Diligent registered nurse with extensive experience at two units within Vanderbilt University Medical Center, skilled in medication administration and patient advocacy. Proven ability to monitor critical patients and lead interdisciplinary teams to enhance care quality. Skilled in employing clinical judgment to improve patient outcomes in high-stakes environments.
Cares for a myriad of patient populations, including ARDS, sepsis, multi-organ failure, drug overdose, and shock.
Administers life saving medications according to standardized practice to patients suffering from acute and chronic disease processes.
Monitors patients on multiple continuous infusions, including norepinephrine, vasopressin, propofol, fentanyl, dilaudid, versed, and heparin.
Participates in grand rounds with unit fellows, attendings and residents in order to curate the best possible treatment plan for specific patients needs
Monitors, assesses and runs life supportings machines such as CRRT and ECMO
Serves as a preceptor to new nurses on orientation and continues to mentor nurses new to the profession or unit after the orientation period
Provides compassionate and patient focused care to patients and their families during end of life
Cared for and monitored patients after interventional procedures such as left and right heart catheterizations, ablations, angiograms and pacemaker placements
Cared for and monitored patients after cardiac surgery such as CABG and valve replacements
Monitored and analyzed telemetry, recognizing arrhythmias or sudden changes in clinical appearance
Communicated with members of the interdisciplinary team regarding treatment, progress and patient goals
Precepted new nurses and served as unit charge nurse
Daisy Award: Nominated twice during time in MICU. Recognized specifically for providing diligent, compassionate, patient focused care
Gold Level Beacon Award for Excellence by AACN: Received by MICU in 2024, helped to curate and instill a culture of outstanding care to deliver best possible outcomes to critically ill patients