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Sandra Matteson

Gilbert,MN

Summary

Detail-oriented Registered Nurse with eight years of bedside nursing experience caring for actively ill patients across the lifespan. Continuously supports patients' physical needs in high-pressure environments and navigates vital emotional support to patients and support team equally during hospital admission. Maintain precise and effective communication with an eagerness to learn and broaden knowledge base to better serve critically ill patients.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Fairview Range Medical Center
09.2016 - 12.2022
  • Acute Care Med/Surg and Pediatrics
  • Manage 6-8 patient care teams
  • Monitor, assess, and engage in comprehensive decision-making in response to changes in patient condition, treatment reaction, vital signs, level of consciousness, pain, diagnostic tests, and lab values.
  • Simultaneously monitor orders for correctness, prepare, and deliver medications via nasal, oral, sublingual, g/j tube, parenteral, central line, etc.
  • Play an active role within the interdisciplinary care team.
  • Advocate for my patients related to their treatment wishes, ethnic and cultural practices, and pain management.
  • Team player, helping continuously and embracing advice when needed.
  • Act and react in the best interest of my patients
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educate patients and their care team on disease process, management, and treatment orders/options.
  • Clarify and address any patient concerns promptly.
  • Chart all happenings honestly, appropriately, and timely.

Registered Nurse

Lutheran Home Association
05.2015 - 09.2016
  • Long-term/Transitional Care

Certified Nursing Assistant

Aspen Grove, Northland Village, NHS-NorthStar
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Long-term/Transitional Care

Education

Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
05.2025

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN
01.2017

Associate of Science - Nursing

Hibbing Community College
Hibbing, MN
01.2015

Skills

  • Basic Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Rapid Response team member
  • Technical skills: Central Lines, Insulin Drips, Chest Tubes, Epidurals, Simultaneous IV Medication Management, Urinary Catheters, PEG/J Tubes, Nephrostomy Tubes, Wound Vacs, Suction (Deep) etc
  • Nursing Staff Leadership
  • Lab Result Interpretation
  • Emergency Response
  • Precepting
  • Managing Deadlines

Personal Information

Title: Registered Nurse, BSN

Certification

  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • RRT - Rapid Response Team
  • HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • Blood born pathogens
  • Workplace Hazards


Character Traits

  • Critical Thinking
  • Patient Advocate
  • Detail Oriented
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Eager to Learn
  • Adaptability
  • Passion
  • Leadership
  • Compassion
  • Empathy
  • Tenacity

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Fairview Range Medical Center
09.2016 - 12.2022

Registered Nurse

Lutheran Home Association
05.2015 - 09.2016

Certified Nursing Assistant

Aspen Grove, Northland Village, NHS-NorthStar
01.2010 - 01.2015

Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner

Walden University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

College of Saint Scholastica

Associate of Science - Nursing

Hibbing Community College

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