NICHOLE MCAULEY
Baltimore,OH
Summary
Healthcare professional with a fervor to learn and adapt. Effective team player that prioritizes collaboration and improving morale of the unit. Demonstrated ability to lead and delegate through the role of evening charge nurse for the operating room. Utilizes critical thinking and problem-solving to ensure safety of the patients and staff.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Fairfield Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
- Facilitated flow of the operating room by setting up equipment, gathering supplies, and communicating effectively with the operative team in a timely manner.
- Developed patient trust and rapport through the pre-op interview. Provided compassionate care during the surgical process.
- Ensured safety of the patient by collaboratively working with the surgical team to position, prep, and perform an intraoperative time out.
- Utilized infection control guidelines and sterile technique to help reduce the occurrence of surgical site infections.
- Responsible for staffing and coordination of surgical cases as an evening charge nurse. This includes delegation of tasks, preparing the schedule for the following day and conveying any relevant information to the daytime charge nurse.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Completed thorough assessment and notifies physicians and midwives of current status
- Obtained admission or pertinent labs for the labor process
- Coordinated plan of care and input orders as received from care team
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Adventist Health White Memorial
05.2016 - 09.2021
- Obtained initial assessment and patient history through the process of Maternal Fetal Triage Index and communicated findings to the physicians
- Provided continuous patient status and well-being through vital signs and electronic fetal monitoring
- Ensured the patient's comfort levels were met through interventions, including medications, epidural or alternative measures
- Developed positive rapport with patients through advocacy, thorough education, ensuring spiritual and emotional needs were met
- Received Watson Award in 2019
- Assisted physicians in vaginal and operative deliveries, including emergent situations
- Collaborated with NICU during high-risk deliveries to ensure the utmost safety for the newborns
- Trusted to precept new graduate nurses, transitional nurses and nursing students
- Ensured learning needs were met, while providing support and a positive experience
- Exhibited strong teamwork mentality
- Known for assisting in IV starts, emergent situations and relieving coworkers for necessary breaks.
Registered Nurse, Pre-Operative Nurse
Marina Del Rey Hospital
01.2015 - 05.2016
- Accomplished pre-operative assessments on all surgical patients
- Initiated intravenous therapies and administered medications as ordered
- Focused on pain management, evaluating and ensuring comfort measures were adequate during the post-operative period
- Assessed post-operative patients and reported status changes to the surgeons.
Registered Nurse
Hall Center Venice
06.2014 - 01.2015
- Obtained, assessed, and documented patient vital signs
- Administered medications prior to gynecological exams
- Educated patients on new medication regimens
- Managed coordination of the patient flow
- Prepared and sterilized equipment used for gynecological procedures.
Charge Nurse/Lead Respiratory Nurse
Marina Care Center
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Responsible for all admission and discharge assessments and charting
- Provided tracheostomy care and suctioning
- Accomplished patient grooming and ADLs
- Assisted in wound care treatments
- Notified physicians of status changes and received orders as needed.
Education
BSN -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah08.2015
Skills
- Compassionate Care
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- BLS
- Procedure Room Preparation
License
Registered Nurse, Ohio, 01/2021, Current
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Fairfield Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital
02.2022 - 07.2022
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Adventist Health White Memorial
05.2016 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse, Pre-Operative Nurse
Marina Del Rey Hospital
01.2015 - 05.2016
Registered Nurse
Hall Center Venice
06.2014 - 01.2015
Charge Nurse/Lead Respiratory Nurse
Marina Care Center
08.2013 - 07.2014
BSN -
Western Governors University
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