Registered Nurse Practitioner

EDELINE MUTANGA

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Recently graduated as a Family Nurse Practitioner and highly qualified Registered Nurse driven to build

strong relationships with patients and their families. Acts as a patient advocate in achieving best possible

outcomes. Experienced in clinical settings providing medical and surgical nursing care to diverse

populations for twelve years.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE-NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENT

Syracuse Community Healthcare Center, Syracuse, NY. Cicero Family Medicine, Syracuse, NY. St

Joseph's Healthcare Center, NY. Child Healthcare Associates, Syracuse, NY.

Performed patient examinations. Obtained comprehensive medical histories and focused assessments.

Collaborated with supervising physicians or nurse practitioners to make treatment recommendations.

Ordered labs and other diagnostic tests.

Delivered patient education on various topics ranging from disease prevention and health promotion to

proper medication usage and nutrition

SKILLS

Strong clinical judgement

Highly adaptable

Independent

Professional bedside manner

Reliable

Competent preceptor

Quick Learner

Patient Focused care

Accountable

Competent physical assessment and history taking

WORK HISTORY

Staff Registered Nurse – 08/2013 to current

Conroe Regional Medical Center, HCA- Conroe, Tx

• Caring for 5-6 patients with mainly surgical conditions per shift

• Developing and implementing individual patient care plans utilizing electronic medical record

• Providing holistic nursing care involving patient education, medication administration, wound care

and discharge planning.

• Close monitoring of laboratory results and reporting to the medical staff when indicated.

Staff Registered Nurse, 03/2005 to 07/2013

St Joseph's Healthcare Center (431-bed hospital) – Syracuse, NY

Care of patients on a medical-surgical/telemetry unit adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from

medication to wound care to monitoring for 5-14 patients per shift depending on shift.

Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.

Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams.

Cared for patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, CHF, CVA, CAD

asthma, COPD and pneumonia just to name a few.

Developing and implementing patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing

diagnoses utilizing electronic medical record.

Charge/Staff Registered Nurse, 06/2001 to 07/2004

Faxton/St Lukes Hospital – New Hartford, NY

Caring for patients on a med-surg/Telemetry unit, handling all aspects of treatment from

medication, interpreting cardiac monitoring to wound care for 5-12 patients per shift.

Charge nurse on med-surg/telemetry floor. Oversaw average of 41 patients per shift.

Effectively supervised about 4-6 LVNs, NAs and nonclinical staff each shift.

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and

diseases.

Medical Laboratory Technologist, 01/1995 to 12/1996

Veterinary Research Laboratory – Harare, Zimbabwe

Communicated research results to the principal researcher

Interpreted research findings and summarized data into reports.

Collected and analyzed biological data about relationships between organisms and their environment.

Kept accurate databases of specimens collected and stored in repository.

EDUCATION

Master of Science: Family Nurse Practitioner, 2013

SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse, NY

Graduated with a Distinction

Continuing Education: Neurological Emergencies

Clinical hours-660: Adult/Geriatrics-400, Pediatrics-100, Women's Health-60,

Specialty (cardiology and obstetrics)-40, Nursing education-60

Bachelor of Science: Nursing, 2005

SUNY Institute of Technology - Utica, NY

Graduated with honors

Associate of Science: Nursing, 2001

Mohawk Valley Community College - Utica, NY

Associate of Science: Medical Laboratory Sciences, 1994

University Of Zimbabwe - Harare, Zimbabwe

Graduated with a merit

AFFILIATIONS

American Nurses Association of Nurse Practitioners

Sigma Theta Tau International

LICENSES

AANP Family Nurse Practitioner Certified

Texas Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse

New York State Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered nurse

Masters Certificate in Education

ACLS and BLS certified

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