Registered Nurse Practitioner

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Megan Schwerdtfeger Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

**** * ******** ***, **** Worth TX 76104 727-***-**** *****************@*****.*** Professional Profile

A compassionate ANCC Board-Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of varied comprehensive nursing experience. Provide acute care management and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations including Pulmonary/Critical Care and Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology. In-depth knowledge of Cerner EMR system. Skills & Abilities

Self-motivated professional

Commitment to providing high quality patient care

Strong clinical skills which are enhanced by a natural ability to build rapport with patients and families

Follow evidence-based guidelines blended with clinical experience, personal observation and intuition

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Skilled in motivational interviewing including the ability to listen closely to patients

Experienced in a leadership role

Mentor for graduate nurses

Education

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Masters of Science in Nursing with Honors, December 2017 St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL

Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing with Honors, May 2012 St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL

Associates of Science in Nursing with Honors, May 2010 Experience

Nurse Practitioner – Respiratory Specialists Feb. 2019 - Present

Specialty Pulmonary/Critical care

Acute Care Provider for 300 bed facility with 26 critical care beds

Skills utilized: Attend Rapid Responses, intubations, chest tube 2 P a g e

management, insert small bore feeding tubes, insert IV lines

Perform daily hospital rounds and provide direct medical care

Responsible for writing consultation notes and physician progress notes

Participate in multidisciplinary ICU rounds

Assist with answering pages/patient calls during the day

Exposure to outpatient pulmonary services

Commonly treated pulmonary disease processes include asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, pleural effusions, lung mass, pulmonary nodules and atypical mycobacterium infections

Educate patient and families on acute illness, critical care illness, pulmonary diseases and management

Nurse Practitioner – West Florida Cardiovascular Center Apr. 2018 – Jan. 2019

Specialty Cardiovascular/Interventional Cardiology

Acute Care and Outpatient setting

Perform daily hospital rounds

Responsible for writing consultation notes and physician progress notes in collaboration with supervising physician

Perform outpatient follow up visits and manage outpatient concerns

Educate patients and families on cardiac catheterization procedures, renal angiogram and carotid angiograms

Triage patient telephone calls in the outpatient setting Critical Care Nurse II – BayCare Health System, Mease Countryside Jan. 2015 - Apr. 2018

Provide comprehensive nursing care to the critically ill with varying Diagnoses in the general medical ICU

Interact with patients and families to provide support

Explain medical procedures and treatments

Ensure open communication with physicians regarding patient status

Preceptor for new employees

Relief Charge Nurse on a rotation basis, supervising 6 registered nurses and up to 12 critical care patients

Clinical Nurse II – BayCare Health System, Morton Plant Hospital 2014-2015

Medical/Surgical/Remote Telemetry registered Nurse for up to 6 patients

Skills utilized include IV line insertion, insertion of indwelling foley catheters, insertion of nasogastric tubes, suture removal and wound dressing changes. 3 P a g e

Team Lead Registered Nurse – Laser Spine Institute 2012-2014

Ambulatory surgery center specializing in spine surgical services

Diligently performed in the pre-operative, operative and PACU areas

Served in a leadership role

Registered Nurse – HCA, Medical Center of Trinity/Community Hospital 2010-2012

Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Unit

Preceptor for new nurses

Certifications & Licenses

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Board Certified Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

License number 201-***-****, Expires January 2023

Advanced Practiced Registered Nurse, State of Texas

License number: 1011653; Expires May 2021

Advanced Practiced Registered Nurse, State of Florida

License number APRN 9309810; Expires April 2022

Registered Nurse, Multi-State License (State of Florida)

License number RN 9309810

American Heart Association

ACLS/BLS Certifications

Expires January 2022

Awards & Recognition

Chosen as the Representative for Nursing for BayCare Advertising Campaign in 2017

WOW Nursing Excellence Award; Mease Countryside Hospital, February 2017

LSI Care Award, Laser Spine Institute, November 2013

LSI CEO Award, Laser Spine Institute, May 2012

References

Available upon request

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