Karen Freeman, RN, MSN, FNP-C

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Brandon, MS 39047 cell: 601-***-****

E mail: ac8dw5@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Saint Joseph’s College, Standish, ME. Master in Nursing Science-Family Nurse Practitioner. 2018.

Mississippi College, Clinton, MS. Baccalaureate in Nursing. Minor in Psychology. 1986.

Copiah-Lincoln Junior College, Wesson, MS. Associate of Arts in Pre-Nursing. 1983.

Experience

Baptist Hospital. Jackson, MS. 2018-present. Staff R.N. in Adult ICU. Management of critical care patients with respiratory failure, cardiac diseases, seizure disorders, post TPA/acute strokes, pancreatitis, acute kidney injury and post surgery complications/post cardiac or respiratory failure. Unit Practice Council member. Evidence Based Practice Council member.

Saint Dominic’s Memorial Hospital. Jackson, MS. 1999-2017. Staff R.N. in the emergency department since 2007. Experiences in the ED include triage nurse, chest pain observation, express care, preceptor to nursing students & introduction to emergency care. Other areas of experience as a staff nurse at Saint Dominic’s include: neurology & neurology intensive care unit.

Professional Rehabilitation Center. 1998-1999. Ferriday, LA. Director of Nursing.

Responsible for the operations of a nursing department of a 25-bed facility.

Paragon Rehabilitation Center. 1997-1998. Vicksburg, MS. Rehabilitation Coordinator. Coordinated the duties of a therapy group with chart auditing for Medicare reimbursement & assessed patients for criteria to meet admissions to the therapy department.

Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center. Jackson, MS. Registered Staff Nurse. 1987-1997. Duties included during employment: Charge nurse of spinal cord injury floor, nursing supervisor, outpatient surgery charge nurse, and spinal cord injury nurse educator.

Hinds General Hospital. Jackson, MS. Registered Staff Nurse. 1986-1987.

Honors and Awards

1985. C.E. Risley Scholarship Award for outstanding postoperative teaching.

1997. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Omicron Lambda Chapter.

Licensure/certifications

2018-present. Advance Practitioner Nurse. #902621

1986-present. Registered Nurse Licenses #R686751.

1997-present. Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse #0012010.

2018-2020. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support.

2018-2020. Basic Life Support.

2018-2020. Pediatric Advance Life Support.

Professional Memberships

1997-present. Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.

1997-present. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Omicron Lambda Chapter.

2013-present. Emergency Nurses Association.

2013-present. Mississippi Nurses Association.

2013-present. American Nurses Association.

Clinical Rotations For FNP Degree

04/16-06/16. Holcomb Clinic. Holcomb, MA. Young & Middle Age Clinical. Preceptor: Cindy Dotson, FNP-C. Rural Health Clinic that treated pediatric to elderly patients.

10/16-11/16. Family Health Care Clinic. Woodville, MS. Preceptor: Dr. Blanche Bell, ARNP, FNP, PhD, ANCC. Young & Middle Age Clinical with pediatric emphasis. Biweekly pediatric examinations at local Head Start facility.

11/16-01/17. Dr. William Bush, M.D. Flowood, MS. Obstetrics & Gynecology clinical. Preceptor: Dr. William Bush.

05/17-06/17. Jackson Heart Association. Jackson, MS. Preceptor: Mindy Jo Byrd, FNP-C. Subspecialty emphasis choice: cardiology.

06/17-07/17. Family Health Clinic. Pearl, MS. Preceptor: Kathryn Alexander, FNP-C. Older Adult Clinical. Pediatric to elderly treated at this clinical.

References: On request.

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