Tonya Curtis
Braselton,GA
Summary
- Highly motivated, goal oriented professional Registered Nurse with 24 years of hands on experience
- Experience includes general medical/surgical nursing, preceptor and mentor for new hires, and improving patient satisfaction
- Over 24 years of nursing career dedicated to obstetrical/gynecology nursing
- Extensive experience and thorough understanding of pathophysiology and pharmacology related to obstetric patients
- Ability to handle emergency conditions including critical patients
- Handles multiple responsibilities while maintaining high standards of nursing excellence
- Strong planning, organizational, decision-making and interpersonal skills
- Computer skilled, managing heavy daily patient volume including telephone triage, appointment scheduling, and patient referral. Proficient in all documentation/ record maintenance/paperwork to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality
- Experience in utilizing Joint Commission standards
- Maintain compliance with the Perinatal Care Core Measures through collaboration with patients, physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary teams
- Provide evidence-based clinical training and support to pre-licensure nursing students, newly licensed registered nurses, and experienced nurses who are new to their clinical role.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Float
Northside Hospital Choice Plus
Atlanta, GA
01.2023 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Northside Cherokee Hospital
Canton, GA
11.2013 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
Jasper, GA
04.2005 - 10.2010
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Georgia Medical Resource Pool
Atlanta, Ga
01.2004 - 04.2005
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing comprehensive nursing care and support throughout the labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum stages.
- Assisted physicians with various medical procedures including cesarean sections, epidural administrations, forceps deliveries, vacuum extractions, and circumcisions.
- Increased breastfeeding success rates by offering lactation education and support to new mothers in both individual and group settings.
- Reduced complications during childbirth by closely monitoring vital signs and identifying early-warning signs of potential issues.
- Educated patients about prenatal care, fetal development, childbirth options, pain management techniques, postpartum care, and newborn care.
- Coordinated discharge planning activities for postpartum patients while collaborating with interdisciplinary team members for continuity of care upon leaving the hospital setting.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Jellico Regional Hospital
Jellico, TN
07.2001 - 01.2004
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN05.2001
Skills
- ACLS - 9/27/24
- BLS / CPR - 9/27/24
- NRP - 10/31/2023
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring - 8/21/24
- Georgia Registered Nurse, License Number: RN166425
Education
other
Responsibilities
- Responsible for assessment/implementation of care for patients during antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal stages
- Collaborate with physicians and other staff to ensure holistic quality of care
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions and options
- Assist in the orientation of new staff members including new graduates and experienced nurses
- Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Float
Northside Hospital Choice Plus
01.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Northside Cherokee Hospital
11.2013 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
04.2005 - 10.2010
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Georgia Medical Resource Pool
01.2004 - 04.2005
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Jellico Regional Hospital
07.2001 - 01.2004
Associate of Science - Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University