Family Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Education
Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT May 2020
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner GPA 3.94
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, induction March 2020
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT May 2011
Clinical Experience
Fellowship Rotation • 150 hours Spring 2020
Emergency Department, The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Clinical Rotations • 120 hours (each)
Women’s Health, Women’s Health Group Fall 2019
Pediatric Primary Care, ProHealth Physicians Spring 2019
Family Primary Care, HHCMG Fall 2018
Emergency Department, St. Mary’s Hospital Summer 2018
Licensure & Certifications
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse • State of Connecticut
Licensed Registered Nurse • State of Connecticut
Advanced Cardiac Life Support • March 2019- current
Basic Life Support • September 2020- current
Trauma Nursing Core Course • May 2017- current
Pediatric Advanced Life Support • May 2020- current
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Clinical Skill
Proficient at obtaining complete and focused H&P and performing advance assessment skills. Experience developing evidence-based and patient-centered treatment plans. Implementing guideline-focused preventative care while encouraging holistic wellness. Self-motivated with strong skill in communication and patient education of all-ages, along with being flexible and quick to adapt to new environment and situations. Practice with interpreting diagnostics including lab results, basic XR, and ECG, along with exposure to procedures and orthopedic intervention.
Professional Experience
May 2013 – Present
Waterbury Hospital, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Functions as a staff, triage, precepting or charge nurse in the department while positively contributing to department flow and unique patient needs. Completes thorough and focused assessments and manages patients across the lifespan with various illnesses and levels of acuity. Skilled in placement of IVs; proficient at managing IVs, central lines, IOs, splints, chest tubes, etc. Competent with pain management and assisting with conscious sedation for procedures. Well-practiced critical thinking skills and treatment of patients in life-threatening situations (i.e.: cardiac and respiratory arrest, myocardial infarction, overdose, traumas, rapid infusion). Responsive to patient status changes and works diligently to achieve stability.
January 2016 – May 2019
Hartford Hospital, SURGICAL-TRAUMA ICU REGISTERED NURSE
Continuous comprehensive assessment and management with multiple illnesses/injuries with a focused population being surgical, trauma, vascular and transplants. Management of invasive lines and monitors to interpret data and report concerning status changes to provider. Skilled at balancing patient wakefulness, sedation, and pain control, while titrating medication for blood pressure and heart rate stability. Competent in performing arterial sticks and assisting practitioners with procedures. Educated and supported patients and families throughout their ICU stay.
June 2011 – May 2013
Waterbury Hospital, MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND ORTHOPEDIC FLOAT POOL REGISTERED NURSE
Completed head-to-toe assessments and thorough patient education while integrating care and management of basic and complex needs and facilitating progress toward patient discharge.
Scholarship, Presentations & Memberships
Brown, A. Decreasing Door-to-Electrocardiogram Time for Walk-In Emergency Department Patients. Doctor of Nursing
Practice Quality Improvement Project, completed May 2020 at MidState Medical Center.
Brown, A. & Drummey, M. Improving HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Awareness in Primary Care. Interprofessional poster
Presentation, May 2019.
Member of The Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Society.
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Objective
To secure a position as a Family Nurse Practitioner where I can manage a variety of patients and situations, my skillset can advance, and I can be a positive addition to the team and health care system.
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