Medical Nurse

GERALDINE BROOKINS **********@*****.***

***** **** **** ***. *** SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

OBJECTIVE: TO OBTAIN A POSITION AS AREGISTERED NURSE IN A HEALTH CARE

FACILITY THAT WILL UTILIZE MY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly skilled in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, coordinating, and managing

patient care in keeping with facility and hospital standards

• In-depth knowledge of communicating and collaborating with patients’, family members,

physicians and other health care professionals in achieving optimum outcomes.

• Thorough understanding of assessing patients to recognize suitable nursing interventions

• Well versed in delegating appropriate assignments to LPN’s and unlicensed personnel

• Able to respond to the needs of the adolescent, adult and elderly patient

• Substantial knowledge of administering medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician

EMPLOYMENT

Baylor University Medical Center October 1, 2012-present

Dallas, Texas

Staff nurse first twelve hours a day, thirty two hours a week on a 35 bed colon rectal/urology unit with a

team of physicians, nurses, tech, therapies, and pharmacy. Responsible for the care of patients from varied

backgrounds and cultures in various stages of life with a variety of issues related to disease or injury and

their families; responsible for head-to-toe assessments, patient and family education, pain management,

medication administration, central line care, and maintenance; admits/discharges and electronic

documentation of patient assessment, medication administration, and physicians orders.

Southwestern Medical Center October 6, 2008-August 10,

2010

Lawton, Oklahoma

Charge nurse second shift, eight hours a day 40 hours a week on a 38-bed medical/surgical unit, and a 20-

bed rehabilitation unit. Responsible for the administration of blood, blood products, chemo and IV

medications, IV restarts, care of central lines, patient assignments for nursing staff and techs, current

pans of care, computer documentation, wound car, admits/discharges, rounding with physicians, and

assisting with procedures as needed, and assisting with patient therapies such as the continuous passive

motion (CPM) machine.

Midwest Regional Hospital June 15, 2007- September

20, 2008

Midwest City, Oklahoma

RN float pool nurse for the care of patients ages 19-90 on medical, surgical, and progressive care

Units for an eight hour shift 40 hours a week. Responsible for medication administration by mouth and

other routes as ordered by the physician, patient assignments for nursing staff, responsible for

patient/family, admits/discharges, blood and blood products administration, rounding with physicians,and

assist with bedside procedures as needed, monitoring lab values; reporting abnormal values, and giving

related treatments as needed, and computer documentation.

OU Medical Center January 5, 2005-November 15,

2010

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Staff RN responsible for the care of patients 19-100, on a medical-surgical unit eight hours a day 40 hours

a week. Responsible for lab draws, patient- family teaching wound care; to include colostomy and

tracheotomy care, IV therapy- starts and site changes, blood products and chemo administration, tube

feedings via gastric and nasogastric tubes, patient assessments, and computer charting, physicians’

orders, also functioned as charge nurse as needed.

Baylor Medical Center June 4, 2004-January 20, 2005

Grapevine, Texas

Staff RN on a neurological unit responsible for the care of patients during an eight hour shift forty hours a

week. Administered medication as ordered by the physicians, rounded with physicians, and assisted as

needed with lumbar punctures and other procedures as needed, maintained intravenous therapy- starts and

site changes. Performed simple and complex dressing changes, monitored blood glucose level and

provided insulin as ordered. Monitored lab values and reported abnormal values to the physicians;

initiated plan of care and revised according to patient condition.

Southwestern Medical Center November 20, 2001-May, 22, 2004

Lawton, Oklahoma

Charge nurse responsible for the care of patients on a thirty-eight bed medical unit eight hours a day forty

hours a week. Administered intravenous medication, blood products, and chemo drugs. Responsible for

patient assignment for licensed practical nurses and nurses assistants, patient assessment, patient teaching

to include smoking cessation and health maintenance. Monitored labs and reported abnormal, and orders

as needed, initiated and update plan of care per patient condition, admitted/discharged patients and

computer documentation of medication administration.

Comanche County Memorial Hospital February 22, 1992-April 2, 1999

Lawton, Oklahoma

Licensed Practical Nurse first shift on a 28 patients on the nursing transition unit. Responsible for patient

assessments, medication administration, simple and complex dressing changes, blood glucose monitoring,

admits and discharges, patient and family teaching, rounding with physicians and assisting as needed,

receiving and noting orders, and reporting significance changes in patient condition to physicians.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing May 12, 2001

Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center Lawton, Oklahoma

Licensed Practical Nurse February 14, 1992

Great Plains Vocational School Lawton, Oklahoma

Bachelors of Science in Biology July 8,

1988

Cameron University Lawton, Oklahoma

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