Nurse Practitioner Nursing

Kara Bales, MSN, FNP-BC

**** ******** ****, ****** ** 60503

630-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Licensure:

ANCC-Family Nurse Practitioner Certification

APN License

DEA license

R.N. License

Languages: English & Spanish

Education:

Chamberlain College of Nursing MSN/FNP

Graduated: April 2017 GPA: 3.89

Aurora University

BSN-Bachelors of Science in Nursing GPA: 3.8

Graduated March 2011

Waubonsee Community College

Associate degree of Science in Nursing

Graduated: May 2007

Work Experience

VNA Health 2017-Present

Family Nurse Practitioner/ANCC Board Certified

Perform full physical exams, order labs, diagnostics and medications. Manage patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Conduct mandated school health screenings and physicals. Ensure compliance with age appropriate preventive health measures. Developed clinical processes and improvements associated with patient appointments, documentation, and billing. Involved in ongoing development and use of electronic medical record for patient information. Monitor patient responses to treatment and make changes as needed. Collaborated with insurance companies to provide support for prescribed medications. Average 25-35 patients per day.

Loyola University Health Systems 2012-2017

Heart Transplant/CCU/ICU Charge RN

Assisting adult patients who are critically ill including those with endocrine, cardiac, and peripheral vascular disorders requiring intensive care. Establishing priorities of care, performing daily assessments and organizing and utilizing nursing care plans. Additional skills demonstrated: administering medications, injections, IVs, tracheotomy care, ventilator care, intra-aortic balloon pumps, LVADs, impellas, titration of cardiac, sedation and paralytic medications, dressing changes, 12 lead EKG’s. Working in a team environment and demonstrating client advocacy. Active participant in discharge planning and discharge education for patient including follow up visits. Collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary team of medical and healthcare professionals comprised of physicians, nurse manager, dietitian, social worker, case manager and physical therapists to provide quality and continuity of care. Served as acting charge nurse organizing staff/patient assignments and patient care. Performed rounds during the shift to ensure that proper care was being applied and nursing personnel were performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Collaborated with treatment team in order to provide high quality, individualized are for our clients.

Advocate Home Health 04/2015-05/2016

Home Health-RN

Provided nursing care to patients in their homes. Collaborated and supported plan of care as determined by the physician and healthcare team; treated patients accordingly as approved by the physician. Performed periodic re-evaluation of the patient as necessary and made adjustments in the patient’s treatment program. Provided treatment to patients per protocols, utilizing OASIS assessment and documentation. Performed on-going periodic system assessment and data collection in a systemic manner, focusing on: psychological, psychosocial, cultural spiritual and cognitive status.

Good Samaritan Hospital 04/2009-5/2012

Ortho/Neuro/Truama-RN

Provided pre and post-operative nursing care for 5-6 adult and geriatric patients with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions including lumbar laminectomies fusions, anterior/posterior cervical discectomies and fusions, total joint replacements, open reduction external fixation surgeries for fractures. Care of patients with trauma injuries including wound assessments and dressing changes. Care of patients with external skeletal traction. Care of patients with drainage collection devices, hemovacs, orthopats, and chest tubes.

Dreyer Medical Clinic 12/2007-12/2009

Outpatient medical clinic and immediate care-RN

Provided nursing care for adult and pediatric patients in the primary care setting care for those with chronic diseases and those who were acutely ill. Assessed and triaged critically ill patients for transfer. Experience in IV therapy, mixing meds, IM and subcutaneous injections, blood draws, interpretation of labs, notifying patients of lab results, heart monitoring, 12 lead EKG, post mold applications.

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