Pamela Schuh
Mequon,WI
Summary
Qualified [State] Board-Certified Registered Nurse experienced in delivering high-quality care to patients in medical settings. Proven leader when working to unite and guide nursing teams toward achieving care goals, improving patient satisfaction and adapting to continuous health system changes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered-nurse
Advocate Aurora Health Care
Grafton, WI
10.2013 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided orthopedic nursing care pre and post operatively including total joints.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
PACU Nurse
Ascension
Mequon, WI
10.2009 - 10.2013
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.
- Provided post operative care on surgical patients, monitoring vitals, telemetry and pain management.
ICU Nurse
Ascension
Mequon, WI
12.2005 - 10.2009
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
03.2002 - 11.2005
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing Science
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WI12.2001
Bachelor of Science - Hotel, Motel, And Restaurant Management
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI12.1985
Skills
- Epic Systems
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Time Management
- Interpreting EKGs
- Test Interpretations
- Surgery recovery and education
- IV starts
- Pre & Post Op care
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
Registered-nurse
Advocate Aurora Health Care
10.2013 - Current
PACU Nurse
Ascension
10.2009 - 10.2013
ICU Nurse
Ascension
12.2005 - 10.2009
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
03.2002 - 11.2005
Associate of Science - Nursing Science
Cardinal Stritch University
Bachelor of Science - Hotel, Motel, And Restaurant Management
University of Wisconsin - Stout
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