Nicole Dauchy
West Winfield,NY
Work Preference
Summary
Compassionate nursing professional with extensive experience in emergency and preventive care. Recognized for strong clinical reasoning and effective communication skills, contributing to enhanced patient safety and satisfaction. Ready to leverage expertise for impactful patient management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Community Memorial Hospital
Hamilton, NY
09.2015 - Current
- Assessed and triaged patients in high-stress emergency situations.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Administered medications and monitored vital signs for critical patients.
- Educated patients and families on treatment options and aftercare instructions.
- Streamlined patient intake processes, improving efficiency in emergency response times.
- Implemented evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and care quality.
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Reduced patient wait times by efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare
Utica, NY
12.2007 - 09.2015
- Mentored junior nurses, enhancing team performance and knowledge sharing.
- Led training sessions on advanced life support techniques for nursing staff.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Optimized patient flow within the Emergency Department by collaborating with charge nurses in coordinating bed assignments and discharges according to capacity constraints.
- Acted as a resource for colleagues by sharing clinical expertise, participating in educational opportunities, and serving as a preceptor for new nurses joining the Emergency Department team.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Promoted a safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff members by adhering to infection control protocols, maintaining equipment, and following safety guidelines.
- Prevented potential medication errors by diligently verifying orders, double-checking dosages, and administering medications according to established protocols.
- Assessed and triaged patients in high-stress emergency situations.
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY05-2021
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Morrisville State College
Morrisville, NY05-2006
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
- Physical assessments
- Patient evaluation
- Telemetry monitoring
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Critical care
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (American Heart Association)
- ACLS - Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (American Heart Association)
- BLS - Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course (Emergency Nurses' Association)
- ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (Emergency Nurses' Association)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Community Memorial Hospital
09.2015 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare
12.2007 - 09.2015
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Delhi
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Morrisville State College