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Meredith A. Darnell

North Little Rock,AR

Summary

Healthcare professional with over five years of critical care nursing experience seeking acceptance into the Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Experienced in leadership and comfortable in high stress environments. Continuously portrays a positive attitude while constantly seeking new opportunities to further knowledge. Able to appropriately time manage, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate professional and ethical judgement to provide patients the best quality of care in high acuity settings.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Arkansas Children's Hospital
08.2019 - Current
  • Full-time staff RN III. Patient ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3.
  • Frequently hold team leader role and high acuity nurse to assist in difficult and complex assignments throughout the unit. Managing censuses of up to 90 patients.
  • Committee member of CLABSI prevention and PICC team, Shared Governance, NICU reunion member, Bare Below the Elbow auditor, and leadership team.
  • Trained nurse preceptor for Versant Nursing Residency Program with experience mentoring and educating new nurses on the organization's policies, roles and responsibilities of a critical care nurse.


ECMO Specialist

Arkansas Children's
03.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in CVICU, PICU and NICU to ensure seamless coordination of care for critically ill patients requiring ECMO support.
  • Included but not limited to initiating real-time adjustments based on hemodynamics as well as careful management of anticoagulation.
  • Trained in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
  • Over 100 hours of training initially, as well as participation in simulation exercises designed to improve emergency response times for initiating and maintaining extracorporeal life support during time-sensitive situations.
  • Acted as a mentor to new ECMO Specialists, sharing knowledge and expertise to promote best practices in the field.


Education

Non-Degree Seeking Student

Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
07.2023

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
05.2019

Skills

  • Critical Care Registered Nurse
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Certification NCC-RNC
  • Basic Life Support Provider
  • Advanced Life Support Provider
  • Pediatric Life Support Provider

Organizations and Events

  • Member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses
  • Attendance to various ECMO Case Conferences
  • Ronald McDonald House Charity Ball
  • NICU Reunion volunteer


Service

Guest Speaker | Arkansas Tech University 

  • Delivered comprehensive lecture on newborn pathophysiology to nursing students, covering key concepts related to neonatal disorders. Provided insights into the clinical implications of various pathophysiologic conditions.

Job Shadow | 

  • Collaborated with certified nurse anesthetists and preformed job shadowing in the operating rooms, post-anesthesia units, and endoscopic areas.

References

Available upon request 

Timeline

ECMO Specialist

Arkansas Children's
03.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Arkansas Children's Hospital
08.2019 - Current

Non-Degree Seeking Student

Arkansas State University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Arkansas Tech University

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