Medical Nurse

Dana GarrisonDana Garrison Dana Garrison R.N.

**** **** ******, ********, *** York 11219

Phone: 1-646-***-**** E Mail: ************@*****.***

Objective

Join a medical center that offers me a constructive and challenging work environment to contribute to the center‘s

reaching optimal healthcare standards and performance and to enhance my nursing skills .

Experience

School Nurse The Anderson School Manhattan, NY October 2014 Present

• Creating and administering individual health care plans for children.

• Planning, delivering and evaluating health education programs in the school.

• Contributing to the decision making process in child protection conferences.

• Updating and maintaining accurate administrative records.

• Determining the fitness of children for immunization.

• Identifying and referring vulnerable children to appropriate agencies.

• Building relations ships with parent groups and the local community.

• Administering daily medications, monitoring blood glucose of diabetic students.

Operating / Recovery Room Nurse Cosmetic Surgery Center Hewlett, NY October 2012 June 2014

• Consulted with Healthcare teams to assess, plan and formulate patient care plans in pre and post op.

• Conducted pre and post op educational workshops.

• Monitored and recorded patient vital signs pre, peri, and post operatively.

• Prepared and administered medications via IV, orally and subcutaneously.

• Prepared O.R. for surgical procedures managing equipment and instruments maintaining sterility.

• First Assist to surgeon during surgical procedures.

• Monitored incision sites and pain post op.

Neonatal ICU Nurse Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY November 2007 October 2012

• Provided total care of infants born with congenital defects, delivery complications, and/or prematurity.

• Formulated nursing care plans of the infant.

• Implemented, assessed, and evaluated the effectiveness of all treatment given to infant.

• Inserted Nasogastric tubes, Peripheral Intravenous Access and administered medications.

• Consulted with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate all aspects of patient care.

• Provided education and teaching to parents.

Med/ Surg Staff Nurse Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY September 2005 November 2007

• Total care for ventilator dependent patients.

• Medication, Intravenous Therapy, and Blood product administration following hospital protocol.

• Blood Specimen Collection, Monitoring results and reporting results to MD promptly.

• Working closely with interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care plan.

• Education provided to patients and family members prior to discharge.

Med/Surg Staff Nurse St. Vincent Medical Center Staten Island, NY November 2004 September 2005

• Same as above.

Education

Long Island College School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY

Associates Degree in Nursing – Science of Nursing 2004

St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

1999 2003

Licenses / Certifications

Registered Nursing License 2004 Present

ACLS 2003 Present

First Aid Certified 2001 Present

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