Melissa Bowen
Wilmington,NC
Summary
I advocate for my patients rights and strive to understand their needs and concerns as well as their families. I am compassionate, hardworking and an energetic person that is flexible and can easily adapt to my surroundings. I am able to use critical thinking skills to provide competent care.
Dedicated Medical Surgical Registered Nurse offering expert clinical skills and judgment. Delivers top-notch care to patients with diverse surgical histories. Uses nursing processes to effectively assess, plan and evaluate patient care. Highly observant, diligent and dedicated patients.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Cardiac Medical-Surgical
Novant Health-New Hanover
Wilmington, NC
10.2024 - Current
- Performing nursing assessments and reassessments in conjunction with vital signs on patients multiple times per shift for 5-6 patients.
- Completing tasks such as medication administration, helping with daily care activities, IV placement, using bladder scanners, REDs Vest, telemetry monitoring and wound care.
- Preparing and recovering patients for procedures such as heart catheterizations, pacemakers, cardiac ablations, cardioversions for arrhythmias.
- Working with interdisciplinary teams such as case management, respiratory, PT/OT, speciality physicians and advanced practitioners and spiritual care to assure the whole being of a patient is being taken care of.
- Staring, titrating and ending cardiac drips like amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine for cardiac and congestive heart failure patients.
Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology
Novant Health-New Hanover
Wilmington, NC
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Responsible for providing conscious sedation for procedures such as but not limited to SIRTS, TIPS, chest tubes, large bore IV’s, embolizations.
- Proving medications and frequent monitoring for procedures with ultrasound such as thoracentesis, liver biopsies and renal biopsies.
- Assisting patients through CT-guided procedures such as biopsies, drain placement, cyro-ablation by providing medications/sedation with frequent monitoring.
Registered Nurse - Non-Invasive CV Lab
Novant Health-New Hanover
Wilmington, NC
12.2021 - 01.2024
- Perform RN duties for cardiac CTAs which include starting IV’s, giving medications, working with radiology for best patient outcomes.
- Getting patients ready for TEE/DCCV procedures that include starting IV’s, recovering pts from anesthesia and education to both patients and families post procedure.
- Recovering EP patients from ablations in phase 1 PACU care. Duties include frequent monitoring, site access assessments and reassessments, monitoring for bleeding and arrhythmias.
Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery Pre/Post-op
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
10.2014 - 12.2021
- Responsible for performing nursing duties such as but not limited to starting IV’s, obtaining blood and labs, blood transfusions and physical assessments and other patient care.
- Assisting anesthesia and anesthesia techs with block set-up.
- Individualized patient and family education Pre and Post-op in collaboration with physicians through continual assessment and reassessment.
Registered Nurse - Chest Pain Center
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
07.2011 - 10.2014
- Responsible for observation/monitoring patients that have lotto moderate risk for unstable angina/MI.
- Performed RN Staff duties that include but are not limited to admission/discharge care, computer charting, performing EKG’s, collecting blood/labs and continuous cardiac monitoring.
- Individual plan of care for each patient and their discharge planning with physicians through continual assessment and reassessment.
Registered Nurse - 2 South/Chest Pain Center
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg, VA
01.2007 - 07.2011
- Performed staff RN duties including admission/discharges, EKGs, IV insertion and maintenance, blood transfusions, cardiac drip titration and maintenance, NG tubes, post acre of heart catheterizations and pacemakers.
- Performed initial and ongoing assessments throughout patients hospital stay including facilitating consults, referrals and discharge planning.
Registered Nurse - Pre/Post-op
Surgical Center of Central Virginia
Fredericksburg, VA
06.2006 - 07.2011
- Responsible for starting and maintaining IV access, monitoring pt’s after sedation, set up/assisting the anesthesiologist with various block procedures.
- Educating patients and family on Pre/Post-op education and care that is tailored to each specific physician and surgery.
Registered Nurse - Neurovascular ICU
Henrico Doctors Hospital-Forest Campus
Richmond, VA
08.2005 - 06.2006
- Performed staff RN duties such as IV/central line maintenance, Blood/TPN administration, NG/PEG placement and care, wound care and chest tubes.
- Performed care on ventilated patients and sedative drips, calculations and titration of critical care drips to keep patients hemodynamically stable.
- Performed RN duties with ventriculotomy as well as patients with neurologic/vascular disorders.
Registered Nurse - Cardiopulmonary Care Floor
Memorial Regional Medical Center
Mechanicsville, VA
07.2004 - 08.2005
- Performed RN duties such as IV initiation and maintenance, cardiac drips, patient assessments and reassessments, patients post heart catheterizations and pacemakers.
- Performed charge nurse duties of a 24 bed unit with prioritizing and delegating assignments and tasks.
- Respibile for admission/discharge consults, referrals and education.
Education
B.S. - Nursing
Concordia University
Mequon, WISkills
- Advocacy
- Compassion
- Hardworking
- Energetic
- Flexibility
- Adaptability
- Critical thinking
- Competent care
- IV placement
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Time management
Certification
- B.L.S
- A.C.L.S
- P.A.L.S
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Cardiac Medical-Surgical
Novant Health-New Hanover
10.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology
Novant Health-New Hanover
01.2024 - 10.2024
Registered Nurse - Non-Invasive CV Lab
Novant Health-New Hanover
12.2021 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery Pre/Post-op
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
10.2014 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse - Chest Pain Center
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
07.2011 - 10.2014
Registered Nurse - 2 South/Chest Pain Center
Mary Washington Hospital
01.2007 - 07.2011
Registered Nurse - Pre/Post-op
Surgical Center of Central Virginia
06.2006 - 07.2011
Registered Nurse - Neurovascular ICU
Henrico Doctors Hospital-Forest Campus
08.2005 - 06.2006
Registered Nurse - Cardiopulmonary Care Floor
Memorial Regional Medical Center
07.2004 - 08.2005
B.S. - Nursing
Concordia University