Lindsey Bragg
3024 Jefferson Ave, Des Moines,Iowa
Summary
- 13+ years of experience in the medical profession.
- 9+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- 3+ years of Nursing experience specific to school aged children.
- Extensive experience in medical emergency situations. Passionate in promoting healthy habits/choices in our youth.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Substitute School Nurse
Urbandale Community School District
Urbandale, IA
09.2025 - Current
- Administer first aid and medication to students in accordance with safety protocols.
- Supervise health duties and delegate to health associates.
- Collaborate with educators and staff continually and as needed in the best interest of students.
- Provide standard care including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation for student health conditions.
- Monitor student wellness, addressing chronic conditions and promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
- Provide essential and emergency nursing services to students.
- Handle diversity in an objective manner.
Registered Nurse
UnityPoint Health, North 5
Des Moines, Iowa
10.2017 - Current
- Charge Nurse - Make daily assignments, manage staffing, act as a point of leadership for all staff members.
- De-escalate any situation regarding staff, patients, or families.
- Use critical thinking skills to solve problems when making nursing judgments based on individual patients and their needs.
- Continually educating patients/families regarding their health and medical care needs while under my care.
- Provide empathy and compassion to patients, and their families during some of their most difficult moments.
- Implement the nursing process continually on each patient which includes assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
- Complete daily documentation, orders, and administer medication.
- Provide nursing care to the medical surgical population including, but not limited to gynecological, mastectomy, plastics, ear/nose/throat, and general surgical patients.
- Provide care within the scope of practice required of a Registered Nurse.
- Delegate tasks to patient care technicians when relevant and necessary.
- Assume responsibility, and advocate for all patients in my care.
Registered Nurse
Child Serve Homecare
Johnston, Iowa
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Provide care to school aged children with a specialization in epilepsy, g-tubes, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, and nonverbal communicating children.
- Provide all required care needs to children in their home, school, and any other daily setting.
- Administer medications, feedings, and perform medical assessments with strict adherence to required scheduling.
- Use expert judgment and critical thinking skills involving the child’s complex/specialized health care needs.
- Accompany child to school providing hourly, and routine assessments as ordered/needed.
- Communicate abnormal vital signs with physician, family, and supervisors.
- Communicate all changes such as new orders, or discontinued orders with clinical supervisors, and families.
Patient Care Technician
UnityPoint Health, North 5
Des Moines, Iowa
02.2013 - 10.2017
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Provide care as needed such as personal hygiene, ambulating, completing vital signs, turning patients, recording accurate intake, and output along with all other cares completed.
- Communicate all abnormal values/findings and completed tasks to Registered Nurse.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Des Moines Area Community College
Des Moines, IA05.2017
Skills
Medication administration
Direct patient care
Patient assessments
Documentation and charting
Strong clinical judgment
Patient education and counseling
Patient and family advocacy
Infection control measures
Compassion and empathy
Health education promotion
Certification
- Basic Lift Support 12/17/2025
- Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training 10-29-2024
- Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training 10-29-2024
- Management of Aggressive Behavior 10-2017
Timeline
Substitute School Nurse
Urbandale Community School District
09.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Child Serve Homecare
09.2018 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse
UnityPoint Health, North 5
10.2017 - Current
Patient Care Technician
UnityPoint Health, North 5
02.2013 - 10.2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Des Moines Area Community College