Nicole Slabach
Advance,North Carolina
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with full NC/VA nursing licenses, holding a progressive care history. Pediatric ICU nursing included multisystem surgical and nonsurgical treatments. ECMO team member and Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager over a nine-bed PICU. Conscious sedation Registered Nurse collaborating with over 100 physicians, as well as CRNA's from multiple hospitals in two states. Open, direct, and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clinical expertise. Highly respected team member and consummate patient advocate.
Knowledgeable registered nurse with a background in nursing education and proven ability to develop and implement effective training programs. Known for creating engaging curricula and fostering positive learning environment. Demonstrated excellence in utilizing instructional strategies and adapting to diverse learning needs.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Educator
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
05.2025 - Current
- Developed and implemented nursing curriculum aligning with accreditation standards.
- Facilitated workshops enhancing faculty teaching methodologies and student engagement.
- Mentored nursing students, fostering critical thinking and clinical skills development.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient care practices in educational settings.
- Assessed competency levels among nursing staff, identifying areas of improvement for targeted interventions.
- Established a supportive learning environment by providing guidance and mentorship to nursing staff.
Registered Nurse Conscious Sedation
Piedmont Stone Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
02.2002 - Current
- Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educate patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of kidney stone recurrence.
- Implement medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management during preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care.
- Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Audit charts and review clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Monitor patients during conscious sedation under direct supervision of Urologists.
- Evaluate effectiveness of narcotic administration and the sedation level of patients during Lithotripsy.
PICU - Registered Nurse
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
02.1995 - 02.2001
- Administered medications via oral, IV and , TP tube, G tube, Swan-Ganz catheter, and central lines.
- Managed care from admission postoperatively until transfer to general pediatric unit.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, verified cardiac and pulmonary monitor parameters, ventilator settings and dressing changes.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing. Assisted Carolina Life Care with organ donation lab work.
- Monitored ECMO patients, performed bedside chest closure after decannulation of VV-ECMO.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NCBSN - Nursing
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC07-2026
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC12-2024
Skills
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Medical Supply Management
- Patient Care Assessment
- Accurate Documentation
- Treatment Preparation
- Patient Examination
- Medication Administration
- Attention to Detail
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Critical Thinking
- Procedure Room Preparation
- Procedure Assistance
- Direct Patient Care
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Delegation and Motivation
- Anesthetics Administration
- Test Interpretations
- Student Precepting
- Curriculum creation
- Learning styles
- Evaluation methods
- Regulatory compliance
- Assessment techniques
- Nursing instruction
- Patient safety
- Student evaluation
- Anatomy and physiology
- Patient care
- Decision-making
Accomplishments
- Implementation- Collaboratively initiated "shared-governance" and self-scheduling for a multidimensional team of PICU staff.
- Patient Care - Manage, precept, instruct, and implement are plans for multidisciplinary team members.
- Quality Assurance- Produced QI study on effects of pretreatment phone calls and whether that resulted in lower patient treatment cancellations.
- Patient/Family Advocacy- Explain(ed) treatment plans to patients and parents surrounding the procedures for PICU patients and Lithotripsy.
Certification
- Unencumbered NC Nursing license since 1995
- Unencumbered VA Nursing license since 2001
- ACLS/PALS/NALS/BCLS certified
- CCRN certified through 2001
Timeline
Nurse Educator
Western Carolina University
05.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse Conscious Sedation
Piedmont Stone Center
02.2002 - Current
PICU - Registered Nurse
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
02.1995 - 02.2001
BSN - Nursing
Western Carolina University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Forsyth Technical Community College
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Carolina University