EDUCATION

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, with Honors, Spring 2014

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with Honors, 2002

Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK

Associates in Arts, with Honors 2002

Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY

Associates in Science - Nursing, with Honors 1993

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse Licensure

State of Oklahoma, current through September 2020

Certification

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program, June 18, 2014

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, current through January 2019

Basic Cardiac Life Support, current through February 2019

Pediatric Advanced Life Support, current through October 2019

FNP STUDENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Pediatric / Adolescent

Milestones Pediatric Care, Collinsville, OK 5/13 - 8/13

Clinical Preceptor: Hilary Nicholson, APRN, CPNP

Provided well-child care including immunizations, anticipatory guidance, health promotion education and disease prevention.

Managed acute illnesses and chronic disease exacerbations for infants, children, and adolescents.

Internal Medicine Adult & Geriatric

Warren Clinic Internal Medicine 10/13 - 2/14

Clinical Preceptor: Alexandra Fifer, APRN,CNP, AGNP

Managed acute and chronic illnesses, complex, multi-system disease processes of adult and geriatric populations.

Counseled clients regarding health risk factors, smoking cessation, stress management, physical activity, and disease management.

Obstetrics and Women’s Health

Warren Clinic, OBGYN 1/14 - 3/14

Clinical Preceptor: Melanie Mead, APRN, WHNP

Provided comprehensive well woman care including pelvic examinations, management of STD’s, prenatal and postpartum care. Provided health promotion education and disease prevention.

Family Practice

Broken Arrow Family Clinic 1/13 - 10/13

Clinical Preceptor: Kristi Sager, APRN, FNP

Managed acute and chronic illnesses across the life span in private family practice. Focused on health maintenance, health promotion, risk reduction, and client education.

Family Planning

Tulsa Health Department 8/13 – 9/13

Clinical Preceptor: Theresia Whiteside, APRN, WHNP

Provided family planning, contraceptive counseling and management,

annual well woman examinations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

APRN-CNP, Emergency Department

St. John Clinic 8/14 - 7/18

All responsibilities related to the role of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse within the emergency department: obtain history of present illness, assess, diagnose and treat both acute and chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Ordering, interpreting, laboratory data and imaging. Performing procedures such as suturing, incision and drainage, and reducing fractures. Collaborating with Physician to determine patient’s disposition.

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Bailey Medical Center, Owasso, OK 2009 - 2014

Traveling Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Med-Staff Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK 2008 - 2010

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, RN III

St. John Sapulpa Medical Center, Sapulpa, OK 2007 - 2009

Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse, Emergency Department, RN III

St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK 1994 - 2007

All responsibilities related to the position of Registered Nurse within the emergency department: providing leadership as a charge nurse, including conflict resolution with staff, patients, and physicians practicing within the department. Facilitate the overall care as well as patient input/output through the Emergency Department. Clinical responsibilities: initial and continuous patient assessment, initiation of care through establishing protocols, IV access, medication administration, hemodynamic monitoring, fluid resuscitation, sterile procedures, conscious sedation/recovery, basic and advanced life support.

Cardiac Telemetry Unit, RN II

St. John Medical Center 1993 - 1994

Provided assessment and provision of care to cardiac patients, pre and post cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stent placement, medication administration, cardiac arrhythmia interpretation, cardioversion, relief Charge RN duties as applicable.

Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Associate Degree Nursing Program

Rogers State University, Claremore, OK 2002 - 2003

Provided clinical instruction of first and second year ADN students on Cardiac Telemetry Unit; Nursing Process, instruction and observation of sterile procedures, medication administration, basic arrhythmias, patient care plans, pre and post conference, evaluation of overall success in clinical setting.

LEADERSHIP

Charge RN III

Facilitation of patient flow through ED, appropriate nurse and bed assignments based on acuity levels, triage of ambulatory and EMS patients, trauma/code team, nurse, ancillary staff assignments, resolving daily staffing issues, and conflict resolution.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners (AONP)

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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