EXPERIENCE
ADVANCED ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSE
PRACTITIONER, UNC REX HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
General Hematology Oncology, Primarily outpatient role, rotating inpatient approximately every 4-6 months. Focus on assessment and management of patients with general hematological and oncological malignancies as well as benign hematological disorders. Experience in surveillance of patients once in remission and leading the survivorship program for my team.
MAY 2012 – JUNE 2014
ONCOLOGY STAFF NURSE, UNC REX HOSPITAL
• Administer chemotherapy according to physician orders and monitor patients during therapy.
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition
• Acted as a patient advocate
• Maintained open communication with medical staff to optimize patient care
FEBRUARY 2010 – MAY 2012
SURG ONC STAFF NURSE, DUKE HOSPITAL
• Train and oversee student nurse interns
• Monitor post op surgical gynecology oncology, plastic, urology, ENT and ophthalmology patients
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions.
APRIL LENKER
adhr8o@r.postjobfree.com
1128 Berwyn
Raleigh, NC 27615
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Master of Science in Nursing, 2014
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2009
PUBLICATIONS
Interventions to Treat Malignant Pleural Effusions: Supportive Care. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 2015; 19(5). April Lenker, RN, MSN, AGNP-BC, Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, and Stephen A. Bernard, MD, FACP
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS
Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - NC Board of Nursing License# 201-***-****- Expiration Date - January 31, 2021 Registered Nurse -NC Board of Nursing
License # 236408 - Expiration Date - January 31, 2021 Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner – July 2019