Laurie Ann Merkel
Beverly Hills, MI,MI
Summary
Knowledgeable, motivated and dedicated nurse practitioner seeking to offer processional, compassionate individualized patient care. Over 11 years of professional experience. Excellent interpersonal communication skills compassion and collaboration and dedication to collaboratively created care plans.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trauma Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Providence Hospital
03.2014 - 06.2023
- Respond, assess and treat trauma code activations
- Round and manage trauma patients on trauma floor and ICU
- Coordinate care of inpatient collaborate with interdisciplinary team
- Established mobility team on designated trauma floor
- Provide education and teaching for nursing staff on trauma floor and ICU
Rapid Response Nurse Practitioner
William Beaumont Hospital
01.2013 - 12.2020
- Rapid Response Team, Stroke Team/MOU
- Respond to patients in distress ordering interventions and interpreting results
- Ordering proper testing and communicating with physicians
- Responding to code stroke and ordering proper interventions and managing stroke patients
- Managing and coordinating care for patients on Medical Observation Unit
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
St John Macomb Hospital
07.2012 - 03.2015
- Mid-level provider service – Admission service
- Perform patient histories and complete assessments
- Order and review diagnostic tests
- Establish diagnoses provide health education and resources
- Monitor and review core measures
Cardiac Observation Registered Nurse
Huron Valley Sinai Grace Hospital
01.2010 - 07.2012
- Collaborate in team with staff to give patients best possible experience
- Managed entire unit and staffing as charge nurse
- Advanced cardiac telemetry monitoring skills
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
St. John Macomb Hospital
07.2008 - 01.2012
- Collaborate with consulting care teams
- Provide holistic timely care for patients and family
- Develop assessment and documentation skills
Critical Care Registered Nurse
William Beaumont Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Create holistic experience critically ill patients with multiple co-morbidities
- Utilize and learn new and latest advancements in evidence based care
- Gained knowledge in critical care and learned importance of prioritization
Emergency Room Nurse Technician
St. John Macomb Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Performed superior care for clients and families
- Assist patients with activities of daily living
- Implement customer service skills, communication skills, and documentation skills
Education
M.S.N Graduate -
Madonna University
2012
B.S.N Graduate - undefined
Madonna University
2008
Skills
- PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- ACNP-BC ANCC Certified
- DEA
- BLS Certified
- ACLS Certified
- CRIM Certified
- FCCS Certified
- ATLS certified
- FCCS instructor
- ENLS Certified
Certification
2012-Present: ANCC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner #4704266151
2008-Present: Registered Nurse: State of Michigan- #4704266151
Affiliations
Implemented dedicated trauma floor
Provide education for nurses:
-Mobility
-Delirium prevention
-Ortho- Trauma education
-Rib fractures
-Trauma case scenarios
-Head injury
-Geriatric Trauma
-High risk patient management
Timeline
Trauma Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Providence Hospital
03.2014 - 06.2023
Rapid Response Nurse Practitioner
William Beaumont Hospital
01.2013 - 12.2020
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
St John Macomb Hospital
07.2012 - 03.2015
Cardiac Observation Registered Nurse
Huron Valley Sinai Grace Hospital
01.2010 - 07.2012
Critical Care Registered Nurse
William Beaumont Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2012
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
St. John Macomb Hospital
07.2008 - 01.2012
Emergency Room Nurse Technician
St. John Macomb Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2008
M.S.N Graduate -
Madonna University
B.S.N Graduate - undefined
Madonna University
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