bRITTNEY nICHOLE carrington

***** ***** **

Hensley, AR

abgl5z@r.postjobfree.com

501-***-****

|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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