Hannah Anderson MSN, RN, A-GNP
317-***-**** **********@*****.***
Career Objective: Patient focused adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner seeking a position in primary care or specialty care.
Professional Experience
NP student experience
JWM neurology office and hospital – taking patient histories, thorough neuro assessment
Primary care office
Goodman Campbell brain and spine observation
American senior communities
Golden living facility
St Vincent Endocrinology clinic – Diabetes, Thyroid disorder, Weight loss
St Vincent Trauma Neuro ICU August 2020- Present
Care of patients with stroke, brain tumors, VP shunt malfunction, traumatic injuries, seizures.
Assisting with central line placement and care.
Assisting with bolt placement and care.
Assessment, passing medications.
Managing EVD’s and Camino/Licox devices
Managing sedation, cardiac drips, paralytics, and procedural sedation
VAP prevention
NIHSS assessment post-TPA
Hourly neuro and pupilometer checks
Work-up for organ donation
Hooverwood Nursing Home, RN June 2019-April 2020
Direct patient care ADL’s bathing, feeding, providing patient safety
Passing medications
Wound care
Respiratory treatments
Head-to-toe Assessment
Documentation
Communicating with Nurse practitioners and physicians
Communicating with patient families
St. Vincent Hospital Medical ICU, RN March 2016-June 2019
Care of patients with post cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, liver failure, kidney failure, substance overdose, alcohol withdrawal, cancer, and post-surgery
Assessment, passing medications
Catheter placement and care
Assisting with central line placement and care
Managing sedation, cardiac drips, paralysis, and procedural sedation
Small bowel Feeding tube placement and feed management
Bipap and Cpap management
Trach care
Suture removal
Ventilators management and troubleshooting
Respiratory suction and care
Assisting with transporting patients.
Management and tearing down of continuous renal replacement therapy
Using BIS monitor for assessment
Facilitating blood transfusions
St. Vincent Hospital Neurology, RN June 2012 – March 2016
Providing direct patient care
Admission and care for epilepsy monitoring unit
Care for patients with stroke, brain hemorrhage, trauma, post-craniotomy, seizures, Miasthenia gravis, ALS, and Parkinson’s disease
NIH Stroke scale assessment
Small bowel feeding tube placement and management
Charge nurse roll, making assignments, placing new patients, assisting with Code blue emergencies
Passing medications
Assisting with ADL’s
Management of lumbar drains
Charge nurse organized staffing, patient transfers, patient placement, admissions and discharges and communication with staff and administrative representative
Precepting and training new RN’s
Suture and staple removal
Hooverwood Nursing Home, RN June 2010-June 2012
Direct patient care ADL’s bathing, feeding, providing patient safety
Passing medications
wound care
respiratory treatments
Head to toe Assessment
4th Floor Medical Unit at IU Hospital, RN Fall 2010- Fall2011
Direct patient care as a registered nurse.
Drawing labs and evaluating lab results
Caring for patients with infection, encephalopathy, pancreatitis, renal failure and liver failure, and overflow patients from the transplant unit
Assisting with ADL’s.
Passing medications,
performing assessments, and
Computer documentation using Cerner
Hooverwood Nursing Home, CNA
Direct patient care as CNA
Reporting any abnormalities to the RN or LPN
Feeding patients
Using lift equipment to reposition patients and place them in chairs.
Assisting with range of motion exercise and activity times.
Assisting residents with spending time outdoors.
Documentation of ADL’s and I’s and O’s
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marian University, 2010
Masters of Science in Nursing from IUPUI, 2016-2018
oClinical hours at JWM Neurology office and at St. Vincent Hospital in Neurology
Assessed, diagnosed, and treated patients with Parkinsons, seizures, stroke, myasthenia gravis, trigeminal neuralgia, spinal cord injury, and nervous system debility, and pain.
Worked with Dr. Josephson, Dr. Hilburn and their staff.
oClinical hours with NP’s at American Senior communities
Assessed, diagnosed, and treated residents in nursing home and rehab for skin issues, mental health problems, seizures, dementia, and pain.
oClinical hours at St. Vincent Carmel Endocrinology
Diabetes type I and II, education of patients on the freestyle libre, thyroid conditions, and weight loss treatment.
Certification
Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (A-GNP) through AANP, Cert No. AG08180088 (2018-2023)
CPR and AED (BLS) - Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (2020-2022)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (2020-2022)
National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 2020