Meghan McTernan, BSN RN
Virginia Beach,United States
Summary
I am a registered nurse with more than four years of critical care experience. As a leader in nursing I have demonstrated that I am highly competent, adaptive, skilled, secure, and considerate. This journey has helped in knowing that I can achieve an even greater purpose and effect change. I am courageously and wholeheartedly seeking a local role with a pharmaceutical company to build a broader skill set that includes the opportunity to learn, educate, and ensure quality patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Burn Trauma/ Surgical Intensive Care, Level 1
Sentara Health
07.2021 - Current
- Provides direct care of critically ill patients directly from the flight team, operating room, trauma bay, or patients requiring higher level of care
- Performs patient assessments and provides specific resuscitation with massive transfusions, titration of critical IV drips, and IV fluids through interpretation of continuous hemodynamic monitoring
- Assists surgeons with bedside procedures including, but not limited to; tracheostomies, percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomies, bronchoscopies, exploratory laparotomies, and burn debridements.
Intermediate Care, Level 3 Trauma Center
Sentara Health
08.2019 - 07.2021
- Provided direct quality patient care which included medication management and administration and titration of vasoactive drips based on continuous hemodynamic monitoring
- Assisted in the decreased prevalence of HAIs by strictly adhering to CLABSI, CAUTI, and HAPI prevention protocols
- Facilitated multi-disciplinary care of patients throughout their hospitalization.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA05.2019
Bachelor of Science in Psychology -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA05.2016
Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Interpersonal Skills
- Patient Education
- Pharmacology
- Ability to Learn and Adapt
- Problem Solving
- Strong Work Ethic
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Communication
- Self-Management
- Customer Service
Licenses Certificates
- Registered Nurse License (VA), #001288307, 8/2024
- Basic Life Support/Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 12/2023
- Trauma Care After Resuscitation, 08/2027
- Trauma Care Core Course, 12/2027
Accomplishments
Charge Nurse
- Exceeded in this leadership role while maintaining full patient load, facilitating transfers and admissions, evaluating staffing requirements, and acting as unit resource.
Unit Practice Council
- Named Co-Chair and then advanced through nomination to Chair of Unit Practice Council which entailed facilitating and implementing changes to the unit to improve initiatives and patient outcomes.
- Lead the integration of new strict intake and output documentation to promote accurate documentation and facilitate positive patient outcomes.
Precepting New Graduates and New Hires
- Led and mentored over 10 individuals and was nominated for the Clinical Excellence Award for my methods in training and educating new hires and new graduate nurses.
Red Yellow Green- Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
- Spearheaded new organizational system for entire foodbank that is based on nutritional value which aided in assisting clients with finding healthy foods options while also allowing autonomous shopping habits.
Timeline
Burn Trauma/ Surgical Intensive Care, Level 1
Sentara Health
07.2021 - Current
Intermediate Care, Level 3 Trauma Center
Sentara Health
08.2019 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Old Dominion University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology -
Virginia Commonwealth University