Santina Abrams
Forest City,NC
Summary
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gaston Memorial Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Caring for patients with conditions, congestive heart failure, MI, CAD, arrhythmias, COPD, kidney disease, surgical patients, etc.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure optimal recovery outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management techniques and post-discharge care practices.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, preceptorship, enhancing team performance and promoting best practices in patient care.
- Utilized electronic health record systems to maintain accurate documentation of patient progress and treatments.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs and coordinate appropriate interventions.
Registered Nurse
Mission McDowell Hospital
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Intensive Care, Stepdown, Med-Surg
- Manages patients on ventilators that require multiple vasoactive medications, sedatives, and lifesaving medications
- Administers IV, Oral, SQ, and IM medications as directed per MD within certain parameters
- Manages patients needing intermediate (stable) level of intensive care, testing, observation and surgery
- Monitor patients on telemetry, bipap/cpap/oxygen and pulse oximetry
- Manages patient surgical candidates preop/postop, surgical incisions, wound vacs, gastric tubes/drains
- Manage patients hospitalized for various illnesses
Registered Nurse
Frye Regional Hospital
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Intensive Care, Stepdown, Med Surg
- Manages patient various medical treatment for illnesses, surgical, cardiac and neuro
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to develop care plan for patients needs or risks
- Administers IV, Oral, SQ, and IM medications as directed per MD within certain parameters
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Cleveland- Level 3 Trauma Center
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Intensive Care Unit
- Manages patients on ventilators that require multiple vasoactive medications, sedatives, and lifesaving medications
- Administers IV, Oral, SQ, and IM medications as directed per MD within certain parameters
- Maintains the Artic Sun machine to induce hypothermia in patients who have cardiac arrested and are at risk for ischemic brain injury
- Utilizes the FloTrac system to continuously monitor patient’s hemodynamic status to gauge sepsis and fluid therapy
- Manipulates invasive lines (central /arterial /hemodynamic) to measure vital signs and guide patient care more accurately
Registered Nurse
Rutherford Regional Hospital
03.2015 - 01.2021
- Intensive Care Unit
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to provide holistic care for the critically ill patient
- Provided direct medical care to patients needing intensive medical treatment, including those with septic, cardiogenic, and hypovolemic shock
- Assisted team in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to regain return of spontaneous circulation
- Aided MD and PAs with bedside procedures such as intubation, line placement, bronchoscopy, and more
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, NC05.2013
Licensed Practical Nursing - undefined
Isothermal Community College
Spindale, NC07.2002
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Clinical judgment
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Precepting
- At-risk patient care
- Cardiac care
- Acute care expertise
- Lab result interpretation
Certification
- Registered Nurse License #: 267562 2027-10-31
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) 2027-9-25
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – Healthcare provider 2027-9-25
- NIH Stroke Scale Certification- NIHSS 2025-5-30
Timeline
Registered Nurse
CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gaston Memorial Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Mission McDowell Hospital
09.2022 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse
Frye Regional Hospital
06.2022 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Cleveland- Level 3 Trauma Center
02.2021 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
Rutherford Regional Hospital
03.2015 - 01.2021
Licensed Practical Nursing - undefined
Isothermal Community College
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Blue Ridge Community College