Registered Nurse Professional Experience

Donna Prehn, RN, BSN, CCRN, CLNC

Professional Summary:

Registered nurse in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Extensive Critical Care Nurse experience and certification

Eight years’ experience as Certified Legal Nurse Consultant in med mal for defense or plaintiff

Over 6 years of experience conducting utilization review for all out-patients and concurrent review with managed care to pre-authorize treatments, provide treatment plan response/revisions, and request additional covered days

Conducted discharge planning for Medicare patients

Provided patient and family education in multiple roles

Professional Experience:

Hampton Behavioral Health – Westampton NJ

2010 to 2017

Director, ECT Services

Utilization review for all out-patients and concurrent review with managed care to pre-authorize treatments, provide treatment plan response/revisions, and request additional covered days

Conducted discharge planning for Medicare patients

HIPPA compliance

Conducted orientation and educational development of staff

Created and monitored care plans

Monitored patient response to ECT and provided feedback to psychiatrist

Maintained open lines of communication with patient’s private providers

Assisted physician (psychiatrist and anesthesiologist) in the treatment room monitoring hemodynamic status and assisted in recovery as needed with problem patient and to move schedule along

PI monitors and reported monthly, quarterly, and annual outcomes

Developed and maintained various policies and procedures specific to ECT, recovery after ECT, IV hydration in ECT, PI monitors for ECT

Developed Patient Education Booklet and provided staff education to hospital nurses, MHAs, and Social Workers, including an opportunity to observe

Presented to area facilities and psychiatrists

Assisted in production and content of ECT Tri-fold and Hampton Quarterly Newsletter

Critical Concepts – Marlton, New Jersey

2006 to 2014

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

This was my business that I did in addition to full-time employment

Review of medical records on behalf of plaintiff or defense for deviation from accepted nursing standards of care

Prepared of written reports, chronologies, testimony at deposition and/or trial

Lourdes of Burlington County Medical Center – Willingboro, NJ

2005 to 2010

Staff RN ICU/CCU

Acted as the primary care nursing 2-3 critically ill, intubated patients on varying vasoactive infusions

Monitored hemodynamic status

Provided patient and family education

Precepted new hires

Cherry Hill Board of Education – Cherry Hill, NJ

2002 to 2004

Certified School Nurse

Provided care for the attendees/staff of Cherry Hill High School

Kennedy Hospital – Cherry Hill, NJ

1991 to 2004

Registered Nurse

Registered nurse PCU

oCared for 5- 6 patients stepped down from ICU/CCU still requiring close monitoring, drips, bedside and off unit procedures; patient and family education

Transferred to ICU/CCU desiring greater challenge

oCared of 1-2 critically ill or post-op patients

omonitoring and weaning vasoactive drips

oassessing readiness of wean from ventilator support

oassist in bedside procedures

opatient and family education

Transferred after approximately 5 years to cardiac Cath Lab

oCirculated, assisted and recorded

opatient and family education; unit closed

otransferred to Per Diem Nursing

Education:

Thomas Jefferson University: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

Burlington County College: Associate of Science in Nursing, Pemberton, NJ

Certifications:

Registered Nurse: State of Philadelphia – RN580329

Registered Nurse: State of New Jersey – 26NO10015100

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