LaKeshia Brothers

**** ****** ******, ***** *****, Missouri 63118

314-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated, compassionate, goal oriented professional with specialty experience in trauma and surgical care nursing and recent experience in oncology. Highly skilled with the ability to care for a wide array of patients with acute to rare and complex medical disorders. Developed strong critical thinking and assessment skills essential to provide competent nursing care. Proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with patients, family members and work effectively with the interdisciplinary team. Displayed outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

St. Clare Health Center, Fenton, Missouri

Staff Nurse

• Provide primary nursing care on oncology/medical surgical unit

• Educate patients and family members on disease processes, procedures and other therapeutic regimens

• Comply with proper infection control measures including neutropenic and chemotherapy precautions

• Develop and implement nursing care plan

• Skin and wound management

Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri

Staff Nurse

• Provided care to the critically ill trauma, vascular, orthopedic, and neurologic patient

• Provided pre and post operative care to surgical patient and monitor recovery process 09/2010-present

12/2007-

09/2010

• Provided complex wound care and management to include extensive dressings, wound vacs, and ostomies

• IV therapy: PICC lines, central lines, ports-accessed and unaccessed, peripherals

• Pain management including patient controlled analgesia and epidurals

• Precepted newly hired Registered Nurses and Graduate Nurses

• Functioned as charge nurse, oversaw unit responsibilities to include patient and staff assignments

• Evaluated and assigned placement for new patients

EDUCATION

Chamberlain College of Nursing, Saint Louis, Missouri

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

G.P.A. 3.2, Honor roll 01/2004-12/2007

LICENSE & CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse-active/unrestricted

Trauma Nursing Core Course

Implanted Venous Access Device

ACLS

CPR

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Missouri Nurses Association

American Nurses Association 2008-present

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Career Fair

Camp Jumpstart/Living Well Village-provided medical screenings for adolescents that partake

in nutrition/weight management summer camp

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