Registered Nurse Medical
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Flora Carter MSN, FNP
New Boston, Texas
75570
903-***-**** (Cell)
****************@****.***
Availability: Job Type – Permanent
Position – Fulltime Family Nurse Practitioner
SUMMARY: I have been in the field of medicine for over 30 years. I have been a registered nurse for the last 23. I have had the opportunity to work in different areas of nursing simultaneously for many of those years. I have gained much knowledge and flexibility in my career as a result of these opportunities. These years of experience has made me very efficient in many areas of nursing.
WORK HISTORY:
Wadley Regional Medical Center 2000 – Present
Texarkana, Texas
Registered Nurse
Responsibilities: Women’s Health Unit (20+ years): Proficiently perform admission head-to-toe assessments. Gather informed consent for treatment and procedures from patients. Identifying medical health risks and disease processes from the medical chart and the patient assessment. Recognize fetal well-being and fetal jeopardy from external monitor readings. Communicating assessment, risks, test results and medical emergencies to the physician on call. Maintain current certification for CPR, NRP and EFHM recognition. Perform life-saving resuscitation on newborns and mothers if indicated. Perform as a circulating nurse in the operating room for cesarean sections. Identify and use sterile technique when indicated. Perform the duties of a Scrub nurse when needed. Give appropriate ordered doses of ordered medication to the patient by means of the appropriate route. Able to communicate adequate patient information to nursing personnel, physicians, and charge nurse without breaching patient confidentiality. Proficient in the use of the computer systems OB traceview, Intelispace, McKesson, Star, Meditec, and Physicians Portal for order entry, charting and patient monitoring. Work well with others to maintain cohesiveness on the unit. Make adequate patient assignments. Delegate duties to supportive staff. Function as a charge nurse as needed. Work as a preceptor for new personnel and students as needed.
House Supervisor for Hospital (1+ year): Overseeing the running parts of a 100-140 patient hospital. Adequately staffing all departments for the care of all patients within the hospital. Addressing all physician complaints, employee complaints, patient complaints, and family member complaints through-out the hospital. Entering statistics into computer system. Entering scheduled surgeries into computer system. Handling all transfers into and out of the hospital. Assisting employees with hospital policies and procedures. Assuring policy and procedures of hospital is practiced as needed.
Supervisor: Winnie Strickland 903-***-****
Medical Park Hospital 1997 – 2000
Hope, Arkansas
Registered Nurse
Responsibilities: Women’s Health Unit (20+ years): Proficiently perform admission head-to-toe assessments. Gather informed consent for treatment and procedures from patients. Identifying medical health risks and disease processes from the medical chart and the patient assessment. Recognize fetal well-being and fetal jeopardy from external monitor readings. Communicating assessment, risks, test results and medical emergencies to the physician on call. Maintain current certification for CPR, NRP and EFHM recognition. Perform life-saving resuscitation on newborns and mothers if indicated. Perform as a circulating nurse in the operating room for cesarean sections. Identify and use sterile technique when indicated. Perform the duties of a Scrub nurse when needed. Give appropriate ordered doses of ordered medication to the patient by means of the appropriate route. Able to communicate adequate patient information to nursing personnel, physicians, and charge nurse without breaching patient confidentiality. Proficient in the use of the computer systems OB traceview, Intelispace, McKesson, Star, Meditec, and Physicians Portal for order entry, charting and patient monitoring. Work well with others to maintain cohesiveness on the unit. Make adequate patient assignments. Delegate duties to supportive staff. Function as a charge nurse as needed. Work as a preceptor for new personnel and students as needed.
Psychiatric (1+years): Proficiently gathered informed consent and admission assessment for admission to the unit. Identified and removed any threats to patient or other’s safety. Proper administration of medication as ordered. Properly communicate emotional, mental, and physical status of patients to physicians, nurses, and support staff. Able to maintain a calm, stress-free environment. Work well with coworkers and family to support the patient and assist with goals. Proficiently record relevant information relating to patient observation and assessments.
Medical-Surgical Unit (3+ years): Efficiently and proficiently gather informed consent for treatment and admission assessments for admission to unit. Perform proper dressing changes. Maintain traction. Proficient knowledge of all equipment used for care. Adequate knowledge of disease processes. Proficient communication skills. Work well with medical team. Maintained adequate, up-to-date certifications. Communicate adequate patient information to nursing personnel, physicians, and support staff while maintaining patient confidentiality.
Nursery (2+ years): Efficiently and proficiently perform head-to-toe assessments and admit newborns to unit. Proficiently administer medication. Adequately perform lab tests and hearing screens on newborns. Adequately monitor nutritional status of newborn. Identify and modify risks to newborn well-being. Adequately educate mothers in newborn care and safety. Adequately educate patients on breast and bottle feeding.
