Nurse Practitioner Registered

TAMMY H. BRADSHAW, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

***** Blueberry Drive *Monroe, North Carolina *28110

********@*****.*** *704-***-****

Professional Summary

Professionally trained Family Nurse Practitioner with 21 years experience as a registered nurse ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Energetic and motivational leader dedicated to driving top quality patient care, developing and training staff, with the ability to build relationships from day one. Enthusiastic with excellent people skills and steadfast work ethic. Seeking a position as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a facility that diagnoses and manages both complex and common medical/surgical problems in adult patients.

Skills

Strong clinical judgment

Successful diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of childhood and adult illnesses

Nerve blocks, suturing

I & D of simple abscesses

Wound care treatment and management

Disease prevention and intervention

Thorough physical assessments

Patient/family focused

Professional bedside manner

High level of autonomy

Prescribing medications

Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines

Computer proficiencies in MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, and EMR

Clinical Leadership

Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse/ Clinical Decision Unit

Carolinas HealthCare System-Union, 8/2017 to Present

Monroe, North Carolina

Successfully demonstrates flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to provide high-quality patient care in the challenging and fast-paced inpatient settings of progressive care, medical/surgical, and telemetry

Provide accurate assessment, nursing diagnoses, plan of care, therapeutic interventions; including medication administration and treatments, and evaluation of outcomes while assuring patient safety

Clinical liaison between physicians, staff, patients, and families

Delegates patient care assignments appropriate to skill set of assigned staff to ensure patient safety and optimal patient outcomes

Serves as preceptor and mentor to new RN New hires

Educates nursing staff on new policies/procedures

Administers and maintains Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, vasoactive drips, and intravenous infusions

Skilled in wound vac changes, and central line changes, chest tubes and tracheostomies, post-cath (PCI) patients, surgical patients, cardiac patients, oncology patients, respiratory patients, etc.

Nurse Manager/Clinical Decision Unit

Carolinas HealthCare System-Union, 4/2015 to 8/2017

Monroe, North Carolina

Demonstrated the ability to lead an outstanding healthcare team

Delegated and held team members accountable for quality and clinical outcomes

Recruited, interviewed, selected, retained, and supervised nursing staff

Promoted team member development through education, performance evaluation, and identification of mutual goals that enhance continued professional growth

Provided and assessed effectiveness of patient, family and teammate education

Allocated resources to meet unit needs

Mentor and preceptor for BSN and MSN students

Served as a member of the LEAN Team responsible for Process improvement projects and eliminating waste

Adult Inpatient Clinical Nurse Educator

Carolinas HealthCare System-Union, 12/2013 to 4/2015

Monroe, North Carolina

Served as a leader, mentor, consultant, change agent in advancing the practice of nursing

Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated formal and informal educational opportunities and materials for staff

Participated on various committees and assisted in designing and implementing alternative solutions to address system problems by incorporating best practices

Interpreted and analyzed data, and integrated evidence and research findings into practice

Designed, implemented, and evaluated educational programs to measure outcomes and effectiveness of training and competence

Managed multiple projects to meet the needs of nursing staff and nursing leaders

Functioned as a clinical resource for the division

Assisted with coordination and revision of hospital policies

Assistant Nurse Manager/Telemetry and Progressive Care Units

Carolinas HealthCare System-Union, 1/2006 to 12/2013

Monroe, North Carolina

Timely completion of annual performance reviews for 100 employees

Maintained a collaborative relationship and open communication between physicians, team members, senior administration, and other units

Through the model of transformational leadership, collaborated with all members of the health care team with the focus of promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for the patients on the Telemetry and Progressive Care units

Assured the unit is operated in accordance with the National Safety Patient Goals set forth by The Joint Commission and The Board of Health

Responsible for collecting quality data, maintaining optimal patient comfort measures and safety outcomes, and fiscally responsible for budget day-to-day operations

Registered Nurse/ Telemetry, Surgical and Progressive Care Units

Carolinas HealthCare System-Union, 10/2002 to 1/2006

Monroe, North Carolina

Provided care, treatments, and medications to telemetry and progressive care patients

Skillfully administered blood products, chemotherapy, biotherapy, and vasoactive drips

Demonstrated clinical excellence in caring for patients with chest tubes and tracheostomies post-cath patients, surgical patients, cardiac patients, oncology patients, respiratory patients, etc.

Educated nursing staff on new policies/procedures as needed

Registered Nurse/Rehabilitation Facility

Brian Center, 1997-2002

Monroe, North Carolina

Collaborated with all members of the health care team with the focus of promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for all rehabilitation patients

Coordinated patient care and advocated for patients and in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner

High level of personal accountability

Managed care of patients from admission through discharge

Education

Masters of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate 4/2018

South University

Savannah, Georgia

Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP

GPA 3.87

Master Degree in Nursing in Education, 6/2012

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

MSN

GPA 3.66

Associate Degree in Nursing, 6/1997

Excelsior

New York, New York

ADN,

GPA 3.67

Certifications

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, AANP, 5/2018, current

American Heart Association, Basic Life Support, BLS, certification current

Advanced Life Support, ACLS

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, NIHSS

Licensure

APRN (ARNP9345567), State of North Carolina, 5/2018, current

RN, State of North Carolina, issued 7/1997, current

Affiliations

American Association of Advanced Practice Nurses, AANP

Interests

*Lean & Quality Improvement Projects

*Reading *Vacations at the beach

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