RUCHIA HANDY

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Cape Coral, FL ****4

United States

ac521s@r.postjobfree.com

239-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with twelve + years of nursing experience in Telemetry, Med-Surgical, Infectious Diseases, Public and School Health. Passion toward health care with strong communication and leadership skills including the ability to collaborate on multidisciplinary teams. A great sense of humor to connect and establish a positive rapport with patients, family members, physicians, and other health care providers. Professional goals include providing safe, high quality patient care and outcomes using evidence based practice. Self-motivation and commitment to obtain a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree within in the next five years.

SKILLS / STRENGTHS

• Thorough physical assessments

• Strong clinical judgment

• Problem resolution capability

• Adept at prioritizing and managing deadlines

• Professional bedside manner

• Independent judgment and decision making

• Disease prevention and intervention

• Implementing Evidence Based Practice

NURSING EXPERIENCE

Registered Nurse 2017 - 2018

The McGregor Clinic

Fort Meyers, FL

• Collaborating with physicians to provide quality patient care and outcomes.

• Interviewing patients and obtaining medical information, vital signs, administering vaccinations, and treatment of STD's.

• Accurately documenting all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, and follow up care.

• Scheduling referrals for colonoscopy, faxing Dr. orders, and assisting patients in making appointments for DEXA scans, Xrays and Mammograms.

• Authorizing drug refills and providing detailed prescription information to pharmacies.

• Working with case managers in providing assistance for obtaining patient medications through programs such as ADAP and Ryan White.

• Ensuring HIPAA Compliance and following infectious control procedures. Clinical Public Health Nurse II 2007-2013

Whitley County Health Department

Williamsburg, Kentucky

• Working with diverse communities to promote health and disease prevention. Providing patient education concerning chronic illnesses such as hypertension, and diabetes with emphasis on weight management, exercise and healthy lifestyle changes. Providing prenatal and well baby care, immunizations and family planning. Performing Cancer Screenings, Wellness Exams, Pap Testing, Clinical Breast Exams and scheduling mammograms and family planning. Screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and tuberculosis. Promoting tobacco cessation and assisting patients with spousal and substance abu se. Recognizing and responding to health crisis.

• Assisting in coordinating public health fairs, Flu vaccination clinics and emergency relief situations during natural disasters.

• Public Health School Nurse: implementing patient care for up to six hundred elementary students and eleven hundred high school students including sick visits, administering prescription and non-prescription medications, and follow-up care.

• Active member of interdisciplinary teams in planning and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and 504 Plans to meet special educational needs of special children.

• Active member of interdisciplinary teams in establishing school safety plans to address bullying, school violence, and emergency events occurring at school.

• Collecting blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and preparing them for lab testing. Registered Nurse 2007

Jellico Community Hospital

Jellico, Tennessee

• Providing bedside care for a variety of medical patients' including pre- op and post-op surgery patients.

• Collaborating with other health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.

• Educating patients' on scheduled surgical procedures.

• Changing dressings, inserted catheters and started IVs.

• Educating patients' and their family members on how to manage their illness by counseling post treatment home care needs.

• Respecting cultural and religious beliefs and practices of patients' and abide by HIPAA regulations.

• Performing frequent patient assessments, observing for change in status, vital signs, breathing patterns and level of consciousness. Registered Nurse 2006-2007

Baptist Regional Medical Center

Corbin, Kentucky

• Operating heart monitoring equipment, performing diagnostic testing such as electrocardiograms, and following the unit protocol for treating chest pain.

• Administering patient medication using the five R's, starting IV lines, administering continuous infusions, and monitoring patients ' for effects of medications.

• Recognizing and responding to sudden changes cardiac rhythm and emergencies.

• Communicating and alerting physicians to any changes in patients' clinical condition.

• Confirming accurate completion of forms and reports for the admission, transfer and discharge of each patient.

• Preparing patients for EKGs, stress tests and surgical procedures. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing in FNP 01/2017

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, GPA 3.78

Associate Degree – Nursing 12/2006

Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, GPA 3.27 LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Family Nurse Practitioner ANCC Certification 05/21/2018 Registered Nurse, Florida Board of Nursing, License number 9456475, 05/2017 Registered Nurse, Commonwealth of Kentucky, compact license number 1111772, 12/2006 American Heart Association, CPR and AED certification PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

ANA Florida Nurses Association 2018-present

American Nurses Association (ANA)

2016 - present

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2016 - present Kentucky Nurses Association 2016 -present

Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives 2016 -present COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Community Volunteer, Medical Reserve Corps 2009- present

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