Carmen Bruch
Polk City,IA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse exercising a strong code of ethics when providing patient-centered care. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. The ability to maintain a positive attitude in high stress situations has allowed me to expand my critical thinking abilities and develop a passion for learning and growing in my career.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse (RN)
On With Life
06.2024 - Current
- Proving direct and personalized care for Brain injury, Spinal cord, and Neuro patients.
- Supervising, mentoring, and coordinating care with other members of the team.
- Fulfilling written and verbal orders per protocol, while monitoring patients health status, vital signs and assessing patients current condition.
- Maintain, chart and document data improving quality care.
- Monitored relevant patient data to identify areas for improvement and measure the impact of quality improvement initiatives.
- Medication administration
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
RN
Live Hydration spa
03.2024 - Current
- Monitored assigned patients during IV therapy.
- Educated patients on vitamins and minerals improving overall health on a cellular level.
- Documented data related to patients' care including assessment, results, interventions, and streamlining processes improving quality control.
- Worked closely with providers offering assistance during procedures supporting teamwork and team collaboration.
- Assesses condition of patients, intervention as needed
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Streamlined documentation processes to ensure accurate record-keeping and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Registered Nurse, School Nurse
Norwalk Community School District
05.2022 - 05.2024
- Standard clinical skills to dispense medications and treat minor ailments and injuries
- Worked independently and collaborating with local community resources accordingly.
- Document assessments, evaluations, and preventative data standards.
- Meeting standards of appropriate criteria of care guidelines by quality improvement guidelines.
- Quality assurance control within the community school district.
- Proficiency using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point), internet applications, and electronic medical record and documentation programs.
- Working independently and collaborating with community resources
- Meets standards of appropriate criteria of care guidelines by Norwalk public schools
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UnityPoint Health
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Triage incoming patients based on level of injury or illness
- Provide prompt assessments and evaluations to determine appropriate care guidelines and triage protocols
- Provided evidence based, safe, effective patient-centered care to meet quality standards.
- Utilized appropriate individualized care plan (ICP) and outcomes.
- Evaluated health status and following care service plans meeting quality control (QC) standards.
- Created and maintained incoming patient records and medical documentation.
- Communicated with health care team collaborating plan of care.
- Demonstrated professional nursing practice while measuring quality patient outcomes.
- Offered comfort care, health promotion, and illness prevention.
- Collected quality data and analyze health status to enhance patient outcomes
- Communicate with health care team collaborating plan of care
- Coordination of complex care services plans
- Educate patients on treatment care plans and continuing of care
Student Nurse/Preceptee
MercyOne
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Completed over 120 hours of preceptorship under the supervision of a registered nurse on a telemetry floor
- Monitor patients, updating information on vital signs and progress of treatment
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, and patients' responses
- Incorporated MercyOne guidelines and regulations into individualized care plan (ICP)
- Collaborating with other health care professionals to plan, manage and assess patient treatments in the hospital setting
- Working independently under registered RN
- Provided high-quality evidenced based professional nursing care
Clinical rotations
MercyOne
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Provided patient care on a variety of medical surgical floors and various specialty areas of MercyOne Medical Center
- Developed a high level of clinical skills with hands on experience with a registered nurse
- Medical documentation recorded for better patient outcomes
- Consulted regularly with clinical instructors on patients' condition and interventions
- Focused on clinical knowledge, clients' overall physical health, critical thinking skills, and interpersonal communication
Education
ASN -
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA12.2019
Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Laboratory Experience
- Pain Management
- Adult Education
- Nursing
- Infant Care
- Triage
- Experience Administering Injections
- Patient Care
- Caregiving
- IV insertion
- IV infusion
- Epic
- Emergency medicine
- Medical records
- Quality assurance control
- Microsoft Office, Word, Power Point, Excel
Certification
- AED Certification, Present
- RN License, Present
- First Aid Certification, Present
- CNA, Present
- BLS Certification adult and infant, Present
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Present
Timeline
Registered Nurse (RN)
On With Life
06.2024 - Current
RN
Live Hydration spa
03.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UnityPoint Health
07.2022 - 10.2023
Registered Nurse, School Nurse
Norwalk Community School District
05.2022 - 05.2024
Student Nurse/Preceptee
MercyOne
09.2019 - 12.2019
Clinical rotations
MercyOne
08.2018 - 09.2019
ASN -
Mercy College of Health Sciences
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