Nurse Practitioner Medical

May Melyn Galbreath

PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC

Nashville, TN **************@*****.*** 214-***-****

Nurse Practitioner

Results-driven Nurse Practitioner combining an extensive background in long-term and wellness/preventive patient care in hospital, clinical, and homecare environments with advanced experience in cardiovascular rehabilitation in nursing and exercise physiology roles. Proven expertise in applying quality assessments, productivity evaluations, and coaching abilities to deliver effective and efficient care in out-patient clinic settings. Accomplished in assessing, diagnosing, and creating treatment plans for patients while integrating individually tailored recommendations for disease prevention and management. Passionate health promoter effective in communicating complex medical information for multicultural patients and families.

Core Competencies

Cardiac Risk Factors

Preventative Health Plans

Multi System Health Cases

Documenting Nursing Processes

Cardiac/Cardio Rehab Programs

Telemetry Monitoring

Patient Screenings & Evaluations

Counseling & Education

ECG/EKG Interpretation

Stress Testing

Quality Improvements

Regulatory Compliance

Key Accomplishments

Delivered strong efficiency by evaluating patient needs and managing care planning processes at Matrix Medical Network.

Exceeded monthly productivity goals with a total of 4217 comprehensive home assessments completed while maintaining a 92% quality score.

Collaborated on quality improvement initiatives in advantage care plans, Medicare/Medicaid/ Part D service support of the elderly cardiac patients at Matrix Medical Network, resulting in improved patient outcomes, medication compliance and overall health/wellness gains.

Improved care results with effective cardiac rehabilitation program management through increasing transparency in meetings to explain stress tests, dietary, and exercise/activities at Baylor University.

Professional Experience

Matrix Medical Network, Scottsdale, AZ

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, 2012 – Present

Deliver care while upholding QA/compliance in a home health environment for Humana, Aetna, Ucare, Health Partners and Wellcare members. Play a critical role in Joint Commission certification and adherence to national patient quality/safety goals by developing the infrastructure to facilitate training/development of necessary success skills to ensure patient satisfaction and adherence to policies. Achieve initiatives by exceeding productivity goals, quality scores and

Achieve effective care for patients by interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests, monitoring drug reactions, and integrating measures as conditions change.

Prevent patients from cardiac arrest/imminent stroke by taking thorough histories, diligently monitoring patient’s health conditions, and medications while promptly referring to specialists.

Establish trusting relationships with patients using compassionate care and listening skills.

Help facilitate a faster recovery by collaborating with members of multi-disciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.

Decrease risk by paying close attention and identifying high risk complications such as symptomatic arrhythmias, acute hypotension, hypertension, hyperglycemia, and angina.

Serve as an information resource, advising patients and families on methods to enhance recovery.

University of Texas Medical Branch, Nashville, TN

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, 2011 – 2012

Managed the full scope of patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for up to 150 patients weekly. Scope required comprehensive physical examinations and medical screenings for incarcerated patients with episodic and/or chronic conditions in addition to providing preventative care for Medicare/Medicaid members

Provided general medical care for acute and recurrent medical problems in the women’s health clinic and chronic care clinic.

Highlighted the benefits of treatments and lifestyle changes including quitting smoking, reducing stress levels, setting up an exercise regimen, and meal planning to persuade patients resistant to change.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Nashville, TN

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, 2010 – 2011

Leveraged expertise in cardiovascular pathophysiology and assessment, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency management of complex clinical situations to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for adolescent and adult congenital patients. Role required patient screening, testing, and monitoring progression.

Helped cardiac patients recover/maintain maximum health in addition to preventing associated complications by providing care for cardiovascular disease, coronary angioplasty, recent MI, stable angina, and coronary bypass.

Limited adverse physiologic/psychological effects of cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular illness by offering secondary prevention solutions that enhanced optimal wellness including risk factor modification, education, and counseling.

Ensured patients receive the best treatment possible by staying abreast of the latest trends and breakthroughs in cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

Served as a clinic nurse practitioner in managing cardiac patients with the following: medication refills, evaluating response to treatment and ordering/coordinating follow up testing.

Improved care results with the integration of education on stroke prevention programs, what to expect in cardiovascular therapies, and plans for home care.

Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Nashville, TN

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Research/Clinic Nurse, 2008 – 2010

Acted as a resource, assisting a cardiologist in Autonomic Clinic as a RN and NP. Worked under the supervision of a board certified cardiologist/autonomic expert in the context of an IRB approved POTS registry (IRB# 042009-016).

Played a multi-functional role as a nurse and protocol testing leader for comprehensive autonomic testing for clinic patients and outside referrals.

Provided training guidelines and medical follow-up for deconditioned patients (e.g., Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, POTS) in the autonomic clinic and global registry program.

Additional History

Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Dallas, TX, Postdoctoral Fellow, Internal Medicine/Cardiology

Baylor University, Research Nurse

University of Texas Medical Branch, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Baylor University, Floor Supervisor / Doctoral Research Assistant & Nurse Practitioner

University of Texas Medical Branch, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Baylor University, Instructor of Record

Education & Credentials

Doctor of Philosophy, Exercise, Nutrition & Preventive Health, Baylor University- Waco, Texas

Master of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing- Nashville, Tennessee Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science, David Lipscomb University- Nashville, Tennessee

Certifications

Registered Nurse- Texas, #710142 & Tennessee #1276605

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner- American Nursing Credentialing Center, #0221351- 22

Advanced Practice Nurse- Texas #710142, Tennessee #34041 & Georgia #CNP02066

CPR- American Heart Association

Certified Athletic Trainer- ATC Board of Certification #119102455 (date of issue 11-17-1991)

Laboratory & Equipment Experience

Blood Collection (venipuncture techniques)

Intravenous insertion

Colin & SphygmoCor Tonometry

Doppler Ultrasound measurements for arterial stiffness

Portapres/Finapres application and software management

Analyte Assessment (ELISA)

Urinalysis

Body Composition Assessment (e.g. DEXA, Anthropometrics, Skinfolds, Hydrostatic weighing, BIA)

Resting/Exercising Energy Expenditure via indirect calorimetry

Cardiopulmonary/ECG Exercise Testing

Upper and lower body Strength Testing (isotonic)

Nutritional Analysis (ESHA Nutritional Software)

Data entry/quality control/statistical analysis

Review of literature compilation

QuantaFlo peripheral artery disease test

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