Serena Dowswell
Brush Prairie
Summary
Detail-oriented registered nurse skilled in critical care and patient advocacy. Proven ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop effective care plans, enhancing patient outcomes through strong clinical judgment and timely interventions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Legacy Healthcare Services Meridian Park Legacy
Tualatin, OR
06.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Prioritized nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs.
- Adapted quickly to changing situations, while maintaining composure during high-pressure scenarios.
- Thoroughly assessed patients to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Served as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones, while providing end of life care.
- Advised patients and caregivers on proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, and disease management.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Actively initiated discourse during staff meetings to enhance communication and improve patient outcomes collaboratively.
United States Marine
United States Marine Corps
Manteca, CA
04.2016 - 04.2022
- Safeguarded classified information by adhering to strict security protocols and maintaining situational awareness in sensitive environments.
- Ensured continuity of operations by meticulously maintaining records, reports, and documentation related to all aspects of the unit's activities.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support joint exercises and missions effectively.
- Efficiently managed resources, tracking and allocating equipment, personnel, and supplies.
- Advanced unit performance with thorough after-action reviews and constructive feedback.
- Mentored junior Marines into future leaders through consistent guidance and individualized career advancement counseling.
- Conducted risk assessments, implementing safety protocols to maintain operational integrity.
- Contributed to mission success by providing timely intelligence analysis and recommendations to command staff.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA08-2023
Skills
- Medication administration
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- IV setup
- Professional bedside manner
- Surgical and ICU/IMCU stepdown critical care
- Emergency response
- Maintaining HIPAA
Accomplishments
- Recognizing the s/s of post-operative internal bleeding, resulting in life saving surgery, during which a 1500mL hematoma was discovered.
- Detecting patient distress, uncovering home abuse and initiating the involvement of law enforcement.
- Running three code strokes, during the most recent, detecting s/s missed by other staff for a period of three days.
- Professionally managing interdisciplinary patient care during multiple high risk rapid responses.
- Providing professional critical care to multiple septic and pre-septic patients, including one prolonged five hour rapid response.
- Preventing the elopement of multiple patients experiencing violent delusions.
- Rescuing family members from violent patients, while successfully de-escalating physical altercations.
- Consistently maintaining a cool and professional demeanor while being assaulted by patients during multiple episodes of both physical and sexual abuse.
- Maintaining a reputation for managing difficult patient loads, both professionally and compassionately.
- Building the trust and respect of fellow nurses, often being called upon during critical and rapid responses.
Certification
- Active OR RN license (10038811)
- Active BLS certification (e-card code 255417455119)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Legacy Healthcare Services Meridian Park Legacy
06.2025 - Current
United States Marine
United States Marine Corps
04.2016 - 04.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Pacific Union College