV administration
  • Direct patient care/ Assessments
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Mother-newborn postpartum care
  • Monitoring vitals/bleeding
  • Neonatal resuscitation (NRP)/ CPR
  • Infection control
  • Newborn vaccinations
  • Discharge education

Certification

  • Iowa RN License - Number 161402 Expires: June 15, 2026
  • Illinois RN License- Number 041.519369 Expires: May 31, 2026
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
  • RQI Resuscitation (BLS) Certification

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Mercy One Genesis
01.2021 - Current

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Eastern Iowa Community College

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