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SAUNDRA A. SMALL, MSN, BSN, RN

**** ****** ****** ***** ***** Land, TX

Email: adlyfw@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 785-***-**** LICENSES

• NP & RN Licensure (Texas)

• Registered Nurse of the Extended Class (CNO)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graceland University

School of Nursing Independence, MO

Faculty Associate August 2018 – Currently

Provide online course instruction for Graceland University School of Nursing. Promote student success through class instruction, encourage student engagement in the learning process, maintain open communication, and provide evaluative feedback. Facilitate class instruction through the Brightspace learning environment. Communicate effectively with lead faculty and Graceland University administrators.

Runnymede Healthcare Centre

Long Duration & Medically Complex Rehabilitation Toronto, ON Advanced Practice Nurse November 2016 – May 2018

Provided direct care and assessment of patients undergoing rehabilitation from a variety of health conditions including: sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and hip replacement. Collaborated with our multidisciplinary team, conducted wound rounds and implemented necessary interventions in order to provide excellent, professional, and appropriate clinical care. Provided ongoing education and support to patients and their families as they transition from acute care to rehabilitation. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

732-bed U of I Teaching Affiliate & Level I Trauma Center Iowa City, IA Surgical and Neuroscience ICU NP February 2014 – July 2016 Provided direct care to patients with a variety of acute healthcare needs, including acute pain, post- op recovery, subarachnoid hemorrhages, organ transplantation, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, stroke, and other neurological sequelae. Assessed patients independently, collaborated with our multidisciplinary team, and implemented necessary interventions. Administered conscious sedation and monitored patients during interventions and procedures. Provided support to patients and their families in family meetings and during end-of-life care. Precepted, supported, and guided new nurses and medical residents as they established their careers at UIHC. Saundra A. Small Page 2 of 3

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

732-bed U of I Teaching Affiliate & Level I Trauma Center Iowa City, IA Surgical and Neuroscience ICU Staff Nurse August 2012 – January 2014 Provided direct care to patients with a variety of acute healthcare needs, including organ transplantation, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, and neurological sequelae. Performed comprehensive neuro and physical assessments. Administered medications. Obtained past medical health histories. Generated patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, implementations, interventions, nursing diagnoses, and prepared individualized teaching tools. St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center

106-bed Texas A&M Teaching Affiliate & Level 1I Trauma Center Round Rock, TX Trauma ICU Staff Nurse 2011 – 2012

Provided direct care to patients with traumatic injuries and acute cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and renal disorders. Assessed patients, collaborated with physicians, nurses, and staff to provide excellent patient care. Made professional and appropriate clinical observations and executed necessary interventions. Brigham & Women’s Hospital

793-bed Harvard Medical School Teaching Affiliate & Level I Trauma Center Boston, MA Neurosurgical ICU Staff Nurse 2008 – 2011

Completed BWH Critical Care Newly Licensed Nurse Intern Program, a competitive 9-month orientation designed to optimize the successful transition of new nurses into critical care practice. Provided direct care to patients with tumors, arteriovenous malformations, subarachnoid hemorrhages, subdural hematomas, strokes, and a number of unique cases, including anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, Guillain Barre Syndrome, and TB meningitis. EDUCATION

Graceland University Lamoni, IA

Master of Science in Nursing December 2013

Family Nurse Practitioner

University of St. Mary Leavenworth, KS

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, cum laude May 2008 CERTIFICATIONS

• American Nurses Credentialing Center, FNP–BC

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, FNP–C

• Emergency Nurses Association TNCC

• American Heart Association ACLS

• American Heart Association BLS

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PRESENTATIONS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY

• Presenter on Sepsis, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 2016

• Presenter of poster at AANN Annual Conference, 2011

• Member, Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario (NPAO)

• Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

• Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)

• Member, AANN Boston Chapter, 2008-2011

• Precept nurse practitioner students for their elective rotation.