Dawn Clough, BSEd, MSN, AGACNP-BC, APRN

**** ****** **** ****, **** Plains, Missouri, 65775 Cell: 417-***-**** ac8gj5@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

I have a well-rounded background practicing in the fields of Neuro-trauma ICU, Surgical ICU, Surgical hospitalist, Hospitalist, Wound clinic and Neurology. My degree in education has better enabled me to provide comprehensive patient education in all of the areas that I’ve specialized in, which has proven via patient surveys to be appreciated.

Skills

· Obtains thorough patient history · Counsels and Educates Patient and their Families

· Evaluation and Assessment of Clinical Presentation · Collaborates Well with Physicians and Colleagues

· Interpreting Diagnostic Tests and Diagnosing · Patient Advocate

Disease Processes · Patient Focused

Experience

Neurology Nurse Practitioner 06/2016 to Present

Ozarks Medical Center West Plains, Missouri

*Neurology Provider & Stroke Program Liaison

Work independently of physician seeing patients, both new and established, specializing in Stroke, Migraine, Dementia and Neuropathy, conferring with Emergency Room and other specialty physicians regarding acute patient care. I have established a meaningful and successful practice where I have been able to help patients improve their quality of life and developed and fostered relationships with fellow providers.

Nurse Practitioner 01/2015 to 06/2016

White River Medical Center Batesville, Arkansas

*Hospitalist

*Surgical inpatient rounding and outpatient clinic

*Wound Care

I collaborated with the Emergency room in admitting patients, in both the hospitalist and surgical specialties for patients across the spectrum, observation to ICU patients, communicated to both patients and their families along with my collaborating physicians pertinent diagnostic test results. Comprehensive documentation allowed for communication of the plan of care with collaborating physicians as well as securing appropriate reimbursement. As a wound care provider, I worked at 3 separate locales to provide state of the art wound care that included hyperbaric oxygen chamber; casting; sharp, enzymatic, autolytic and surgical debridement of non-healing wounds along with application of topical wound care products.

Registered Nurse 11/2009 to 02/2015

Ozarks Medical Center West Plains, MO

Provided direct patient care in the following areas of skill nursing practices:

*ICU

*Cardiac Step Down

*Medical/Post-Surgical

*Emergency room

*Urgent Care

*Stroke Coordinator

Surgical ICU/RN 11/2008 to 11/2009

Cox Health Systems Springfield, MO

Provided direct patient care in:

*Surgical ICU

*Neuro-trauma ICU

Neuro-trauma ICU/RN 5/2008 to 11/2008

Mercy Health Systems Springfield, MO

Provided direct patient care in:

*Neuro-trauma ICU

*Pediatric Neuro-trauma ICU

*NICU

Clinic Tech/Aide 9/2002 to 05/2008

Ozarks Medical Center West Plains, MO

*Clinic tech in Urgent Care Clinic

*Home health Aide in Home health care

Education and Training

Doctorate of Nursing Practice: Nursing

Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri

**Estimated graduation date of 2023.

Master of Science in Nursing:

Saint Louis University, Saint Louis Missouri

**Graduated 12/2014

Bachelors of Science in Nursing: Nursing

University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Associate of Science in Nursing: Nursing

Missouri State University, West Plains, Missouri

Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education: Elementary Education

Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri

Activities and Honors

*American Academy of Neurologists

*American Nurse Credentialing Center

*Phi Theta Kappa

*American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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