Seeking acceptance into Family Nurse Practitioner program to achieve a Master s Degree in Nursing.

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing ~ Minor in Child Development

Florida State University, 2006

 

 

W.E.B. Dubois Honor Society

 

Student Nurses Association

 

National Honor Society

 

Primary Leadership Development Course Award

 

 

345^th Combat Support Hospital, Mosul/Alasad, Iraq, 2007 to Present

Charge Nurse C Medical/Surgical Intensive Care

         Direct and deliver quality patient care on 12-bed intermediate/6-bed intensive care unit to 10,000+ soldiers, coalition forces, eligible civilians, Iraqi nationals, and anti-Iraqi forces.

         Apply dynamic leadership talents toward training, supervising, mentoring and evaluating enlisted personnel such as LPNs, medics and up to two RNs in full spectrum of patient care.

         Collaboratively administer patient care among multidisciplinary team, leveraging excellent clinical skills to treat individuals affected by trauma (i.e. burns, crush injuries, improvised explosive devices) as well as mental health issues.

         Spearhead Performance Improvement/Patient Safety Program inclusive of monthly chart audits.

 

Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, FL, 2006 to 2008

ICU Staff Nurse          (2007 to 2008)

         Skillfully balanced compassion and professionalism in caring for patients on ventilators affected by broad range of medical conditions such as strokes, post-surgery, and post-open heart.

         Relied upon to immediately recognize and respond to life-threatening arrhythmias, diligently supervised cardiac monitoring, assessed patients blood pressure and MAP (mean arterial pressure), administered IVs, maintained medical charts, and notified physicians of clinical changes.

 

Continued

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Professional Experience (Capital Regional Medical Center) continued

 

 

Progressive Care Unit Staff Nurse        (2006 to 2007)

         Effectively steered total patient care through a team nursing approach for individuals recovering from CHF (congestive heart failure), CAD (coronary artery disease), diabetes, and surgery.

         Administered medications and demonstrated exemplary communication skills in facilitating patient education and serving as an advocate.

         Accurately interpreted, documented and reported lab values to physicians.

 

 

US Army Officer

 

Mentor to Junior Enlisted Soldiers

 

Unit Voting Assistance Officer

 

 

Volunteer Mentor, American Reads Program

 

 

Basic Life Support

 

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

 

Advanced Burn Life Support

 

Trauma Nurse Core Course