Brenna L. Ruckman

303-***-****

adfvyt@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Work in a supportive, caring environment, to serve and heal our clients. PROFILE:

Volunteered at Avista Hospital for 2 years while in school Nursing Assistant for 5 years at St Anthony Central Graduated from Front Range Community College

EDUCATION:

Associates of Science in Nursing June 2000

Front Range Community College

EXPERIENCE:

North Suburban Medical Center June 2004 to Present Cath Lab- RN July 2016- Present

Circulating Left heart caths, Right heart caths, Pacemakers, loop recorders, peripheral, PCI, pericardiocentesis,

Monitoring all cases

Pre/Post cath lab patients, groin management, Sheath pull, radial bands, ACLS meds and gtts, vents, A-lines, IV starts, DC instructions, follow up phone calls and putting charts together for the next day, prepping patients for procedures

OR- RN July 2015- 2016

Circulating for GYN, total joints, spine, general surgery, neuro Assist with intubation, spinal injections

Pre-Op/PACU -RN June 2012- July 2015

Admitting, history taking and using meditech for computer software Starting IV's, drawing labs, giving IV meds, EKG

Education about surgery and what to expect

Monitoring after sx - tele, airway, vents, chest tubes. A-lines, foley, jp, CPM Float Pool- RN

Tele- tele monitoring, prep for cath, care of post-op cath, EKG Med/ surg/ ortho- care of pre/post surgical backs/hips/knees, abd surgeries, ETOH, work with pain pumps, foot pumps, ortho- pats, cont pulse ox Neuro- r/o cva, neuro assessments

Peds- iv insertions and administration of meds, cont pulse ox, tele monitor, conscious sedation, take care of asthma, bronchiolitis, gastroenteritis, croup, otitis media, sepsis

Porter, St Joseph, North Suburban June 2003 to June 2004 Agency RN - All About Staffing

Med/ surg/ ortho

Worked 4-6week periods at a time per hospital

Lutheran Medical Center June 2001 to June 2003

RN - Step down unit- ISCU

Stable vents

Trach care and reinsertion

Neuro assessments and surgeries: endarterectomy

Chest tube

Vascular surgeries and bypasses

St. Anthony Central Hospital June 1995 to June 2000 CNA - Tele unit

Tele tech/ EKG

Vital signs, diabetic, febrile seizures, lymphoma

Nursery- well babies, newborn assessment, teaching breast feeding tech.