Nicole Bourassa
Manchester,NH
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Lawrence General Hospital
Lawrence, MA
01.2023 - Current
- Care for up to 2 intensive care patients in a patient population that includes ventilators, acute BiPAP, extensive hemodynamic instability, sepsis, continuous renal replacement therapy, balloon pumps, and telemetry.
- Work as a member of team during rapid responses and cardiac arrests.
- Proficient in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), extra-ventricular drains (EVD).
- Work with other units and providers to help assess the patient and provide guidance on the care of the patient.
- In constant communication with New England Organ Bank and keep the organization informed whenever a patient qualifies as a donor.
Medic/68W Combat Medic
United States Army Reserve
Somersworth, NH
08.2013 - Current
- Treatment Platoon Sergeant leading 22 Enlisted Soldiers and Officers.
- Equal Opportunity Leader for the 456th Medical Company (Area Support).
- The main BLS instructor and Program Director for all of the units that fall under 804th Medical Brigade in the northeast region and instruct at least 144 soldiers per year.
- TCCC Instructor for the 804th Medical Brigade.
- Trained in K9TCCC, intubation, and inserting chest tubes.
- Acting Treatment NCOIC/OIC for Global Medic CSTX 2023 organizing 21 medical personnel to keep 24-hour operations of a Role 1/Role 2 aide station, arranging education opportunities and cross training all ancillary services to either work as additional Medics, Patient Administration, or Triage. The MCAS treated 112 patients during the exercise and worked proficiently with the other platoons when there was a large influx of patients.
- Instruct EMT recertification classes.
- Shift leader while in Poland opening a Role 2 aide station for an international joint training exercise to provide medical aide to any injured Soldier.
- Acting Platoon Sergeant for the Treatment Platoon to encourage and track medical readiness, professional development, and training.
- Experienced Minimal/Delayed Treatment Medic assigned to Immediate overflow patients, trained to treat over 200 patients with varying acuity in a 12-hour shift.
- Trauma Bay 1 Medic in the EMT section of the 399th Combat Support Hospital, trained to treat at least a 150 of the most critically ill patients per 12-hour shift and triage patients in mass casualty situations.
- Medic in Optometry section for Smokey Mountain IRT Mission, cross-trained with Air Force optometry technicians to provide “free to the community” healthcare. Assisted in providing care and screenings to approximately 120 patients per day for the 10-day clinic.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit
Elliot Hospital
Manchester, NH
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Care for up to 5 patients in a setting where the patient population includes telemetry, pre/post pacemaker, withdrawals, strokes, GI bleeds, sepsis and Med-Surg overflow patients.
- Work in a team of two Registered nurses to care for 10 patients in the Clinical Decision Unit (10-bed unit) caring for patients in observation status requiring medical monitoring for 24 to 48 hours.
- Assist new nurses in getting signed off with IV training.
- Assist with and perform several admissions in a 12-hour shift.
- Constant interprofessional communication with providers, pharmacy, laboratory services and other nursing staff to advocate for the best possible outcomes for the patients.
- Recognized for the content of the care plans written for each patient.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
MCPHS University
Manchester12-2021
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA12-2018
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Ventilator management
- Patient Assessments
- Compassionate Care
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts, License Number RN2373626 | Exp. January 2026
- Registered Nurse, New Hampshire, License Number 087221-21 | Exp. January 2026
- National Registry EMT-B, E3162737 | Exp. March 2025
- American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider | Exp. September 2024
- American Red Cross ACLS | Exp. June 2026
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support | Exp. June 2026
- Trauma Nursing Core Course | Exp. September 2026
- American Red Cross BLS Instructor | Exp. April 2025
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- CBRNE Response Enterprise Responder Basic
- Board Certification of Emergency Nursing EDvantage Certification
Related Clinical Experience
Concord Hospital, Progressive Care Unit, Advanced Medical-Surgical | Concord, NH | Fall 2021
- Worked with an 81-year-old Vietnam Veteran who was post-Myocardial Infarction and insertion of a pacemaker. This patient showed the importance of taking time when available to listen to the patients and determine the best way for them to achieve their goals. By taking the time to listen about his military history, family life and two cats the patient became more excited about completing his daily tasks and more willing to allow for all assessments and wound care to be performed.
- Observed aspiration and paracentesis of fluid around a patient’s heart after there was a notable decreased in output from the patient’s chest tube that was originally inserted for a pericardial effusion.
New Hampshire Hospital, E Unit, Mental Health | Concord, NH | Summer 2021
- Recognized by Mental Health Workers and clinical instructor for advocating for the patients’ needs. Such as, x-rays for a patient who hurt his knee while walking in the gym, changes in medication regiments and outpatient consultations for a patient that needed a dermatology and gynecology consult.
- Organized group open gym sessions to include soccer games and took part in group sessions involved answering questions about their goals and favorite things.
Elliot Hospital, Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit, Medical-Surgical | Manchester, NH | Spring 2021
- Provided care to patients on telemetry and cardiac care unit to include performing frequent CIWA assessments on an alcohol withdrawal patient that typically drinks six bottles of hard liquor per day to monitor for hallucination, signs of potential seizure and other withdrawal symptoms.
- Advocated for palliative care for an elderly patient that was receiving extensive treatments that was not going to prolong a good quality of life. Discussed with the assigned nurse and provider about the benefits of palliative care would be a better treatment plan to promote a better quality of life.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Lawrence General Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit
Elliot Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2023
Medic/68W Combat Medic
United States Army Reserve
08.2013 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
MCPHS University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts, License Number RN2373626 | Exp. January 2026
- Registered Nurse, New Hampshire, License Number 087221-21 | Exp. January 2026
- National Registry EMT-B, E3162737 | Exp. March 2025
- American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider | Exp. September 2024
- American Red Cross ACLS | Exp. June 2026
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support | Exp. June 2026
- Trauma Nursing Core Course | Exp. September 2026
- American Red Cross BLS Instructor | Exp. April 2025
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- CBRNE Response Enterprise Responder Basic
- Board Certification of Emergency Nursing EDvantage Certification
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