Nicole Young
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
A loyal and dedicated Registered Nurse with 20 years of direct patient care experience, mainly in the Emergency Room settings. A certified nurse preceptor, tasked with helping students and nurses transition to their career path. A committed educator, dedicated to impart nursing knowledge for a successful career in the field to those who desire.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
HCA Woodmont
02.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Provide moderate sedation for special procedures when necessary.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Broward Health
09.2019 - Current
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Guided patients, caregivers and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Orienting and precepting newly graduated nurses.
- Providing clinical feedback to nursing students who are on rotation in the the acute care setting.
RN, Emergency Department
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
07.2016 - 07.2019
- Managed 5 patients at a time, giving quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease. Among others
- Triaged multiple patients, and assigning an appropriate acuity level
- Performed multiple EKGs, and cardioversion
- Assisting the physician with sterile procedures
- Setting up for central line
- Precepting new nurses
Clinical Instructor
Central Arizona College
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Led daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement and industry best practices.
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students.
- Provided educational lectures and facilitated discussions on weekly basis.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and patient health teaching.
- Assigned students to patients based on students' learning objectives and patient needs.
- Evaluated students' competencies through written assignments and examinations.
RN, Emergency Department
Westside Regional Medical Center
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, blood transfusion, and sepsis complications.
- Handed off critically ill patients to higher level of care
- Monitoring complex cases, to prevent deterioration
RN
Parallon
06.2015 - 06.2016
- Clinical nursing instructor for the StaRN program.
- Ensuring nurses are prepared for the real clinical settings, by simulation and hands on clinical procedures.
RN Traveler
RN Network {Broward Health}
01.2015 - 05.2015
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
RN, Emergency Department
Casa Grande Regional Medical Center
02.2013 - 12.2014
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Floated to ICU to provide critical care to high acuity patients
- Triage, assess and document patients condition in a timely manner
- Prepared critically ill patients for air and ground transport to more advanced facilities
RN, Emergency Department
Trinitas Regional Medical Center, ED Dept
08.2009 - 05.2012
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
University Of The West Indies
Jamaica06.2015
Diploma - General Nursing
University Hospital School of Nursing
Kingston Jamaica06.2003
Skills
- Emergency Response
- Chronic Disease Management
- Critical Care
- Precepting
- Patient Evaluation
- Patient Education
- Seizure Management
- Patient Discharge
- Procedure Preparations
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Timeline
RN
HCA Woodmont
02.2023 - Current
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Broward Health
09.2019 - Current
Clinical Instructor
Central Arizona College
08.2018 - 05.2019
RN, Emergency Department
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
07.2016 - 07.2019
RN, Emergency Department
Westside Regional Medical Center
09.2015 - 06.2016
RN
Parallon
06.2015 - 06.2016
RN Traveler
RN Network {Broward Health}
01.2015 - 05.2015
RN, Emergency Department
Casa Grande Regional Medical Center
02.2013 - 12.2014
RN, Emergency Department
Trinitas Regional Medical Center, ED Dept
08.2009 - 05.2012
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
University Of The West Indies
Diploma - General Nursing
University Hospital School of Nursing
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