bRITTNEY nICHOLE carrington
Hensley, AR
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|Education |
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| |2003- HONOR GRADUATE BENTON HIGH |
| |SCHOOL BENTON,AR |
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| |2003-2007 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR |
| |Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing (BSN). |
|Experience |
| |WORK EXPERIENCE: |
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| |April 2010- Present Arkansas Children's |
| |Hospital Little Rock, AR |
| |Ambulatory Surgery Center/ PACU RN III |
| |I am trained to work in ASC as well as the Post |
| |Anesthesia Care Unit. |
| |I serve as the Team Leader for ASC. |
| |I open and coordinate preop phone calls |
| |I was the super user for the new Nexia IV's that |
| |are being introduced to the hospital. I |
| |demonstrated and let the staff practice the new |
| |system so that we would be prepared when the |
| |representative came. |
| |I have proposed the standard order for Pain |
| |Management. It is entitled Pharmacological |
| |Interventions for Venipunctures/Injections/IV |
| |starts. I have adapted this into our area so that |
| |we can begin using the "needle friendly" measure |
| |for pain control. |
| |I am responsible for completing the monthly audits |
| |for ASC and PACU. |
| |I am responsible for helping with the staffing |
| |schedule in ASC preop which involves approval of |
| |vacation and making assignments for the week. |
| |I was selected as the representative from ASC to be|
| |on the Improvement U team. |
| |I currently serve on the Recruitment and Retention |
| |Council |
| |I have been a preceptor for ASC preop/screener role|
| |as well as for preop phone calls. |
| |I am in charge of taking care of the Attendance |
| |Certificates for the employees that have perfect |
| |attendance each quarter. |
| |I take care of the "friendship fund" by making sure|
| |we have a celebration of birthdays each month. |
| |I completed the Preceptor Workshop |
| |I have taken on a project through Improvement U and|
| |will be a graduate in Febuary 2013 |
| |I am interested in the Mentor Program for ASC/PACU |
| |I completed the Critical Thinking Leadership U |
| |workshop |
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| |Nov. 2009- April 2010 Arkansas Children's |
| |Hospital Little Rock, AR |
| |ACH Surgery RN II Circulating RN |
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| |Jan. 7th 2008- Sept. 2009 Arkansas Children's|
| |Hospital Little Rock,AR |
| |RN I to II 5E Medical Unit |
| |Proficient in caring for patients with Respiratory |
| |Distress, GI complication including Gastrostomy |
| |Buttons, NG Tubes, Peg tubes, and proper placement |
| |of PT tubes, and NG tubes. |
| |Cared for 3-5 patients at a time. Care included |
| |all nursing documentation, intake and output |
| |documentation. Doing a full head to toe assessment|
| |of each patient and documenting in the chart. |
| |Reviewing patients' charts every shift and |
| |completing orders written by MD's as they are |
| |written. |
| |Served as Team Leader for 5E staff which includes |
| |the following responsibilities: Making daily |
| |assignments for each staff member for the day shift|
| |and night shift. Giving bed assignments for the |
| |new admits to the floor. Helping out and making |
| |sure all needs are met on the unit and providing |
| |assistance to other team members when needed. |
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|Interests/ personal qualities |
|I am a very hard worker. I am prompt, dedicated, and dependable. I|
|am a highly motivated individual with great communication and |
|interpersonal skills. I work well with others and maintain high |
|expectations with myself, as well as the employees I work with. |
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|Awards and Recognition: Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses |
|Nominee as well as many victory vision pins including: Teamwork, |
|Performance, Quality, and Crossing the Creek. I have also received |
|recognition of Quality awards from patients I have cared for. |
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