Shianna Stokes
BSN, RN, MSCN
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Supervisor/Staff Nurse- Neurology
ECU Health Neurology
Greenville, NC
09.2023 - Current
- Supervises performance of a 19-person nursing staff, reviewing task completion, prioritization and identifying areas for improvement.
- Maintain compliance with guidelines such as HIPAA and OSHA.
- Assess clinical competency of nursing staff on a regular basis ensuring all safety protocols are followed.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Trains other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, provide coaching and formal counseling to staff.
- Work closely with clinic and ambulatory leadership to administer operations, staff, resources, and budget management.
- Receives and investigates complaints from families, patients, and clinical staff, developing solutions to multifaceted challenges.
- Ensures clinical supplies are at optimal levels in a high-patient-volume and growing clinic.
Clinical Nurse II-Neurology
UNC Medical Center
Chapel Hill, NC
06.2022 - 09.2023
- Helped patients living with MS, ALS, Headache, Movement, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular, Stroke, Sleep, and Cognitive disorders to improve quality of life.
- Collaborated with the specialty pharmacy team to counsel and educate patients on disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for MS.
- Coordinated patient care and referrals with interdisciplinary care team through MS interdisciplinary clinics, communicating patient needs to providers, patient, and family members.
- Answered telephone and patient advise requests, triaging symptoms, and communicating patients needs to team members.
- Monitored outcomes of care for patient population and collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team to improve patient outcomes.
- Prioritized communication with patients/families, assessing plan of care, and documenting progression of care to promote recovery.
- Identified and addressed cultural and financial barriers in planning patient care. Anticipating physical, psychosocial, and safety needs of patients/families.
- Developed relationships with families, promoting their ability to advocate for the patient. Provides patient education on medication management, community resources, and home care needs.
- Coordinated appointments with infusion centers (ensuring safety labs/vaccines are completed), outside referral sources, home care, and durable medical equipment providers to ensure continuity of care for the patient.
- Analyzed data and helped create patient care protocols for the patient population. Assisted staff in the development of patient education materials.
Primary Care Nurse
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
11.2021 - 06.2022
- Implemented educational programs, assisted with medical procedures including gynecological exams, and supervised medical assistants.
- Provided direct patient care for adolescents to middle-aged adults with conditions varying from chronic to acute.
- Used assessment skills to triage and room patients', obtained patient medical history, and current medications to prepare patient for clinic visit.
- Educated students on preventing STIs, performed STI screenings, PrEP management, and provides treatment per nursing standing orders.
- Administered medications as prescribed including SQ, IM, IV, oral medications, breathing treatments, hormone replacement therapy, and contraceptive injections.
- Provided recommended vaccinations and titers per RN standing order, and managed vaccination records on NCIR.
- Responded to patient messages and telephone calls, provided medication refills per standing order, and submit prior authorizations in a timely manner.
- Reported communicable diseases to local health departments.
- Ordered supplies and stocked clinical workstations/procedure rooms with necessary items.
- Conducted wound assessments, provided dressing changes, and suture removals per provider order.
- Collaborated with wellness committee team members during meetings to plan employee activities.
Clinical Nurse I- MSICU
UNC Rex Hospital
Raleigh, NC
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Continuously assessed patients, monitored vitals and urinary outcome, documented observations, and prioritized patient care based on assessment and result findings.
- Cared for critically ill patients ranging from adolescents to geriatrics while utilizing resources to provide patient centered care.
- Participated in the development and implementation of patients care plans in a critical care setting with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Managed central and arterial lines for administration of vasoactive, thrombolytic therapy, sedation, and pain medications and titrated per standing orders.
- Implemented ACLS protocols based on dysrhythmia interpretation.
- Monitored mechanical ventilators, 12-lead electrocardiograms, NG/OG tubes, tube feedings, chest tubes, urinary catheters, ostomies, wound VACs, tracheostomies, breathing treatments, cardiac pacemakers, CVP monitoring, targeted temperature management, and fecal management systems.
- Glycemic management such as insulin infusions, Endotool, and DKA protocols.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Boone, NC
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Monitored vital signs such as pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Monitored food intake and output as directed by nursing staff.
Medication Aide
Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living
Boone, NC
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Prepared and administered oral, topical, and injectable medications as directed by healthcare providers.
- Observed patient vital signs and medication reactions and reported health concerns or behavioral changes.
- Assisted in updating patient care plans with medication changes and observations.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Currently On Hold - Clinical Prevention & Population Health
University of North Carolina At Pembroke
Pembroke, NCBachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC08.2022
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) -
Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute
Boone, NC05.2021
Skills
- Care Coordinating
- Case Management
- Team Leadership/Preceptor
- Patient Triage
- Critical Thinking
- Microsoft Office- Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Electronic Medical Record; Epic, eClinicalWorks, Allscripts, eRSP
Certification
- Multiple Sclerosis Certified Nurse (MSCN) - #1232421, expires June 30th, 2028
- Licensed NC Registered Nurse - #333546, expires January, 2027
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - expires July 2025
- SPICE NC Infection Control Course: Outpatient Healthcare Setting, completed 10/2023
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with department chiefs to improve patient education of lumbar puncture procedures through creation of efficient provider-patient checklist.
- Worked with MS team members to achieve "The Center for Comprehensive MS Care", earning highest recognition given by the National MS Society.
- Recipient of the FCMSC June Halper MS Nursing Scholarship to attend the 2023 CMSC Annual Conference.
- Served as a member of the clinic Code Team; assisted with workflows and organization of emergency supply carts.
- Performed as a preceptor training new Nursing Coordinators in an ambulatory care setting.
Presentations/Conferences
- Presented on the Benefits of Exercise on Managing MS Symptoms- 2022
- Attended Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Conference (CMSC)- May 2023
Volunteer
- Moore County Children's Advocacy Center- 2022
- Walk MS- 2023
Timeline
Nursing Supervisor/Staff Nurse- Neurology
ECU Health Neurology
09.2023 - Current
Clinical Nurse II-Neurology
UNC Medical Center
06.2022 - 09.2023
Primary Care Nurse
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11.2021 - 06.2022
Clinical Nurse I- MSICU
UNC Rex Hospital
06.2021 - 11.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Appalachian Regional Hospital
08.2020 - 04.2021
Medication Aide
Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living
08.2019 - 08.2020
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Currently On Hold - Clinical Prevention & Population Health
University of North Carolina At Pembroke
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Appalachian State University
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) -
Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute
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