Shay R Armstrong
Lincoln,USA
Summary
Certified healthcare professional with proven expertise in prenatal, labor, and postpartum care. Skilled in patient education, clinical assessment, and emergency response.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurse Midwife
CHI Health
04.2020 - Current
- Improved birth outcomes by developing individualized birth plans that incorporated patient preferences and medical needs.
- Obtained patient health histories through careful questioning and effective communication.
- Supported patients through the emotional challenges of pregnancy loss or infertility by providing compassionate counseling and resources for coping mechanisms.
- Mentored nursing students interested in pursuing careers as certified nurse midwives, sharing clinical expertise and professional guidance.
- Provided high level of quality care to laboring women.
- Supported women''s health through the provision of annual exams, contraceptive counseling, and preventative screenings.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing comprehensive prenatal, postpartum, and gynecological care.
- Promoted family-centered care by encouraging partner involvement in prenatal appointments and childbirth education classes.
- Reduced complications during labor and delivery by closely monitoring maternal and fetal health throughout pregnancy.
- Facilitated informed decision-making among patients by providing evidence-based information on available birthing options and interventions.
- Coordinated care with consulting physicians when necessary for high-risk pregnancies or complicated births.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to deliver high-quality care for low-risk pregnancies.
- Managed emergencies during labor, such as shoulder dystocia or postpartum hemorrhage, ensuring prompt intervention and patient safety.
- Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care.
- Followed professional standards and guidelines by adhering to ethical and legal guidelines and maintaining continued education certifications.
- Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
- Collaborated with physicians closely, assisted cesarean sections, co-managed high risk mothers.
Certified Lactation Counselor
CHI Saint Elizabeth
04.2015 - 03.2020
- Professional breastfeeding specialist trained to teach mothers how to feed their baby and help with women experiencing problems
- Provide community resources for support after discharge from the hospital
- Education on the importance of skin to skin and its benefits for a more successful breastfeeding career
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of both mother and baby, addressing any issues that may have hindered successful breastfeeding.
- Increased client satisfaction by developing individualized care plans tailored to each family''s specific needs.
RN Labor & Delivery
CHI Saint Elizabeth
07.2002 - 03.2020
- Provide support for the mother during labor
- Monitor the fetal heart rate and the mothers vital signs
- Measure the strength and timing of contractions
- Administer medications and perform diagnostic tests
- Circulate Cesarean Section deliveries
- Attend and assist with water births
- Interpret and chart in OB traceVue and Meditech
- Assist Anesthesia with Epidural placement and intubation
- Stabilize postpartum hemorrhage
- Examine and evaluate cervical change
- Interpret diagnostic lab tests
- Utilize evidence based practice
- Provide lactation support and counseling
- Participate in unit counsels and government
Certified Lamaze Instructor
CHI Saint Elizabeth Community Health
10.2014 - 12.2019
- Teach parents and expectant mothers healthy birth practices for safe childbirth and labor
- Provide labor partners with the education and skills to support a laboring woman
- Teach evidence based practice and support the World Health Organizations standards
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE01.2003
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE01.2002
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH12-2019
Skills
- Neonatal and maternity specialist
- Triage and EMTALA efficient provider
- Strong medical ethic
- Skilled in conducting physical examinations
- Enthusiastic Caregiver
- Patient confidentiality
- Cultural Competency
- Computerized charting specialist
- Antepartum care
- Breastfeeding support
- Intrapartum care
- Gynecological exams
- Collaborative practice
- Professional communication
- VBAC support
- Electronic medical records
- Labor management
- Health promotion
- Quality improvement
- Ethical practice
- Postpartum care
- Menopause management
- Water birth support
- Perineal repair
- Fetal monitoring
- Clinical decision making
- Birth planning
- Evidence-based practice
- High-risk pregnancy identification
- Positive attitude
- Screening tests
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication
Certification
Certified Nurse Midwife NE, LRegistered Nurse in the State of Nebraska. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification. Advanced Life Support (ACLS) certification. Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE). Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) certification. Certified Doula
Timeline
Certified Nurse Midwife
CHI Health
04.2020 - Current
Certified Lactation Counselor
CHI Saint Elizabeth
04.2015 - 03.2020
Certified Lamaze Instructor
CHI Saint Elizabeth Community Health
10.2014 - 12.2019
RN Labor & Delivery
CHI Saint Elizabeth
07.2002 - 03.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Saint Mary
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
College of Saint Mary
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Cincinnati
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