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MAUREEN HUGHES-BROWN

MAUREEN HUGHES-BROWN

Sewell,NJ

Summary

Enthusiastic, independent and successful board certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

  • Provides evidence-based advanced obstetrical and gynecological care to women
  • Five plus years of experience in caring for adolescents from age 11 years old through adulthood


Resourceful and passionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (pending board certification) to providing excellent care to patients of ages 15 and up.

  • Training in performing initial psychiatric assessments and initiating and managing psychopharmacology.
  • Committed and professional trained in improvement of mental and physical health and quality of life for all clients ages 15 and older.


Personable, Kind and hardworking nursing professional with 31 years of experience.

  • Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
  • Promotes and excels at effective communication within the health care team

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Inspira Medical Center
12.2023 - Current
  • Assisted physicians in performing complex medical procedures such as epidurals, cesarean sections, and forceps deliveries.
  • Contributed to improved patient outcomes by participating in quality improvement initiatives focused on evidence-based practice within the labor and delivery unit.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Jefferson Health in New Jersey
12.2018 - 12.2023
  • Manages pharmacology for perinatal anxiety & depression.
  • Functions independently on management of low-risk, high-risk obstetrical and complex gynecological patients.
  • Manages gynecological care of women from menarche through menopause.
  • Performed hormone level tests and treatments for women experiencing hormone imbalances or for women dealing with postpartum depression.
  • Acts as a preceptor for Women's Health and Family nurse practitioner students.

Labor and Delivery: Floor Nurse and Charge Nurse

Jefferson Health in New Jersey
06.2009 - 11.2018
  • Functioned as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to coworkers
  • Detected changes in the patient's condition, including abnormal fetal heart rate patterns, labor progression, and takes appropriate action; documents and notifies physician in a timely manner
  • Intraoperative circulating and scrub nurse in the Labor and Delivery Operating Suite
  • Effective communication and customer service skills provided
  • Provided emotional support and assists parents/significant others experiencing grief due to newborn condition at birth, parental separation from newborn, neonatal death or fetal demise
  • Participated in departmental or hospital performance improvement activities
  • Served as preceptor for ADN/BSN Nursing Students and new RN hires.

Telemetry/ PCU Charge Nurse

Jefferson Health in New Jersey
06.1993 - 01.2009
  • Participated in a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals to assess, evaluate, and diagnose patients and develop effective treatment plans under direction of the physician
  • Experienced in physical assessment, administration of medications, and assisted physicians in bedside procedures.

Education

Post-Masters Certificate Program - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
06.2024

Master of Science - Women's Health And Gender Related Roles

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
06.2018

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Practice

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
12.2013

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing Practice

Gloucester County Community College
Sewell. NJ
05.1993

Skills

  • Psychiatric and Suicide Risk Assessment
  • Psychopharmacology management and drug monitoring
  • Psychotherapy Techniques
  • Adolescent psychiatric diagnosis and treatment
  • Women's health psychiatric conditions and treatment
  • Multidisciplinary Teamwork
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Proficient with E Clinical, Epic and Centricity EMR systems, Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Certification

  • Advanced Practice Nurse, 26NJ00850200, 05/31/2025
  • New Jersey State Registered Nursing, 26NO10589900, 05/31/2025
  • Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification, 07/2018, expires 9/15/2027
  • Inpatient Obstetrical Nurse- National Certification Corporation, 2012, expires 6/15/2027
  • ACLS Certification- expires 2/2026
  • NRP: expires 2/2026
  • BLS Healthcare Provider- 11/2024
  • EFM (Basic and Intermediate)/ ECG/ Telemetry/ Peritoneal Dialysis

Affiliations

  • NPWH- Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health member, 2018
  • AWHONN- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses member 2015-present

Professional Committee Assignments

  • Night Shift Council of Jefferson Health of Washington Township -Head Chair of Division (2013-2015)
  • Tri-Divisional Core Council of Jefferson Health -council member (2013-2015)
  • Breastfeeding Committee-council member (2013-2017)
  • Unit Council Committee-council member (2016-2017)

Personal Information

Title: MSN, APN, WHNP-BC,  RNC-OB

Awards

  • Scholarship recipient- Independence Blue Cross Foundation's Nurses for Tomorrow Grant, 2017
  • Sigma Theta Tau International member, Inducted 2016
  • Tears Foundation National Nomination 2015 (Perinatal Bereavement)
  • Daisy Award Nomination 2015

Training

  • Perinatal Loss and Bereavement, Jefferson Health in New Jersey 2016
  • Colposcopy training by Drexel University, May 2019
  • Sexual Health Course by ISSWSH and NPWH, May 2019
  • Liletta IUD placement/removal- training by Allergan Pharmaceutical staff, Drexel University 2018
  • Nexplanon training & certification by Merck Pharmaceuticals, Drexel University 2018 (NCC BC)
  • Suturing training clinic, (interrupted sutures), Drexel University faculty 2018
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine; Abdominal and Transvaginal ultrasound, Jefferson Health 2018
  • Limited Pelvic Ultrasound in OB/GYN (didactic), Drexel University 2018
  • Advanced Breastfeeding skills workshop, Drexel University 2018
  • Paragard Insertion/removal, training by Teva Pharmaceuticals, Drexel University 2017
  • Mirena/Skyla insertion/removal, training by Bayer Healthcare, Drexel University 2017
  • Advanced Vaginitis and Vulvar Lesions workshop, Drexel Vaginitis Center, Drexel University 2017
  • Endometrial Biopsy, Vulvar Biopsy, Cervical Biopsy, & Endocervical Curettage, Drexel University 2017

Work Availability

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Timeline

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Inspira Medical Center
12.2023 - Current

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Jefferson Health in New Jersey
12.2018 - 12.2023

Labor and Delivery: Floor Nurse and Charge Nurse

Jefferson Health in New Jersey
06.2009 - 11.2018

Telemetry/ PCU Charge Nurse

Jefferson Health in New Jersey
06.1993 - 01.2009

Post-Masters Certificate Program - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Drexel University

Master of Science - Women's Health And Gender Related Roles

Drexel University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Practice

Western Governors University

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing Practice

Gloucester County Community College
MAUREEN HUGHES-BROWN