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