Nicole Craig
Summary
Obstetrics Nurse with 11 years of monitoring women and infants. Conducts post-childbirth coaching for new mothers on breastfeeding, infant care, sleep techniques and safe handling of infants. Monitored and cared for women during labor performing dilation checks, monitoring mother and infant heart rates and recognizing emergency situations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse-Labor and Delivery
Mayo Clinic Health System
06.2012 - Current
- Managed quality care for patients throughout the birthing and postpartum period along with providing newborns care in our NICU.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Performed vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth.
Registered Nurse- Surgery
Gundersen Health System
04.2019 - 05.2020
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Provide High- quality care to those during Surgery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT05.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
Winona, MN05.2011
Skills
- Patient Care and Monitoring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Pain Management Techniques
- Accurate Documentation
- Labor and Delivery Support
- Administer Medication
- Monitor Vital Signs
- Clear Patient Communication
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Patient Admission
- Operational Procedures
- Circulating Nursing
Timeline
Registered Nurse- Surgery
Gundersen Health System
04.2019 - 05.2020
Registered Nurse-Labor and Delivery
Mayo Clinic Health System
06.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
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