Melody Brents
Atlanta
Summary
I'm an RN with seven years of experience specializing in respiratory stepdown, PCU, and telemetry. I am very familiar with administering cardiac drips, both titratable and non-titratable, while monitoring patients on continuous telemetry. I am also very familiar with non-invasive ventilation, such as BiPAP, AVAP, CPAP, vapotherm, high flow nasal cannula, and trachs. My experience as a travel RN gives me the ability to adapt quickly to new facilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Progressive Care Unit
Shannon Medical Center
07.2024 - 10.2024
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Epic
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Cardiac PCU
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4
- Shift: Night
- Travel
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
RN, Cardiac/Oncology Progressive Care
Mercy Southeast
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Cerner
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Charge Nurse Experience: Yes
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:5
- Shift: Night
- Travel
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
RN, Med Telemetry
Atrium Medical Center
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Care of patients on med telemetry and frequently floated to progressive care and stepdown
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:6
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, Medical Stepdown
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Meditech
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Stepdown
- Charge Nurse Experience: Yes
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:4
- Shift: Night
- Local Contract
RN, Telemetry
Willis Knighton Bossier
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Telemetry
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Facility Attributes: Teaching hospital
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:6
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, Medical Stepdown
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Charge Nurse Experience: Yes
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, Progressive Telemetry
The University of Texas Health Science at Tyler
06.2021 - 07.2021
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Cerner
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Telemetry PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Facility Attributes: Teaching hospital
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:6
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, Float Pool
Cox South
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Care of patients ranging from med surge to stepdown
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Cerner
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes
- Trauma Level: Level I
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Facility Attributes: Magnet hospital
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:6
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, PCU Float
Renown Regional Medical Center
01.2021 - 01.2021
- Care of various levels of stepdown and cardiac patients
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Epic
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes
- Trauma Level: Level II
- Position Specialty: Float
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Facility Attributes: Teaching hospital
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:4
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, COVID Stepdown
Shannon Medical Center
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Primary care of critically ill covid patients
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Epic
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Stepdown
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:2
- Shift: Night
- Travel
RN, Respiratory Stepdown
Christus St Michael
07.2018 - 07.2020
- Management of critically ill patients requiring non-invasive ventilation (AVAP, BIPAP, CPAP, hi-flo nasal cannula, AirVo) and multiple titratable and non-titratable drips
- Management of trach dependent patients requiring ventilation and frequent suctioning
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Meditech
- Position Discipline: RN
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Unit Bed Count:32
- Position Specialty: Stepdown
- Charge Nurse Experience: Yes
- Facility Attributes: Magnet hospital, Teaching hospital
- Nurse-to-patient ratio:1:4
- Shift: Night
- Staff
LVN, Float Pool
CHRISTUS Saint Michael Health System
10.2016 - 07.2018
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Meditech
- Position Discipline: LPN / LVN
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes
- Trauma Level: Level III
- Position Specialty: Float
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Facility Attributes: Magnet hospital, Teaching hospital
- Shift: Night
- Staff
Education
Licensed Vocational Nurse Certification - Health Science
Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas12-2015
Associate of Science - Health Sciences
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX05-2018
Skills
- Basic life support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NIHSS
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Quality improvement
Certification
- Basic Life Support American Heart Association Expires – Dec 31, 2026
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support AHA Expires – Dec 31, 2026
- NIH Stroke Scale Apex Innovations Expires – Jan 9, 2026
- Texas, RN Melody Brents License #949328, NLC License Expires – May 31, 2026
LNGG
English
PRIMARY SPECIALTY
PCU - Progressive Care Unit (7 years)
SECONDARY SPECIALTY
Stepdown (7 years)
COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS
Yes, I am fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as defined by the CDC.
Timeline
RN, Progressive Care Unit
Shannon Medical Center
07.2024 - 10.2024
RN, Cardiac/Oncology Progressive Care
Mercy Southeast
03.2024 - 06.2024
RN, Med Telemetry
Atrium Medical Center
08.2023 - 03.2024
RN, Medical Stepdown
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center
04.2023 - 07.2023
RN, Telemetry
Willis Knighton Bossier
09.2022 - 03.2023
RN, Medical Stepdown
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center
08.2021 - 08.2022
RN, Progressive Telemetry
The University of Texas Health Science at Tyler
06.2021 - 07.2021
RN, Float Pool
Cox South
01.2021 - 04.2021
RN, PCU Float
Renown Regional Medical Center
01.2021 - 01.2021
RN, COVID Stepdown
Shannon Medical Center
08.2020 - 11.2020
RN, Respiratory Stepdown
Christus St Michael
07.2018 - 07.2020
LVN, Float Pool
CHRISTUS Saint Michael Health System
10.2016 - 07.2018
- Basic Life Support American Heart Association Expires – Dec 31, 2026
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support AHA Expires – Dec 31, 2026
- NIH Stroke Scale Apex Innovations Expires – Jan 9, 2026
- Texas, RN Melody Brents License #949328, NLC License Expires – May 31, 2026
Licensed Vocational Nurse Certification - Health Science
Texarkana College
Associate of Science - Health Sciences
Texarkana College
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