Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
KENDRA LAWRENCE
Arlington, TX 76006
***********.****@*****.***
Objective
Dedicated RN with nearly 11 years of experience within medical-surgical, ICU and ER settings seeking career transition into clinical nursing research mechanisms. Offer a solid foundation in statistics, analytical tools and methodologies, pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures and current healthcare advancements.
To use my skills and abilities by treating my patients, visitors, and guests with the respect and dignity they desire. To uplift, motivate, and encourage others by using my team-working abilities and leadership skills improving standards of the medical facility, hospital, or clinic. To maintain the conditions of treatments, expand my horizons while benefiting others by continuing the satisfaction of patient care.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Hospitalist (Various Facilities)
5/17 to Present
Nurse Practitioner (Work for Urgent Plus Care Physician Group)
Urgent Plus Care
5/17 to Present
Nurse Practitioner in Urgent Care facility (Patients range from Pediatrics to Geriatric)
Crescent Medical Center
4/14 to 5/17
ER and ICU Charge nurse/ House Supervisor
Float to Day Surgery and PACU for extra hours
Dallas Regional Medical Center
10/15 to 4/16 (worked DRMC on and off since 2012)
Floor Nurse
SICU but float to other floors; including ER
Medical Staffing Agency
4/15 to 4/16
Agency Nurse, focus has been Parkland Hospital
ICU, ER
Nurse Staffing Agency
5/10 to 6/15, work on off since 2010
Agency Nurse to various Hospitals and LTAC facilities
Mainly ICU, ER, Surgical centers, and Step-down floors
Parkland Memorial Hospital
6/13 to 2/14
Float pool Nurse within the hospital
Mainly ICU, ER, day surgery, PACU, and step-down floors
Texas Health Resources Hospitals
6/12 to 4/13
Float pool nurse for various THR facilities
Mainly ICU, but floated to step-down floors
Mesquite Specialty
3/12 to 6/12 then 10/12 to 11/12
House supervisor on night shift
ICU on days and floated to Med/Surg
Supplemental Health Care
2/12 to 3/12 then I picked back up later in 2012 yr.
Agency Nurse Various Hospitals and LTAC facilities
ICU
Ethicus Hospital
3/11 to 2/12 then 9/10 to 12/10
Charge Nurse ICU
Aureus Medical Group
5/10 to 6/10
Short term travel assignment
Charge Nurse for Med/Surg unit
Private Duty Home Care Case
5/10 to 12/10
Took care of a chronically ill lady with Sarcoidosis, Asthma, HTN and Psychiatric Illness
PRN
11/06 to 3/10
Agency Nurse for various Hospitals
ICU, Cub units, Tele Floors
Prison Health Services
12/09 to 3/10
Charge Nurse
Jane’s street Academic Health Center
9/08 to 5/09
Staff Nurse in a Clinic (Temporary position)
Ran the Coumadin clinic, triage nurse, Insurance billing issues
Tender Care Nursing Home
5/08 to 8/08
Charge Nurse
Covenant Healthcare
8/07 to 2/08
Staff Nurse and occasional Charge Nurse
SICU float to NICU
Healthsource
2/07 to 9/07
Float pool nurse within the hospital
Rehab and Psychiatric units
Sunbelt Staffing
9/06 to 11/06 then 11/06 to 1/07 various local agencies in Arizona
Travel assignment ICU
Saint Mary’s Hospital
7/01 to 9/06
Tech, Phlebotomy, LPN, RN from 2005 -2006
Staff and charge nurse on various ICU, and Tele floors
worked in a Pre-and Post catherization lab
Highlights of Contributions:
Managed to perform several functions as listed below, in addition to overseeing patient care and emergency response/transport.
Charge ER
Charge Nurse ICU/PCU
Super User for Epic (EHR Program)
Medical/Surgical RN
Clinical Infections Disease Nurse (GP)
Clinical RN
Certified Medication Aide (GP & HS)
Home Health LVN
Transfer Coordinator/Medical Records Clerk
Built solid, trusting relationships with staff and patient families, generating positive relations through extra efforts in care treatment and one-on-one communications.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members, working closely with physicians, nurses, technicians and therapists to formulate, implement and modify individual care plans.
Education
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIH Stroke Certified, Certified from ANCC (AGAC-NP)
Graduated from Walden University, for Adult/Gerontology NP, with an overall 3.7 GPA November 2016.
Davenport University, Midland MI
1/00 to 6/05
Associates in Nursing
Honor roll status, also obtained my phlebotomy certification and LPN certification
References
References are available on request.
Additional Skills
Safe / effective nursing practice focused on age, physiological, psychological and cognitive status of the patient
Clinical competence in providing complex, comprehensive care to critically ill patients
Critical thinking in management of unstable patient population, to include invasive hemodynamic monitoring, continuous cardiac monitoring, pharmacological intervention and titration, and management of artificial airways and mechanically vented patients.
Collaboration in interdisciplinary decision making and problem solving
Responding appropriately to unexpected and emergent situations
Prioritizing based on patient / family needs and available resources of time, personnel, supplies and equipment
Timely, accurate and concise documentation
Accountability in decision making with ability to coordinate, delegate and direct patient cares
Protection and respect of patient's dignity, rights and confidentiality
Appropriate patient / family / caregiver teaching
Effective communication with patients, families and all members of the health care team
Participation in data collection, quality improvement initiatives and development of unit goals, standards, practices and protocols
Self-directed learning, maintaining a strong knowledge base in critical care practices
Maintenance of personal stress reduction / health practices
Adherence to ethical principles and nursing standards
Serving as charge nurse caring for patients with life-threatening illnesses, including acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infarction, drug overdose, massive trauma, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Promote health and support patients and families in coping with illness. Skilled in bedside monitoring, 12-lead EKG’s, and ventilator monitoring for intubated patients. Provided strong contributions as key member of unit quality assurance program designed to identify and evaluate problems, manage patient census, and allocate staff assignments. As a Charge Nurse I provide motivation and dedication to staff in which helps the highest quality of care. Communicates and interacts appropriately and courteously with all internal and external customers;
Maintains confidentially of electronic, written and/or verbal patient/employee information; Demonstrates working practices that include adherence to Infection Control standards and the safe use of operation of equipment; Properly administers procedures for specimen collection, laboratory results, critical values/parameters and follow up protocols in collaboration with providers; Maintains a firm working knowledge of treatment, care, evidence based nursing/medical protocols and management of biopsy procedures, drainage procedures, cardiac procedures, renal procedures, pneumothorax, PICC lines, and moderate sedation, consisting of, but not limited to: ECG and Telemetry Monitoring, Cardiac Recognition, Defibrillation, Cardioversion, External/Travenous and Transcutaneous Temporary Pacemakers, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Mechanical Ventilation Management, Hand-off Communication, and BLS/ACLS Emergency Intervention.
• ICU/ER
• CCU
• Women’s unit
• Step Down
• Telemetry Floor
• Med-Surg Floor
• Pediatrics
• Ventilator
• Cardiac Monitor
• Pulse Oximeter
• Glucometer
• Debrillator
• Prefusion
• Suction Apparatus
• Sphygmomanometer
• NST Machine
• Doppler
• Abu Bag
• Infusion Pump
• Outlook
• MS Word, Excel, PP, and Access
• Epic and many other computer systems
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