Donna Marie Person, FNP
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
•Self-directed with ability to prioritize workload and demonstrates maximum flexibility
•Team player, Team leader, Role model and Mentor to co-workers
•Ability to work effectively in high volume, rapid paced, acute care settings
•Willing to work shifts based on the needs of the department
•Experienced with the documentation and utilization of the Nursing Process
•Ability to communicate effectively with patients, clients, families and all healthcare providers
•Committed to a goal of excellence in the standard of professional nursing practice
•Proven ability to effectively adapt to changing environments
•Detailed oriented and through, dedicated to providing excellence in patient care
•Specialized Clinical training in Emergency Room Nursing, Critical Care Nursing and Mental Health
•Adaptable to managing multiple, diverse tasks simultaneously
Education/License/Certifications
Diploma in Nursing Degree-June 1988
Missouri Baptist School of Nursing
3015 N. Ballas Road
St Louis, Missouri 63131
Bachelor of Science in Nursing-May 1998
Webster University
470 East Lockwood Ave
St Louis, Missouri 63119
Master’s of Science in Nursing - May 2018
Chamberlain College of Nursing (FNP)
11830 Westline Industrial Dr.
Downers Grove, Il. 60515
Certifications:
BLS, ACLS, TNCC, ENPC, CPI, Notary, Environmental Disaster Team, Critical care course
Electronic charting: Ibex, Epic, Meditech, Tier, CPRS
Special Interest:
Pledged Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority 1983
High School Basketball Referee (IAABO & MSHAA)
College Basketball Referee (NAIA)
Women's Ministry Bethesda Temple Church
AANP organization (2017)
Professional Experience
VA Jefferson Barracks
#1 Jefferson Barracks Dr.
St. Louis, Mo. 63125
05/2014-05/04/2018
The VA spinal Cord Injury Unit duties:
Promote and ensure high quality medical and rehabilitation care to the Vets
Bowel/bladder and wound care
Charge nurse duties
Unit Based Council committee member
Patient Education
Collaboration with health care team
Spinal Cord Injury Home Care visits
Smiley Urgent Care (Connect Care)
5535 Delmar Blvd
St. Louis, Mo. 63112
Closed doors of business 11/2013
Charge nurse
Triaged pt. to hospital, clinic or to urgent care department
Assist with minor procedures i.e., pelvic exams, sutures, I/D, hydration
Patient teaching, medications, diagnosis, specialty clinics, set up next appointment
St Louis Regional Psychiatric Stabilization Center-House Supervisor
5351 Delmar Blvd
St Louis, Missouri 63112
September 2011-April 2012
•Responsible for administrative supervision of nursing services on assigned shift
•Responsible for clinical coordination services in the Crisis Access Center
•Pre-screening of all potential admissions and transfers
•General supervision of all departments and employees
•Supervise and coordinates activities of nursing personnel
•Budget and Hospital ordering of supplies per unit
Nurse Finders Staffing Agency-Staff Nurse-Per diem
950 Francis Pl #108
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
October 1995 Presently employed (inactive status)
•Ability to adjust to multiple working environments, shifts, and structure
•Multiple Electronic computer charting skills per facility
•Departments worked: Medical Surgical, Emergency Room, Rehabilitation, Critical care, Travel, Doctors Office, School Nurse, Telemetry
•Maintain credentials and certifications per agency
SSM De Paul Hospital-Staff Nurse Per diem/Full Time
12303 De Paul Drive
St Louis, Missouri 63044
March 07, 1993-September 16, 2009
•Worked initially on Medical/Surgical Unit as staff nurse
•Charting per nursing processes
•Able to use medication dispensed per Pyxis
•Organized patient care during 12 hour shifts
•I transferred departments to work as SSM Staffing/Float nurse
•I was assigned to work as a staff Emergency Room nurse floating between 5 SSM Hospitals (DePaul, St Joseph St Charles, Lake St Louis, St Mary’s, St Joseph Kirkwood)
•Starting year 2002 I decided to make DePaul Hospital a permanent assignment for ED
•Gained knowledge of trauma 2 hospital duties as staff nurse
•Monitor and provide emergent, urgent and non-urgent care to the population
•Fulfilled code team responsibilities
•Fulfilled Trauma 2 Leadership to the staff
•Assist with varies emergency procedures( intubation, chest tube placement, ACLS)
John Cochran VA Hospital-Charge Nurse ED Department-Part Time
915 N Grand Ave
St Louis, Missouri 63106
03/2002-12/2008
•Fulfilled Charge Nurse responsibility
•Support staff with directing care to the Veterans
•Code team Leader Assigned rooms after triage
•Conduct education/in-services to staff monthly
•Stabilize and treat active duty as well as in-active duty service personnel
•Implement ideas to improve patient flow/as well as care
•Awarded $500 for initiated and implemented ideas for VA
St Louis University Hospital-ICU staff nurse/ED department staff nurse
3635 Vista/Grand
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
04/2002-06/2007
•Cardiac ICU nurse(9 ICU)
•Monitor Critical care patients 3:1 ratio
•Able to maintain arterial lines placed by physician
•Able to maintain Swanz Ganz Cath/leveler/cardiac outputs
•Knowledge of critical care drugs and calculations per patient
•Successful completion of critical care course per SLU policy
•Transfer to ED department after 1 year of ICU experience per SLU
•Stabilize and treat Trauma 1 level patients
•Triaged and monitor flow of patients to sections of ED
•Assist with critical procedures (intubation, ACLS, transfusions, irrigations etc.)
Deaconess Hospital-Assistant-Nurse Manager Emergency Department
6150 Oakland blvd
St Louis, Missouri 63139
05/1996-03/2002
Hospital Closed
•Prepared budgeting documents and graphs for Emergency department
•Scheduled nursing staff according to patient flow/ratio per protocol
•Assist with conducting staff meetings for emergency room department
•The hospital closed and I was able to transfer Tenant to Tenant Hospital(SLU)
Regional Hospital-Charge Nurse Emergency Department
5535 Delmar blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63112
03/1992-02/1996
Hospital Closed
•Stabilize and treat critical ill patients
•Assist with specialized procedures with doctor
•ACLS protocol
•Trauma Team leader
•Conduct and assist with staff in-services/meetings
•The hospital closed in 1995 due to financial difficulty
615 S. New Ballas Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
07/1988-12/1993
Graduate Nurse
•Worked with nursing preceptor closely
•Learned to use nursing process and charting per hospital policy
•Gained skills in critical thinking/judgment/organization/team leading
•Observation Unit patients received minor procedures and closely watched for 24 hours then discharged or full admission
•Time management skills