Registered Nurse Nursing

REBECCA ELIZABETH HARRISON,RN,CPHON

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OBJECTIVE

EXPERIENCED AND COMPASSIONATE NURSE WITH SUPERIOR PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITIES. SEEKING A CHALLENGING AND FULFILLING ROLE

THAT WILL UTILIZE MY BROAD EXPERIENCE AND CLINICAL NURSING EXPERTISE.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

● ACUTE PATIENT CARE AND FAMILY ADVOCACY.

● EXCEPTIONAL CAPACITY TO MULTITASK.

● SOLID ADMINISTRATIVE AND REFERRAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDE ADMISSIONS, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, REFERRAL, AND EDUCATION

FOR BROAD RANGE OF PATIENTS.

● PROFICIENCY IN APPLYING NURSING THEORIES, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND THERAPEUTIC

TECHNIQUES TO PERFORM PROFESSIONAL NURSING DUTIES SAFELY, LEGALLY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY.

● ABILITY TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, CLIENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY IN PREVENTING

ILLNESS, AND PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY.

● RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO INSTANCES OF UNSAFE PRACTICE.

WORK EXPERIENCE

A.I. DUPONT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL J ULY 2008 - NOVEMBER 2014

NURSE CLINICIAN II AT ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND HONORED WITH THE

ANCC'S MAGNET DESIGNATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING PRACTICE. ADMITTING DIAGNOSES INCLUDED: LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, BRAIN

TUMORS, NEUROBLASTOMA, SOLID ORGAN MALIGNANCIES, SICKLE CELL DISORDER, AND OTHER GENETIC, AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS.

CONDUCTED A COMPLETE RANGE OF NURSING SERVICES AND EXPERTISE INCLUDING CHARGE NURSE RESPONSIBILITIES USING EVIDENCE-BASED

PRACTICES. SELECTED APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT REFERRALS FOR ACUTE AND CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS. MONITORED PATIENT REACTIONS

TO MEDICATIONS AND CAREFULLY DOCUMENTED PROGRESS IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD..TEAMED WITH NON-LICENSED ASSOCIATES

TO MAINTAIN QUALITY PATIENT CARE WHILE PROPERLY DELEGATING WHEN NECESSARY. RESOURCED AND GUIDED NEW NURSES IN STANDARD

BEST PRACTICES. PARTICIPATED ON THE INFORMATICS SHARED GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE GIVING NURSING INPUT RELATED TO EMR

DOCUMENTATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. CLARIFIED AND COACHED NURSING STAFF ON ANY NEWLY UPDATED PROCESSES.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

● IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES BY FACILITATING STAFF EDUCATION AND COMPETENCIES RELATED TO NURSING SKILLS IN CONJUNCTION

CNS.

WITH THE

● SUCCEEDED IN FUNDRAISING A GOAL OF OVER $10,000 FOR CURESEARCH CHILDREN’S CANCER ORGANIZATION WITH FELLOW

NURSES.

● DAISY NURSING EXCELLENCE - A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM THAT REWARDS AND CELEBRATES THE EXTRAORDINARY CLINICAL SKILL AND

COMPASSIONATE CARE GIVEN BY NURSES EVERYDAY.

● NOMINATED BY NURSE MANAGER FOR EXEMPLIFYING NEMOURS STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: BEING IN THE MOMENT. COPY

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

● EXTREMELY THOROUGH AND EXCELLENT DOCUMENTATION. JULY 2014.

RECOGNIZED BY MAUREEN F. EDELSON, M.D. MEDICAL DIRECTOR, BLOOD BANK

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, STEM CELL PROCESSING LABORATORY. COPY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

CONSULTANTS IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY N OVEMBER 2011- AUGUST 2012

INFUSION NURSE IN AN OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY CLINIC, KNOWN FOR BEING AN ONCOLOGY PATIENT CENTERED HOME.PROVIDED PATIENT

EDUCATION ON CHEMOTHERAPY, BIOTHERAPY, AND CLINICAL TRIAL DRUGS. MAINTAINED AND ENSURED PATIENT SAFETY THROUGHOUT INFUSION

AND MANAGED DRUG REACTIONS.

COMPETENT AND PROFICIENT IN PORT ACCESS, VENIPUNCTURE, PERIPHERAL IVS, ACCESS AND PROPER CARE OF CENTRAL LINES,

THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY, MIXING AND ADMINISTRATION OF ALL PRE-MEDICATIONS, AND ONGOING PROPER PATIENT EDUCATION.

SPECIALLY TRAINED IN SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT TO ASSESS AND RESPOND TO TRIAGE CALLS FROM PATIENTS ON A DAILY BASIS.

A.I. DUPONT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL F EBRUARY 2006 – JULY 2008

NURSING ASSISTANT AND UNIT CLERK ON THE HEMATOLOGY,ONCOLOGY,NEUROLOGY, AND ENDOCRINE 21 BED UNIT. OBTAINED VITAL

SIGNS, BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING, I&O’S, AND COLLECTED SPECIMENS. ASSISTED PATIENTS WITH ADL’S AND ACCURATELY DOCUMENTED

INFORMATION, NOTIFYING NURSING WHEN PERTINENT. ENTERED PHYSICIAN ORDERS INTO EMR.

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

REGISTERED NURSE, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, ACTIVE (LICENSE # RN595525)

REGISTERED NURSE, STATE OF DELAWARE, ACTIVE (LICENSE # L1-0036967)

CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY NURSE, ONCOLOGY NURSING CERTIFICATION CORPORATION, CURRENT

CERTIFIED CHEMOTHERAPY & BIOTHERAPY PROVIDER, ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY NURSES

PHLEBOTOMY AND IV CERTIFICATION, NEUMANN UNIVERSITY, JUNE 2002

PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, CURRENT

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, CURRENT

EDUCATION

DREXEL UNIVERSITY EXPECTED GRADUATION MAY 2016

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

D ELA

COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE M AY 2008 ASSOCIATE IN

WARE

APPLIED SCIENCE NURSING

● GRADUATED WITH HONORS; PRESIDENT’S LIST

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