ERIN H. FERNALD

** *********** **** • AUBURN, NH 03032

(603) 320 – 7177

erinfernald@gmail .com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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THE ELLIOT HOSPITAL, Manchester, NH

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner – Emergency & Urgent Care

Largest Level 2 Trauma center in New Hampshire, located in the heart of Manchester, with 34 beds seeing

Over 100,000 visits.

• Provide critical and non-critical care to adults and pediatric population.

• Autonomous clinical decision making

• Comprehensive ability to take history, physical and psychological assessments based on interviews, exam, and available data

• Ordering diagnostic labs and imaging with ability to interpret data to effectively disposition patient in timely manner

• Skills including suturing, incision and drainage, splinting, lumbar puncture, slit lamp examination, arthrocentesis

• Capable to multitask and manage numerous patient cases simultaneously

• Prescribe medications during Emergency visit and outpatient

• Consult with specialists to collaboratively manage patient plan of care and appropriate follow-up

• Utilization of EPIC EMR

2004 - 2007

Registered Nurse – Emergency

• Triages patient according to ESI protocol and determines priority of care based on physical, psychological and social needs as well as factors influencing patient flow through the emergency care system.

• Performs focused assessment of chief complaint on each patient in a timely manner according to established triage guidelines.

• Foresees patients needs in appropriate manner and collaborates effectively with Physicians to expedite patient care.

• Seasoned to treat patients in critical care, trauma, and minor-acute settings.

2005 - 2007

LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lawrence, MA

Registered Nurse – Emergency

Level 3 Trauma center seeing 65,000 visits annually, with a large number of major penetrating and blunt trauma, one of the five busiest Emergency Departments in Massachusetts.

CREDENTIALS

Registered Nurse – NH License #054036-21

APRN – American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, FNP-c – NH License #054036-23

CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

EDUCATION

2007

2004

2001

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Communications

The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

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