Nurse Practitioner Registered
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ZILLA F. HENRICKSEN, MSN, CCRN, FNP-C
*** ******* *****, ******** ** 38456
615-***-**** ************.****@*****.***
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner seeking a job for walk-in clinics, doctors’ offices, and outpatient centers.
Experienced Family Nurse Practitioner with strong patient care working in clinic settings.
Hardworking, energetic, flexible, and adapt easily to various environment and work schedule.
Maintain critical thinking skills essential to providing competent and dignified patient care.
Personable with a positive attitude, interface effectively with patients, families, and nursing staff.
EDUCATION
2012-2014 Master of Science in Nursing
Specialty in Family Nurse Practitioner
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee 37403
2005-2006 Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama 35632
1978-1982 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Xavier University
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
NURSING EXPERIENCES
December 4, 2017 – Present Family Nurse Practitioner
Dickson Medical Associates
745 HW 46S
Dickson, TN 37055
Responsibilities:
Assessed, diagnosed, planned, intervened, treated, and evaluated patients with both acute and chronic illnesses from pediatrics to geriatrics.
Conducted education for diabetic and hypertensive patients.
Referred patients to different specialists for evaluation and treatments.
Provided cultural and patients’ age specifics and appropriate care. This allowed the patient to establish rapport and trust with providers.
Performed procedures such as pap smears, suturing and simple incision and drainage.
Outcomes:
•For acute care, patients understood the difference between viral and bacterial infections; therefore, they minimized the use of antibiotics and decreased drug resistance to antibiotics.
•For chronic care, patients understood the severity of diabetes, manifested more compliance with the medication regimen and good control of A1C, and decreased multi-organ failure.
•For hypertension, patients understood the importance of lifestyle changes, medication regimen, and compliance; therefore, they achieved good blood pressure control.
•For a better patient relationship, I was honest with patients as to what providers can and cannot do and made patients adhere appointments with the specialist.
November 30, 2015- October 13, 2017 Family Nurse Practitioner
Community Health Development Incorporated
200 S. Evans Street
Uvalde, TX 78801
Responsibilities:
Assessed, diagnosed, planned, intervened, treated, and evaluated patients with both acute and chronic illnesses from pediatrics to geriatrics.
Conducted education for diabetic and hypertensive patients.
Referred patients to different specialists for evaluation and treatments.
Provided cultural and patients’ age specifics and appropriate care. This allowed the patient to establish rapport and trust with providers.
Outcomes:
•For acute care, patients understood the difference between viral and bacterial infections; therefore, they minimized the use of antibiotics and decreased drug resistance to antibiotics.
•For chronic care, patients understood the severity of diabetes, manifested more compliance to medication regimen and good control of A1C, and decreased multi-organ failure.
•For hypertension, patients understood the importance of lifestyle changes, medication regimen, and compliance; therefore, they achieved good blood pressure control.
•For a better patient relationship, I was honest with patients as to what providers can and cannot do and made patients adhere appointments with the specialist.
December 29, 2014- December, 2015 Nurse Practitioner, PRN
Unity Hospice Care
202 East School Street
Linden, TN 37096
Responsibilities:
Conducted Face to Face encounters with patients under physician’s order to determine for certification within 60 days hospice benefit period.
Assessed patient’s condition and family needs by gathering health data during encounters, and recognized physical, psychological and emotional needs related to the declining status specific to terminal diagnosis.
Outcomes:
Through proper documentations and thorough assessments, patients were able to continue their hospice care benefits thus alleviating families stress in taking care of their loved once.
January 4, 2010- November 15, 2015 Registered Nurse, Neurological Intensive Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, TN 37232
Responsibilities:
Assessed care plans and evaluated patients’ care needs, exemplified computer charting.
Accurately administered prescribe medications, and provided respiratory and ventilator management.
Monitored, recorded, communicated and evaluated patients’ conditions and discharge planning among health care teams, and families.
Assessed in some special procedures as instructed by neuro-surgical providers.
Outcomes:
Proper assessment, continuous monitoring patients, maintaining organizational, prioritizing, critical thinking skills, and proper communications to mid-level providers and physicians resulting to reduce hospital days of patients, facilitate recovery, and alleviate stress to families.
March 30, 2009- Feb. 8, 2012 Registered Nurse-Dialysis Clinic
Fresenius Medical Care
861 West, James Campbell Blvd
Columbia, Tennessee 38401
Responsibilities:
Assessed care plans and evaluated patient care needs.
Carried out physicians order correctly, and administered prescribed medicines accurately.
Demonstrated leadership skills as a charge nurse, collaborated with other health care teams for excellent patient care.
Outcomes:
•Proper assessment skills, continuous vital signs monitoring during dialysis treatments minimize hypotensive crisis, dysequilibrium syndrome, post dialysis complications, and hospital referrals.
August 29, 2008 - July 30, 2010 Staff Nurse in Coronary Care Unit/ Step Down
Centennial Medical Center
2400 Patterson Street
Nashville, TN 37203
Responsibilities:
Assessed care plans, administer prescribed medications, monitor vitals and evaluated patient care needs.
Monitored patients after sheath removal for cardiac catheterization, educated patients and family on disease process, coordinated with mid-levels and physicians prior to discharge planning.
Outcomes:
Thorough assessment and vital signs monitoring prevent patients’ from post-op complications such as bleeding, hematoma, infection, and longer hospital stay.
February 1, 2007- February 20, 2010 Staff Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Williamson Medical Center
4321 Carothers Parkway
Franklin, TN 37067
Responsibilities:
Performed head to toe assessment, monitors IV sites, and PICC lines for infection.
Administered prescribe medications, assessed care plans and evaluated patient needs.
Administered blood transfusion and monitored possible reactions.
Outcomes:
Improved skills in prioritizing work task, honed critical thinking skills, practicing aseptic techniques to prevent infections, and patients’ safety.
CERTIFICATIONS
October 1, 2014 FNP Certified by American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
January 5, 2015 Basic Life Support
June 1, 2011 Acute and Critical Care Nursing Adult
February 7, 2007 Registered Nurse
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
September 30, 2014 American Association of Nurse Practitioners
June 1, 2011 American Association of Critical Nurse
February 10, 2007 Tennessee Nurses Association
September 10, 1993 American Society of Radiologic Technologist
HONORS AND AWARDS
January 5, 2006 Project Open Scholar
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
August 20, 2016 Parents Teachers Association of Knippa Independent School
Knippa, TX 78870
September 19, 2014 Community Nurse Preceptor
Martin Methodist College
Pulaski, TN 38478
REFERENCES
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