Emergency Room (2+ years): Proficiently assess patient status and relay information to physicians, nurses and supportive staff while adhering to patient confidentiality. Performing life sustaining skills with current ACLS and BCLS procedures when deemed necessary. Proper administration of medications as ordered. Proficiently order procedures and treatments in order entry. Proficiently assisting physician with procedures and prepping patient as needed for all procedures ordered by physician. Work effectively with staff to produce cohesiveness of department.
House Supervisor for Hospital (1+ year): Overseeing the running parts of a 100-140 patient hospital. Adequately staffing all departments for the care of all patients within the hospital. Addressing all physician complaints, employee complaints, patient complaints, and family member complaints through-out the hospital. Entering statistics into computer system. Entering scheduled surgeries into computer system. Handling all transfers into and out of the hospital. Assisting employees with hospital policies and procedures. Assuring policy and procedures of hospital is practiced as needed.
Rehabilitation Hospital (2+years): Proficiently perform head-to-toe assessments and gather health history information for admission. Assist patients with ambulation, performing daily living activities, and evaluation of tasks. Adequately administer medication. Proficiently perform and document dressing changes and wound evaluation. Proficiently performed peritoneal dialysis as needed. Proficiently applied and maintained traction as needed. Delegated duties to support staff.
Day Surgery (5+years): Efficiently and proficiently gather informed consent, review medical history, review medications and allergies. Properly prep patient for surgery, mark surgery site and start medications needed. Proficiently perform as a circulator nurse for multiple surgeries in the operating suites. Proficiently perform as recovery and discharge nurse. Proficiently assess and reassess patient pain, level of consciousness, and recovering status. Proficiently administer medication as ordered.
Supervisor: Peggy Cox 870-***-****
Christus Saint Michael Hospital 1994 – 1997
Texarkana, Texas
Registered Nurse
Responsibilities: Women’s Health Unit (20+ years): Proficiently perform admission head-to-toe assessments. Gather informed consent for treatment and procedures from patients. Identifying medical health risks and disease processes from the medical chart and the patient assessment. Recognize fetal well-being and fetal jeopardy from external monitor readings. Communicating assessment, risks, test results and medical emergencies to the physician on call. Maintain current certification for CPR, NRP and EFHM recognition. Perform life-saving resuscitation on newborns and mothers if indicated. Perform as a circulating nurse in the operating room for cesarean sections. Identify and use sterile technique when indicated. Perform the duties of a Scrub nurse when needed. Give appropriate ordered doses of ordered medication to the patient by means of the appropriate route. Able to communicate adequate patient information to nursing personnel, physicians, and charge nurse without breaching patient confidentiality. Proficient in the use of the computer systems OB traceview, Intelispace, McKesson, Star, Meditec, and Physicians Portal for order entry, charting and patient monitoring. Work well with others to maintain cohesiveness on the unit. Make adequate patient assignments. Delegate duties to supportive staff. Function as a charge nurse as needed. Work as a preceptor for new personnel and students as needed.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (3+ years): Proficiently perform head-to-toe assessments and gather health history information for admission to this unit. Properly place, adjust and interpret equipment needed for each patient. Proficient in dysrhythmia interpretation. Proficient in running and participating in a “Code Arrest” for life-saving resuscitation of patients. Proficient at communicating assessments, risks, test results, and medical emergencies to physicians and staff. Perform duties of a charge nurse as needed. Properly perform blood and blood product transfusions as ordered. Maintain patient confidentiality. Accompany patients to procedures or other units as needed. Practice within hospital, state and professional policies and guidelines.
Nursery (2+ years): Efficiently and proficiently perform head-to-toe assessments and admit newborns to unit. Proficiently administer medication. Adequately perform lab tests and hearing screens on newborns. Adequately monitor nutritional status of newborn. Identify and modify risks to newborn well-being. Adequately educate mothers in newborn care and safety. Adequately educate patients on breast and bottle feeding
Supervisor: Debra Bilbo 903-***-****
Wadley Hospital 1991 – 1994
Texarkana, Texas
Registered Nurse
Extern II
Responsibilities: Patient care, assist nurses and doctors with procedures and patient care, safety standards, quality assurance, practice within hospital, state and professional policies and guidelines.
Supervisor: Sue Fomby 903-***-****
EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner 2016
Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2013
Texas A&M University, Texarkana, Texas
Associates of Science in Nursing 1993
Texarkana College, Texarkana, Texas
Emergency Medicine Degree – Paramedic Certification 1985
Texarkana College, Texarkana, Texas
Emergency Medicine Degree – EMT Certification 1984
Texarkana College, Texarkana, Texas
CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
REGISTERED NURSE: Issued 9/22/1993 – Expires 2/22/2017
ACLS: Issued 3/29/2016 – Expires 03/2018
BCLS: Issued 3/07/2015 – Expires 03/2017
NRP: Issued 5/26/2015 – Expires 05/2017
REFERRENCES:
Winnie Strickland RN, BSN 903-***-****
Stacy Hadaway RN 903-***-****
Jeannie Sawyer RN, BSN, MS 903-***-****
Dr. Stacy Leonard 903-***-****
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