Registered Nurse Care

MICHELLE WEBER

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Reading, Pa 19606 **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Registered Nurse Position

EDUCATION:

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing – received August 29, 2008

Passed NCLEX exam on December 22, 2008.

ACTIVITIES:

Participated in college Community Day performed blood pressure monitoring, taught stress

reduction techniques, and disseminated health information to community residents.

Took part in nursing student projects to educate students on asthma and Huntington ’s disease.

Member of Nursing Club.

CLINICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE:

As part of nursing program curriculum, performed following nursing clinical rotations:

Community North Star, Philadelphia, PA

Summer, 2008

Prepared and presented information on the risks, sterile techniques, and diseases that could arise from

tattooing and piercing. The information was shared with seventy teenagers from North Star. This was in

collaboration with Montgomery County Visiting Nursing Association.

Telemetry/ Nursing Management Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA

Summer, 2008

Utilized the nursing process in planning care for patients on a telemetry unit. Performed care for up to

three patients and gained skills in administering medications, dressing changes, isolation protocols, post

cardiac catheterization care and monitoring, documentations, interventions, and cardiac rhythm strips.

Performed nurse manager duties and worked well with my peers.

Psychiatric Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, PA

Spring, 2008

Cared for male adults with a variety of chronic mental disorders and prior alcohol and drug abuse in a

psychiatric hospital. Gained trust with the residents and maintained a therapeutic relationship with the

residents. Taught about self esteem while working individually and in groups. Responded in quick thinking

in hostile situations and took appropriate interventions to calm the other residents down.

Medical/ Surgical II Central Montgomery Medical Center, Landsdale, PA

Spring, 2008

Cared for up to three clients on a surgical floor. Gained skills in piggyback IVs, J Peg tube care, wound

care and assessments, communicating with different cultures, communicating with doctors and pharmacy,

documentation, sterile techniques, patient teachings, and physical assessments. Listened to patient

regarding medication, informed instructor and prevented a medication error. Prepared patients for surgery.

Pediatrics Holy Redeemer, Jenkintown, PA

Fall, 2007

Provided care for infants and children on a pediatric unit with a special focus on growth and development.

Care encompassed medication administration, post surgical interventions, documentations, and patient

teachings with parents present. Gained experience with conditions such as: asthma, broken tibia, and staph

infections. Gained trust with parents and patients.

Obstetrics/ Gynecology Mercy Suburban Hospital, East Norriton, PA

Fall, 2007

Cared for clients on a labor and delivery unit. Observed a C section and administered Rhogam.

Performed newborn assessments and interventions. Performed a catheterization in the delivery room.

Calmed a client down who was of a different culture and assisted with the birth of the clients infant.

Discharged clients. Performed post op care on a client who recently had a hysterectomy and provided

psychological support.

Medical/ Surgical I Holy Redeemer, Jenkintown, Pa

Fall, 2007

Worked on a surgical unit became proficient in nursing assessment skills and nursing interventions. Cared

for post operative patients. Monitored patient reactions to drugs and treatments. Became oriented to

nursing role. Maintained accurate documentation. Provided psychological support for a patient who

recently diagnosed with cancer.

Geriatrics Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Pottstown, PA

Summer, 2007

Cared for patients on a transitional unit. Prepared and transported patients to rehabilitation. Gained skills in

taking vital signs, Am care, documentation, and physical assessments. Participated in discharge planning.

Administered oral medications and changed dressings.

Geriatrics Brittany Pointe, Landsdale, PA

Summer, 2007

Cared for patients in a long term facility. Performed AM care, administered oral medications, transferred

patients, assisted with feedings, and worked as a team member. Reported medication misplaced on the

medication cart. Gave support to the patient’s family.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse Valley Creek Crisis Center, Exton, PA

3/09 1/14

Performed AM care in a residential setting. Cooked meals for clients. Cleaned client’s rooms. Assessed

potential admissions. Admissions of clients. Discharge of clients. Stocked medication room. Prior

authorizations of medications through client’s insurance. Held medication management meetings with staff

and psychiatrist. Observed and assessed all clients. Vital signs. Medication administration. Evaluated

client’s through crisis call center. Evaluated referrals of potential clients. Correlations between client’s

PCP and other doctors. Held education meetings with medication resentatives. Wrote all client’s MARS.

Certified Nursing Assistant Visiting Nurses Association, Pottstown, PA

5/95 6/97

Performed Am care in patient’s homes. Traveled seventy miles daily. Developed a caring and trusting

relationship with the patients. Performed vital signs, ROM, dressing changes, documentation, and provided

support for the patient’s family. Drove patient to doctor appointments. Communicated with Aging and

Adult agencies and Medicare.

Certified Nursing Assistant Home Care Plus, Pottstown, PA

6/93 5/95

Performed Am care, ROM, and vital signs. Gained skills with a Hoyer lift and wound care. Provided care

for the same patient for eight hours daily. Gained trust with patient. Gave verbal report to primary nurse

over the phone.

Certified Nursing Assistant Leader Nursing Home, Pottstown, PA

6/92 6/93

Cared for patients on the Alzheimer’s unit. Provided AM care for a patient load of eight. Documented

vital signs and urinary output. Assisted with feedings and changed colostomy bags. Performed post

mortem care.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Subscribe to American Journal of Nursing.

Proficient in Microsoft Word.

Volunteered for five years at Eagle Crest Farms in Malvern, PA taking care of one

hundred animals. This included administering medications for those animals that were ill.

Certified in CPR.

Took first aid in spring semester of 2007.

Provided twenty four hour care for my father diagnosed with cirrhosis for three years.

Provided twenty four hour care for grandfather with Alzheimer's for seven years.

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