Registered Nurse

KARA L. GAUGER

***** ****** **. ****** ****, MI *9456 H: 616-***-**** ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated registered nurse with nine years experience in acute care settings. Specializing in emergency and trauma care with experience in oncology, neurology, and traumatic brain injury. Clinical manager, Case Manager, and charge nurse experience.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse Professional License –Michigan

• ACLS –Advanced Cardiac Life Support-American Heart Association

• BLS-Basic Life Support-American heart Association

• TNCC-Trauma Nursing Core Course

• ENPC-Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course

WORK HISTORY

Registered Nurse -Emergency Department Mercy Hospital 7/2017-Present

• Review, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

• Assists physician during examination, treatment and procedures

• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses, conditions, and physician orders

• Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with patients, families, visitors and other employees

• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans

• Implement trauma protocols when indicated.

RN -Case Manager- Mercy Homecare 6/2015- 7/2017

• Manage Caseload of 20 to 30 patients with and average of 6 home visits per day.

• Educate patients and family members on all aspects of patients care.

• Assessing patients, preforming wound care, PICC line care, running infusions and assisting with medications.

• Assist patient in creating a plan and goal for recovery and implementing that plan to achieve desired outcomes

RN Staff Nurse -Michigan Pain Consultants. 6/2014-5/2015

• Provide care to patients with chronic and acute pain.

• Administer conscious sedation under the direction of the anesthesiologist.

• Monitor patients before, during and after invasive procedures. intervening when necessary.

• Assist with invasive procedures including trail stimulator implants and kyphoplasty .

• Triage and assess patients Educate patients on pain management, medications and procedures.

• Work with anesthesiologist to create a plan of care for patients.

• Assume the roll of charge nurse in recovery bay. RN-Staff nurse-Spectrum Health -Butterworth Hospital 05/2013 to 06/2014

• Facilitated planning/problem solving of daily operations, priorities of patient services, & emergent/urgent care.

• Provided care for post -operative patients.

• Administered and monitored chemotherapy treatments, adjusting treatments as needed.

• Worked with clients to transition to new therapies and treatments. Assessed clients, monitor lab values, and implement doctors orders.

• Counseled and educated patients about recent diagnosis and treatment plans. RN-Contingent staff nurse -Mercy Hospital-Oncology and Hospice 11/2012 to 05/2013

• Assessed clients, monitored lab values, and implemented doctors orders.

• Provided care for clients and provided end of life care when necessary.

• Monitored and adjusted patient medication treatment as needed.

• Monitored telemetry, reading and interpreting rhythm strips.

• Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care. Closely monitored acute conditions.

RN - Staff nurse -Beaumont Hospital 03/2012 to 05/2013

• Worked one on one with clients who have had a TBI, SCI, stroke or amputation.

• Implemented multidisciplinary interventions with doctors and therapists.

• Assisted attending physician with medical trials.

• Participated in weekly rounds with doctors and therapists.

• Assumed the role of charge nurse on a weekly basis.

• Worked with residents to correct and adjust care plans as needed

• Worked with and cared for the patient 's family, as injuries were highly traumatic Worked with patients to transition to new lifestyle in post-injury life.

• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials.

RN - Clinical manager -Aegis Health perspectives - Spinal Cord Injury Specialists 11/2011 to 03/2012

• On call nurse 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Specialized skills in spinal cord injury with a focus in brain injury.

• Managed, mentored, trained and preceptor for over fifty nurses and high tech health aides.

• Conducted training for both in-service and new clinical skills. Developed and updated care plans for over thirty long-term clients.

• Facilitated programming meetings with nurses and health aides.

• Opened new client cases working closely with case managers and hospital staff to ease transition. Nataki Talibah School of Detroit - Charter School – Detroit MI classroom teacher, 08/2004 to 06/2008 EDUCATION

Associates: Applied Science of Nursing, 2011 Henry Ford Community College - Dearborn, MI Bachelors of Science: Elementary Education Minors: Science, English, Art, 2004 Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI

Member of student nurse association.

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