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
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
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
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
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
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing License # R108743 - Expires 02/28/2025
- ACLS Provider Expires 05/31/2025
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