ESSIE P. MATHEWS

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San Antonio, Texas 78249

210-***-**** / 210-***-**** (cell)

lb7v1t@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a full time position as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in an acute care clinical settings.

EDUCATION 2012 MSN-ACNP, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas.

1995 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

LICENSURES Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas,

APRN License #701376, 10/15/2012 – 06/30/2014.

RN License # 701376, current through June 2014.

CERTIFICATIONS American Nurses Credentialing Center, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification- ID Number: 201-***-****.

Basic Life Support, American Heart Association

current through 2014.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association

current through 2013.

Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)

Expiry date: November 30, 2013.

Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN)

Expiry date: December 31, 2015.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Expiry date: March 01, 2016.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS RN (16 YEARS)

April. 2006 – till date University Health System, Surgical Trauma and Neuro

Intensive Care Unit.

University Health System, Surgical Trauma and Neuro

Intensive Care Unit (cont’d……)

Nursing care of patients with head trauma, intracranial

hemorrhage, brain aneurysms, arterial venous malformations, different kinds of brain tumors post surgery, epilepsy patients after placement of strips and grids, spinal cord injury patients.

Vascular surgery patients after femoral bypass, traumatic thoracic aortic repair, patients with peripheral artery disease after revascularization surgery.

Reconstructive surgeries after traumatic accidents and breast reconstruction surgeries.

March 2004 – March. 2006 Methodist Healthcare System, Intermediate Medical Surgical Unit

Dec. 1998- Dec. 2003 Ministry of Health - Al Jazeira Hospital, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

Oct. 1996 – Nov. 1998 Ahalia Hospital, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

MSN – ACNP PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

Dept. of Healthcare Services

Preceptor: Geoffry Gonzales, PMHNP

Spring 2011, 45 clinical Hours – Assessment and Management of adults with Mental Health Problems.

Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center and University Health System, San Antonio, TX

Preceptor: Aaron Rossett

Summer 2011, 90 Clinical Hours- Inpatient and outpatient management of cardiothoracic surgery patients.

University Health System, San Antonio, TX

Sue McCollow, MSN, RN, FNP-BC

Fall 2011, 173 clinical hours- Inpatient management of head injury and trauma patients

Methodist Health Care System, Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Dr. Gustavo Medellin (Internal Medicine)

Spring 2012, 208 Clinical Hours- Diagnosis and Management of acutely ill hospitalized patients.

Methodist Health Care System, San Antonio, TX and

Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio

Preceptor: Ramavathi Nandyala (Clinical & Diagnostic Cardiology)

Spring 2012, 92 Clinical Hours- Inpatient and Outpatient Management of patients with cardiac illnesses, diagnostic tests.

University Health System, San Antonio, TX

Thomas Vorpahl, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC

Spring 2012, 62 clinical hours- Inpatient management of liver and kidney transplant patients.

Advanced Clinical Skill Lab

Instructors: Pamela Smith, MSN, RN, CCRN, ACNP-BC

Thomas Vorpahl, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC

Fall 2011 and spring 2012 – 23 clinical hours, Practice in Incision and Drainage, Suturing, Chest Tube Insertion, Central Line Placement, Arterial Line Placement, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, and Lumbar Puncture.

REFERENCES: Dr. Gustavo Medellin, Hospitalist, Methodist Healthcare System,

San Antonio, Texas.

Contact Cell No. 210-***-****.

Thomas Vorpahl, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner,

Transplant Unit, University Health System, San Antonio, TX.

Contact Cell. No. 210-***-****.

Nanette Larson, RN-CNRN, Patient Care Co-ordinator,

Surgical Trauma ICU, University Hospital, San Antonio, TX.

Contact Tel No. 210-***-****

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