MARTHA A. BROWN
Denver,CO
Summary
Certified Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with extensive pediatric experience. Exceptional ability to independently and efficiently care for various patient populations. Strong leadership skills with the ability to provide direction and mentoring for others. Excellent clinical assessment and organizational skills. Dedicated to patient well-being and an advocate of patient rights and satisfaction.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Denver College Of Nursing
03.2023 - Current
- Instructs and evaluates students in classroom in alignment with college mission by incorporating innovative teaching and learning strategies.
- Uses different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.
- Encourages class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Applies innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Collaborates with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for Pediatric curriculum.
- Provides students with constructive, encouraging and corrective feedback.
- Uses variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress
- Proctored exams and provided remediation for learning improvement goals
School Nurse
Denver Public Schools
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans
- Delegated nurse duties to appropriate staff.
Procedure Center, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
11.2009 - 12.2010
- Responsible for providing family-centered care
- Assumed active role in clinical education of patients, family, and staff
- Functioned effectively with open communication and mutual respect for patients, family, and staff
- Communicated and advocated patient values
- Collaborated with team members in shared decision making.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
01.2002 - 01.2009
- Responsible for managing and administering care to a varied population of critical-care patients including trauma, neuro-trauma, burn, surgery, medical, oncology, transplant and cardiac
- Ability to work in complex and quickly changing care setting
- Charge Nurse: participated in hospital wide emergency response team
- Prioritized patient care for children with varying diagnoses and acuities
- Anticipated changes in patient/unit needs and demonstrated flexibility
- Provided conflict resolution and acted as advocate for staff
- Preceptor: Coordinated continuous training and orientation of newly hired RNs
- Acted as a resource and positive role model
- Mentor: Oversaw professional progress of newly hired RNs, supervised professional skills, and helped build self-confidence
- Education Committee: Coordinated bi-annual education days on relevant topics such as sepsis, vasopressors and evidence-based change in practice
- Primary Nursing Committee: Served as patient advocate to assure all patients in the ICU were provided with optimum, family-centered care
- Developed and taught phase class lectures that educated newly hired nurses the role of the bedside nurse in the intubated patient.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado School of Nursing Anschutz Medical Center
Denver, Colorado05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas2002
Accomplishments
- Registered Nurse in Colorado, License number 161955
- Special Service Provider, 2017-2020
- Basic Life Support, 2017-current
Affiliations
- Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care, 2022
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, member, 2022
Timeline
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Denver College Of Nursing
03.2023 - Current
School Nurse
Denver Public Schools
07.2017 - 07.2020
Procedure Center, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
11.2009 - 12.2010
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
01.2002 - 01.2009
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado School of Nursing Anschutz Medical Center
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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