Registered Nurse

Kristen Arpa

* ********** ****** ~ Washingtonville, NY 10992 ~ 914-***-**** ~ ********@*****.***

LICENSURE/ Registered Nurse

CERTIFICATION BCLS, CPR, AED: American Heart Association [Exp. August 2020]

Narcan Certified [September 2018]

EXPERIENCE Highland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Middletown, NY

Registered Nurse March 2020- Present

●In a 98 bed short term rehabilitation center, cared for 24 patients by assisting with activities of daily life, monitoring vital signs, dressing wounds, colostomy care, pain management, diabetes management

●Monitor and communicate patient health status with an interdisciplinary team of nurses and patient care professionals

●Established and counseled the patient and families regarding treatments and medications

Independent Home Care Inc. Newburgh, NY

Personal Assistant August 2019 - November 2019

●Assist patient with morning care and administered medication daily

●Communicate therapeutically with patient and family

●Assess mental status daily and maintain patients’ safety at all times

●Assisted in rehabilitation and physical therapy

Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY

Student Nurse (Capstone), Medical Surgical Unit October-December 2018

●Conducted head-to-toe assessments; Monitored vital signs and documented input and output

●Obtained relevant history and processed new admission paperwork

●Coordinated with appropriate health team members in service delivery

●Performed tracheostomy care; administered PEG tube and G tube feeding and medications

Garden ObGyn Plainview, NY

Patient Care Representative February 2017 - December 2018

●Managed high call volume; evaluated patients’ issues to direct them in the appropriate plan of care through setting up appointments or calling the doctor to assist

●Collaborated with insurance companies and doctors to meet patients’ needs

USA Mobile Drug Testing of Long Island Huntington Station, NY

Collector August 2017 - September 2018

●Tested college sport players’ urine specimen to confirm they are cleared to play

EDUCATION

Adelphi University Garden City, NY

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, cum laude, December 2018

Honors: Dean’s List, Leadership Award, Achievement Award, Student Recognition Award, Bernard and Marilyn Klainberg Award, Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Girl Scout Scholarship

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Adelphi University Garden City, NY

Alumni Relations Chair - Alpha Epsilon Phi December 2015 - May 2018

Social Media Coordinator - Student Nurse Association September 2016 - May 2018

Peer Assistant Leader September 2016- December 2016

Member, National Student Nurses Association

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Volunteer, Good Shepherd Services- Farmingdale, NY

Mealtime Mate, North Shore-LIJ Manhasset, NY

COMPUTER SKILLS

Sunrise, EMR, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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