Rachael Alexander
Tucson,Arizona
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Register Nurse – Labor and Delivery
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
Tucson, USA
03.2024 - Current
- Assess adult and newborn patients via head-to-toe assessment, vital signs, lab values, intake/output
- Implement appropriate interventions such as medication administration, intrauterine resuscitation, positioning, increased monitoring
- Assist during vaginal and cesarean deliveries
- Perform necessary duties for cesarean section including pre-op, intra-op, post-op
- Utilize critical thinking in emergent situations such as maternal hemorrhage, stat cesarean section, laboring preterm patient, preeclamptic patient
Registered Nurse – Couplets
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
Tucson, USA
05.2022 - 03.2024
- Complete an initial assessment and focused assessments on both adults and infants
- Implement appropriate interventions including physicians’ orders, medication administration, and monitoring of patient’s status
- Identify change of condition in postpartum patients such as infection, increased bleeding, uncontrolled pain
- Assist patient with activities of daily living such as hygiene, mobility, and feeding
- Measure and record vital signs, intake and output, and blood glucose on adults and infants
- Educate patients about postpartum care for self and newborn (i.e., pericare, incision care, newborn safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, newborn feeding schedule, etc.)
- Cross Trained to NICU to take a full team of infants
Patient Care Technician
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
Tucson, USA
09.2014 - 08.2018
- Assist with activities of daily living including hygiene, mobility, and feeding
- Measure and record vital signs, intake and output, weight, and blood glucose
- Report pertinent information to RN (i.e., pain, abnormal vital signs, change of condition)
- Insert single or double lumen urinary catheters
- Hang un-medicated continuous bladder infusion solutions and record amount infused and output
- Perform 12-lead ECGs and bladder scans
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
Education
RN Refresher Course -
South Dakota State University
03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Tucson, AZ12.2014
Skills
- Postpartum care
- Emotional support
- Labor support
- Fetal monitoring
- IV insertion
- Newborn care
- Breastfeeding support
- Vitals monitoring
Certification
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider, Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Provider
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring, AWHONN
Timeline
Register Nurse – Labor and Delivery
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
03.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse – Couplets
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
05.2022 - 03.2024
Patient Care Technician
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
09.2014 - 08.2018
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider, Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Provider
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring, AWHONN
RN Refresher Course -
South Dakota State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
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