Nurse Practitioner

Leora Carter, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

**** ** ***, ******** ****, OK 405-***-**** ***********.***@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Highly motivated, flexible, and organized family nurse practitioner seeking a position where skills in rapid and thorough patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment plan development through evidence-based practice will be utilized effectively for the wellbeing of urgent care and emergent patients

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing (FNP) – South University, Savannah, GA

Graduated January 2020

Clinical Experience (780 hours)

●Melanie Tapanno, DNP, Windsor Park Medical Clinic, Oklahoma City, OK, Primary Care (180 hours)

●Melanie Tapanno, DNP, Windsor Park Medical Clinic, Oklahoma City, OK, Pediatrics (180 hours)

●Dr. Latoya Smith, DO, Alliance Health, Midwest City, OK, Women’s Health (180 hours)

●Margaret Lorimor, NP, Wellcare Family Clinic, Guthrie, OK, Adult & Gerontology (180 hours)

●Letitia Jackson, NP, Urgent Care of Paul’s Valley, Paul’s Valley, OK, Health Assessment (60 hours)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing – South University, Savannah, GA

Graduated April 2018

Associate of Science in Nursing – Redland’s Community College, El Reno, OK

Graduated June 2008

Licensed Practical Nursing – Metro Technology School, Oklahoma City, OK

Graduated May 2005

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENCES

●APRN License # 98353

●NPI # 116*******

●BLS, ACLS, & PALS certified

●DOT certification : pending

NURSING EXPERIENCE

Registered Nurse – Operating Room, Oklahoma Surgical Care, Oklahoma City, OK

September 2018 - Present (NP orchestrating and screening Covid testing for surgical patients, May 1,2020 til present)

●Ensures that the surgical room is sterile and safe for the patient

●Prepares the patient for the procedure and handles the preparation for the operating room before the surgery takes place

●Keeps the surgical area clean and organized for the scrub nurse and the physician; removes instruments and sponges as they are used during the procedure

●Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions

Registered Nurse – Operating Room, OU Medical Center Surgery, Oklahoma City, OK

August 2016 – September 2018

●Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and therapists to provide holistic and evidence-based nursing care to perioperative patients

●Promotes patient independence through providing patient specific education concerning condition, procedures, medication, and self-care; assesses patient’s health literacy and learning preferences

●Maintains professional knowledge by attending continuing education workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional societies

●Keeps thorough, timely, and precise patient records utilizing the electronic health record

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room, Sutter Delta Medical Center, Antioch, CA

August 2017 – February 2018 (Travel Position)

●Assisted physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment

●Obtained and monitored physiological data of patients, observed the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervened when necessary

●Makes referral regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel

ADDITIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department, Alliance Health Midwest, Midwest City, OK

April 2015 – August 2017

Registered Nurse – Operating Room, St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK

October 2015 – January 2016 (Travel Position – Fastaff Travel Agency)

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room, Sutter General Hospital, Sacramento, CA

October 2014 – August 2016 (Travel Position – AMN Travel Agency)

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department, Fort Worth Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, TX

May 2013 – October 2014 (Travel Position – AMN Travel Agency)

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department, OU Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

June 2011 – November 2012

Registered Nurse – Operating Room/Emergency Department, OneCore Health, Oklahoma City, OK

March 2010 – November 2014

ORGANIZATIONS

●American Association of Nurse Practitioners

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Advance Practice Prep- 2-day skills and procedures Workshop (6/2019)

●Cryotherapy, shave, punch biopsy

●Splinting and Casting

●Trigger point and Joint injections

●Corneal Abrasion and Removal of foreign bodies from the eyes

●Removal of foreign bodies from the ears

●Epistaxis Management

●Wound closure/Suturing

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