Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Leadership and Professional Affiliations
Global Health and Volunteering
Certification
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Meghan Dirksmeier

Lee,NH

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated registered nurse with experience in telemetry and intermediate care. Known for empathy, strong teamwork, and a genuine commitment to improving patient outcomes. Eager to learn and grow while making a positive impact on patients and colleagues.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover, New Hampshire
07.2024 - Current
  • Provide high-acuity care to adult and geriatric patients with complex medical conditions, improving outcomes through rapid assessment, early complication recognition, and prompt intervention.
  • Safely administer IV medications, titrated drips, and blood products; expertly insert and manage peripheral IVs, midlines, central lines, and implanted ports, to ensure optimal treatment delivery.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams—including physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and support/therapy services—to create coordinated, patient-centered care plans that reduce complications and support recovery.
  • Educate, advocate for, and support patients and families, fostering understanding, promoting treatment adherence, and ensuring safe discharges.
  • Skilled in Epic EMR documentation, medication reconciliation, and oncology care, including management of neutropenic fevers, infections, treatment reactions, and pain/symptom control.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of New Hampshire
NH
05-2024

Skills

  • Patient assessment and monitoring
  • Medication administration and management
  • IV therapy and infusion management
  • Central line and port management
  • Peripheral IV insertion
  • Epic EMR documentation
  • Vital signs and telemetry monitoring
  • Patient education and advocacy
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
  • Time management and prioritization
  • Critical thinking and clinical decision-making
  • Infection control and prevention

Leadership and Professional Affiliations

  • Assisted with onboarding of new nursing staff by providing hands-on guidance with EMR, policies, and unit procedures, fostering smooth integration ino a patient-focused care environment.

Global Health and Volunteering

  • Volunteered Internationally providing healthcare support, ESL education, and community development, including physical therapy and medical care for disabled veterans and children in VIetnam, teaching English throughout Southeast Asia, and installing clean water filters in rural villages.

Certification

  • American Heart Association: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Expires December, 2025).
  • American Heart Association: Basic Life Support (Expires March, 2027).
  • Willingness to obtain ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification.

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
07.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of New Hampshire

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