LAURIE ROUW

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Surgery Center Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, IA

Registered Nurse, Nov 2008 – Aug 2014

Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.

Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.

Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.

Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.

Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth

and develop health improvement programs.

Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth

and develop health improvement programs.

Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.

Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.

Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.

Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.

Conduct specified laboratory tests.

Conduct specified laboratory tests.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Registered nurse, Jun 2002 – Jul 2006

Assess patients' pain levels and sedation requirements.

Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate

interventions.

Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms,

oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines.

Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.

Evaluate patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.

Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.

Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.

Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.

Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate

problems.

Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.

Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.

Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and

support systems.

Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.

Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.

Collect specimens for laboratory tests.

Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective

cardioversion.

Provide post-mortem care.

VAMC, Iowa City, IA

Registered nurse, Jun 2002 – Jun 2006

Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.

Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.

Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.

Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth

and develop health improvement programs.

Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.

Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.

Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site

triage centers.

Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.

Conduct specified laboratory tests.

Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary

precautions.

Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation

therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.

E DUCATION

Washington Senior High School, Cedar Rapids, IA

College Prep Courses

Iowa State University, Ames, IA

GPA 3.5

Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA

Gpa 4.0 Deans List

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

ACLS, BCLS

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