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.