Monica Morrison
Maumelle,AR
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 4+ years of direct patient care experience. Adept at doctor communication and patient education. Successful at advocating patient needs and quick diagnoses. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ICU Nurse
John L. McClellan Memorial Veteran's Hospital
Little Rock, AR
10.2022 - Current
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Provided targeted care and treatment to ICU patients.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
CCU RN
St. Vincent Infirmary
Little Rock, AR
01.2019 - 07.2023
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
- Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
- Preceptor for new nurses, employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Hospice RN Case Manager
Kindred Hospice
Little Rock, AR
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
RN
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Little Rock, AR
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Little Rock, AR12.2019
Skills
- Critical Care Unit 4 years
- Patient Admission
- Nursing Process
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Sedation Management
- Patient Care and Monitoring
- Issue Assessment and Monitoring
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- ABIOMED Impella pump trained
- CRRT trained-Baxter Prismaflex, NxStage
- Trained to use Stryker Hyper/Hypothermia System
Certification
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing License # R108743 - Expires 02/28/2025
- ACLS Provider Expires 05/31/2025
References
Susan Pelz, RN, BSN-John L McClellan Veteran's Hospital ICU Nurse Manager-501-257-5520
D.J. Greenlee, RN, MSN-John L McClellan Veteran's Hospital ICU Assistant Nurse Manager-501-257-5521
Erica Jackson, RN, BSN-CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Nurse Manager-501-552-3274, cell # 870-648-8084
Timeline
ICU Nurse
John L. McClellan Memorial Veteran's Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Hospice RN Case Manager
Kindred Hospice
08.2020 - 03.2021
RN
Arkansas Heart Hospital
01.2020 - 08.2020
CCU RN
St. Vincent Infirmary
01.2019 - 07.2023
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
University of Arkansas At Little Rock