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Nurse Practitioner Registered

Location:
McKinney, TX
Posted:
April 22, 2016

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Resume:

Leontine Maxine Trought

**** ******** ***** (mobile) 469-***-****

McKinney, TX. 75070 ********@*****.***

Summary

Dedicated registered nurse with 35 years of clinical and managerial experience transitioning into the role of Family Nurse Practitioner seeking employment as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Presently pursuing a doctorate of nursing degree at Walden University.

Certifications

Advance Practice Registered Nurse of Texas AP128870

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification

Family Practice Nurse Practitioner F0715395

Registered Nurse Texas Board of Nursing 725777

Basic life Support Certification

Professional Experience

HealthFair Health Services

Family Nurse Practitioner

Performing diagnostic tests and screening evaluations

Emphasizing preventative care and disease management

Educating and guiding patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits 2015- present

Epic Home Health Services 2013-2015

RN Care Giver

Provide health education to patients on ventilators, assess home health patients, and identify their physical, psycho-social and environmental needs.

Family nurse practitioner student

Clinic for Family health and Wellness

Multidisciplinary clinic providing comprehensive care to primary care patients to all ages. Providing primary care, case management, and medication management.

Taking patients histories and perform assessments

Order and review results of diagnostic tests, including EKG and laboratory results.

Make diagnosis, prescribe treatment regimens, and monitor efficacy of treatments

Provide health education and preventative services.

LOR Women Health Services

Provide gynecologic care to women of all ages, prenatal, antepartum, post-partum care to pregnant women. Colposcopy services and STD screening and services was also provided.

Albright Headache and Pain Care

Manages patients with seizure disorder, post Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis and general neurological disorders. Managed patients with migraines, cluster headaches, facial pain, and trigeminal neuralgia.

Jamar Home Health, Durham NC 2013-2014

RN Consultant

Develop clinical standards, policies and procedures, and resource material for educating and training clinical staff members. Monitor regulatory compliances, utilization review assist with new program development, and identify operational and clinical issues that needed to be addressed.

Pelican Health Care, Gretna, LA 2010-2012

RN Manager

Responsible for coordinating patient treatment, assigning different tasks to the nurses within the department.

Managed nursing staff, recruited new nurses, and conducted job interviews and performance evaluations.

Utilization review, and discharge planning, duties, handling paperwork, updating patients’ medical records, and taking disciplinary actions against employees.

Ensured budgetary limits

Ensured that all patients received proper care.

Kept abreast of departmental or facility-wide policy changes and ensured compliance.

Managed the front end, i.e., assessment of the patients, performing EKGs, drawing labs, and assisting the doctor

Louisiana Specialty Hospital, Marrero, LA 2000-2010

RN Supervisor

Provided critical care management of the critically ill medical/surgical patient.

Knowledge including: ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy, titration of intravenous Medications.

Able to use critical care knowledge to quickly assess changes Patient’s status.

Kenner Regional Hospital, Kenner, LA 1997-2000

Charge Nurse, Labor and Delivery, House Call

Provided on going assessment to the patient and unborn fetus, conducting initial assessment of the patient and family, develop individualized patient care plan, provide family care teaching,identify and correct any variances of the patient care plan and facilitate discharge planning.

Provide direct care in accordance to established policies and procedures on Woman’s Health.

Provided skilled nursing care to acute and chronically ill homebound patients.

Provided teaching to patients and caregivers regarding disease process

Management and medications.

Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA 1994-1997

Intensive Care RN

Provided critical care management for critically ill medical/surgical patients.

Managed ventilators for adults and children and provided hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement, and titration of intravenous medications.

Using critical care knowledge, quickly assessed changes in patients’ status.

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

R.N Staff Nurse 1991-1994

Provided clinical reasoning, decision making, and compassion in a therapeutic environment.

Maintained confidentiality

Advocated for patient and provided safe and supportive care.

Organizations

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

American Nurses Association

AANP Advance Nursing Practice

Education

2014- Present Walden University, Minneapolis, Doctoral Student

2014 Walden University, Minneapolis, MN: Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner, GPA 3.8

2012 Walden University, Minneapolis MN: Bachelor of Science, Registered Nurse

1981 Bronx Community College, New York, NY: Associate Degree in Nursing

Graduate studies scholarly paper

“Evidence-Based Practice Project: Teenage Pregnancy”

References available upon request.



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