Nurse Practitioner

Lourdes E. Cardenas 940-***-****

**** ******** **. ******, ***** 76384 *************@*****.***

Professional Profile

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Completed 420 ambulatory care clinical hours.

Completed 180 women’s health clinical hours.

Registered Nurse

18 years experience in healthcare. Skilled in providing primary care services, critical care, ER, psychiatric, acute care, and progressive care.

Professional Experience

Hillcrest Clinic, Vernon, Texas

August 15th, 2016 to current

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities:

Provide direct healthcare services to adults 13 years of age and older.

Healthcare services include health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and management focused on the adult-gerontology population.

North Texas Hospital, Vernon, Texas

November 2012 to August 2016

Registered Nurse

Responsibilities:

Supervise LVNs and psychiatric nursing assistants.

Provide behavioral/emotional support and supervision to patients with mental health issues.

Responsible for primary care, case management and medical management.

Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, and medications, and follow-up care.

Coordinated with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to develop care plans for patients.

Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Altus, Oklahoma

December 2005 to August 2015

Registered Nurse

Achievements:

Received the Daisy Award in 2012 for compassionate caring and excellent patient care.

Responsibilities:

Monitored critically ill patients.

Managed ventilators and sedation, MIs, CVAs, life threatening arrhythmias, and septic patients.

Promptly assisted in code and rapid response teams.

Monitored continuous ECG, vital signs, IV vasopressors, IV anti-arrhythmic, IV thrombolytics, IV fluids and IV administration.

Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, and medications, and follow-up care.

Coordinated with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to develop care plans for patients.

Wilbarger General Hospital, Vernon, Texas

April 2005 to May 2006

Registered Nurse

Responsibilities:

Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, IV fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.

Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.

Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.

Supervise RNs, LVNs, CNAs, and clerical staff.

Assisted patients with multiple chronic diseases including COPD and asthma.

Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.

United Regional Healthcare System

June 2000 to March 2005

Registered Nurse

Responsibilities:

Monitored moderately stable patients out of the ICU/CCU.

Assessed and implemented care for patients with angina, CHF, post-op CABG, post-op cardiac catherization, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension.

Provided care to patients post angioplasty.

Education

February 2013 to January 2016 South University, Savannah, GA

MSN, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Graduated January 13th, 2016

August 2004 to August 2007 West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

BSN

Graduated August 13th, 2007

August 1994 to May 2000 Vernon College, Vernon, TX

ADN

Graduated May 12th, 2000

References

References are available upon request.

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