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Nicolette Simone Ziegler

Chesapeake,VA

Summary

Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Peritoneal/Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Davita Healthcare
11.2019 - Current
  • Provide quality training to patients and caregivers to perform home peritoneal dialysis
  • Utilize nursing assessment skills to address patient problems
  • Provide ongoing support for 30+ patients
  • Conduct home visits to assess patient's home environment per policy
  • Communicate results of patient assessment, reassessment, and ongoing monitoring to the IDT
  • Accurate documentation all nursing services in the EMR
  • Continually seek to improve patient and quality outcomes through tracking/trending of patient and program performance
  • Use of critical thinking skills and root cause analysis to improve patient and quality outcomes
  • Prepare and administer prescribed facility medications as ordered
  • Obtain routine and non-routine lab tests as ordered and communicate critical values to physician
  • Provide dialysis nursing care to acute dialysis patients in Level One and Two trauma hospitals
  • Execute patient care nursing activities for two acute dialysis patients
  • Monitor and follow-up acute dialysis treatment plans
  • Perform documentation of all dialysis nursing care plans and treatments
  • Initiate hemodialysis using Fresenius K and T machines
  • Ensure total comfort to the acute dialysis patient during dialysis treatment processes
  • Ensure compliance of state and federal regulations and processes
  • Adhere to hospital’s policies and guidelines in providing acute dialysis nursing care

Pediatric Dialysis and Infusion Registered Nurse

Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
12.2018 - 09.2019
  • Provide hemodialysis care to up to four patients in a Level One trauma Hospital
  • Monitor and follow up chronic dialysis treatment plans
  • Perform documentation of nursing care plans and treatments
  • Ensure comfort to patients during dialysis treatment process
  • Ensure compliance of state and federal regulations and processes
  • Adhere to hospital policies and guidelines in providing dialysis care
  • Set up/troubleshooting of Phoenix Gambro dialysis machine

Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse

Aya Healthcare, Mercy Hospital/Duke University Hospital
11.2017 - 03.2019
  • Provided dialysis nursing care to acute dialysis patients in Level One and Two trauma hospitals
  • Executed patient care nursing activities for up to two acute dialysis patients
  • Monitored and followed up acute dialysis treatment plans
  • Performed documentation of all dialysis nursing care plans and treatments
  • Initiated hemodialysis using Fresenius and Phoenix Gambro machines
  • Assisted and supported doctors and nephrologists in dialysis treatment procedures
  • Initiated documentation of acute dialysis patients’ diagnosis and lab assessments reports and medications
  • Ensured total comfort to the acute dialysis patient during dialysis treatment processes
  • Ensured compliance of state and federal regulations and processes
  • Adhered to hospital’s policies and guidelines in providing acute dialysis nursing care

Charge Nurse

Center for Dialysis Care
08.2015 - 09.2017
  • Demonstrated leadership and problem solving while providing direct patient care in a 15-bed outpatient unit
  • Advised patients on available and appropriate medical and social services available
  • Kept accurate patient records, maintaining confidentiality, using available computer program
  • Initiated, monitored, and discontinued dialysis treatment for patients with permanent/catheter accesses
  • Observed patients for signs of improvement or deterioration and report findings to the physician
  • Educated patients and families about renal diseases and their management procedures
  • Properly evaluated and documented patients’ reaction to dialysis procedures
  • Explained post treatment and home care activities that patients need to manage
  • Responded to emergency situations during dialysis procedures
  • Created and implemented care plans according to each patient’s condition
  • Prepared, performed, and administered immunizations; interpreted laboratory tests
  • Established and maintained communication and effective working relationships

Registered Nurse

The Cleveland Clinic, Thoracic Surgery Stepdown
01.2015 - 09.2015
  • Worked together with members of an interdisciplinary healthiness team to plan, put into practice, organize, and appraise patient care in discussion with patients and their families
  • Supervised licensed practical nurses and additional nursing staff
  • Built up and put discharge planning process into practice on admission of up to 6 patients
  • Performed telemetry monitoring of cardiac, medical, surgical, and neurological patients
  • Care of Post-op procedure Phase II patients with chest, JP, IJ, and Blake tubes
  • Medication administration via various routes, including IV, PCA, and epidurals
  • Assisted in or performed medical procedures such as chest, IJ, and Blake tube removals
  • Educated patients on a variety of health care related issues
  • Prepared, performed, and administered immunizations; interpreted laboratory tests
  • Provided responsible health and nursing care, including health education
  • Properly prepared and administered immunizations and vaccines
  • Responded to emergency situations; administered first aid
  • Adhered to ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses
  • Established effective communication with interdisciplinary leadership
  • Established and maintained cooperative working relationships

Education

Bachelors of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing
10.2015

Associate Degree of Applied Science - Nursing

Cuyahoga Community College
05.2014

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Skills

  • Knowledge of Peritoneal and Hemodialysis
  • Patient Health Information Access
  • EMR Systems
  • Infection Control Measures
  • Medication Side Effect Knowledge
  • Patient Medical Histories
  • Care Plan Implementation
  • Clear Patient Communication
  • Supporting Daily Living Needs

Accomplishments

Sigma Theta Tau Inductee - 2019

Certification

Registered Nurse VA 0001274595-Multistate Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 08/05 - Present CPR certified through American Heart Association

Timeline

Peritoneal/Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Davita Healthcare
11.2019 - Current

Pediatric Dialysis and Infusion Registered Nurse

Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
12.2018 - 09.2019

Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse

Aya Healthcare, Mercy Hospital/Duke University Hospital
11.2017 - 03.2019

Charge Nurse

Center for Dialysis Care
08.2015 - 09.2017

Registered Nurse

The Cleveland Clinic, Thoracic Surgery Stepdown
01.2015 - 09.2015

Bachelors of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Associate Degree of Applied Science - Nursing

Cuyahoga Community College

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Western Governors University

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