TIERENNEY GARRISON, RN-CC

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Enthusiastic, compassionate registered nurse with four years of experience in outpatient diagnostic cardiology as a lead nurse with extensive cultural and economic diversity. Possesses excellent managerial, communication, teaching, and mentoring skills. Ready to create new learning opportunities and expand my nursing knowledge base while simultaneously sharing attained knowledge, skill set and expertise.

EXPERIENCE

JANUARY 2023- PRESENT

ASSISTANT MANAGER SURGICAL ORTHO, DELRAY MEDICAL CTR.

Overseeing day-to-day functions of a 48-bed unit. Triaging patients from the ER and providing care based on assessment of acuity level. Managing the acute stay of the patient and coordinating with physicians, physical therapists, case managers and other members of the healthcare team about the patient, possible length of stay, and alleviating any barriers that may impede the holistic approach to care for the patient. Managing and balancing schedules for staff to ensure the coverage necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. As ANM, I direct and supervise nursing care functions and activities in specialty areas for the purpose of ensuring the competent delivery of quality patient care.

Ensure safe, high-quality patient care.

Manages implements & ensure compliance with policies.

Supervise and educate new graduates/nurse externs.

JUNE 2022-PRESENT

VASCUALR ACCESS NURSE, MIDSOUTH PICC

Providing education and support to patients about proper care for the insertion site or catheter to avoid infection or other complications. Administering medications, starting IVs, drawing blood and other procedures as directed by physicians. Performing routine daily tasks such as cleaning equipment and monitoring patient vitals. Instructing patients on how to administer their own infusions through an IV pump or other devices. Removing access devices when they are no longer needed. Maintaining inventory of supplies, equipment, and medications required for treatments or procedures. Observing patients for signs of infection or other complications related to their vascular access device. Providing emotional support to patients and their families during treatments or procedures.

MARCH 2019 – JUNE 2022

NUCLEAR MEDICINE CARDIAC STRESS NURSE, Nashville General Hospital

Registered nurse team lead procedural nurse responsible for skilled nursing care in both inpatient and outpatient nuclear medicine cardiology diagnostic settings. Well versed in vascular access, both exercise and chemical nuclear stress testing and knowledgeable of the clinical outpatient management of abnormal cardiac rhythms as well as LifeVest and holter monitor applications and monitoring. Cath lab and interventional radiology training in the last year and a half. Capable of advanced physical assessment, rooming, scheduling, and coordinating case management and referrals as the cardiac clinic nurse as well as medication counseling and reconciliation, diet and exercise teaching along with lifestyle modifications for cardiac patients.

EDUCATION

JUNE 2018

ASSOCIATES DEGREE NURSE, Fortis Institute

This institution elevated the level of nursing knowledge from novice to an intermediate tier of nursing. A deeper exposure to geriatric, adult, and pediatric populations allowed for a more critical view of these areas and fostered an advanced level of critical thinking. A vast number of medications and classes of drugs intensified the previous nursing understanding and increased the knowledge base to prepare for a more advanced role of nursing to include management, and supervisory roles as well offering more permissions than that of prior education as a licensed practical nurse.

APRIL 2013

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, tENNESSEE tECHNOLOGY CENTER @NASHVILLE

Serving as a bridge between a graduate degree in law studies and initial nursing knowledge, this institution provided the foundational nursing practice. Introduced gerontological, obstetrical, and pediatric patients and participated in respective rotations at several hospital, assisted living, psychiatric and outpatient settings as a foundation in nursing care.

DECEMBER 2008

MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

A criminal justice master's degree was helpful for me because I wanted to make a career shift or gain niche expertise, analyze criminal behavior, apply principles of leadership in organizational settings, learn theories of social control, and gain an informed perspective of law enforcement, the judicial system, and corrections. For completion of my degree, I authored a master’s thesis and it is currently published.

MAY 2005

CRIMINAL JUSTICE with minors in PSYCHOLOGY and SOCIOLOGY, TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

With more of a focus in pre-law education, I began my general studies at this university in Nashville, Tennessee with the tenacity of helping to defend individuals from the potential disparities in the criminal justice system that are ever so prevalent. I obtained a dual minor in the studies of psychology and sociology and went on to further my degree.

SKILLS

Cardiac Care Nurse

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Current

High level of Autonomy and personal accountability

Basic ICD Interpretation

EKG Student Clinical Preceptor

Patient Evaluation and Intervention

Fluent in Microsoft Office Applications and various EMR systems

PICC Certified

Basic EKG Interpretation

Strong IV skills

Excellent Bedside Manner

Swift Learner

Expert Holter Monitor Application

Adept at Prioritizing Deadline Management

Strong Clinical Judgement

Adaptability

2019 Nurse of the year nominee at Nashville General Hospital

Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Certification Current

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

For my graduate degree, I published a thesis on the psychological effects of death row on inmates while designing my own Likert scale to be used as precedent. I graduated Cum Laude from Tennessee State University and went on to pursue my Master’s at Middle Tennessee State University, and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honors society (the oldest and most selective honor society dedicated to the recognition and promotion and academic excellence in all fields of higher education). I self-fund community service efforts for adults in nursing homes annually and take great pride in caring for those who are not able to care for themselves. I serve as an ex officio director of SID (Social Interaction Development Education Centers). I love to teach diet and exercise to patients with co-morbidities and am currently working on a board certification in vascular access with the ANCC. I am also PICC certified.

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