Kristen Berry, APRN-BC, MSN, RN

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Harrison, OH 45030

Phone: 513-***-****

Email: adsnpc@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

A dedicated, detail-oriented professional who is highly motivated with extensive medical experience. A compassionate Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who has experience in the clinical settings providing adult acute nursing care.

Core Qualifications

• Licensed Acute Care Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner through ANCC

• DEA licensure

• ECMO trained specialist

• Licensed Registered Nurse in Ohio

• Patient and family focused

• Strong Clinical Judgment

• Management of IABP, Impella’s and ECMO support

• Manage patients on hypothermia protocol

• Manage Continuous renal replacement therapy

• Manage ventilators

• Assess diagnose, and establishes a plan of care directed towards diagnosis

• Culturally competent care

• Telemedicine provider for Ohio, Indiana and New Hampshire CLINICAL WORKING EXPERIENCE

Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner March 2022-present Theoria Medical, LLC

• Conduct consultations via phone, video or asynchronously based on state telemedicine regulations

• Provides care using EMR

• Evaluate patient records, diagnosing, treating and prescribing medications

• Responds to nursing questions in LTAC and SNF facilities

• Responds to patients having questions related to their care

• Follows best practices and policies for diagnosis and treatment

• Excellent written and verbal skills

• Pending multiple state licensures

Acute Care Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner August 2018 to present The Christ Hospital – Cincinnati, OH

• Admits and discharges patients to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

• Assess, diagnose and implement a plan of care directed towards the admitting diagnosis

• ECMO trained specialist

• Manages critically ill adults on mechanical circulatory support with IABP, Impella’s and ECMO

• Manages critically ill adults on mechanical ventilator support

• Prescribes inotropic support to heart failure patients

• Ability to place swan ganz catheters, central venous access catheters and arterial lines

• Assists with placement on ECMO support

• Prescribes vasopressors for critically ill adults

• Manages post STEMI and NSTEMI patients prior to and after cath lab interventions

• Manages cardiogenic shock patients

• Manages LVAD patients

Nurse Practitioner-Clinical Adjunct Faculty August 2019 to Present

Northern Kentucky University

• Oversee nurse practitioner (NP) students in their clinical rotation in an ICU/ED/Urgent care setting

• Assist the NP student in taking a history and physical assessment, written and verbal communication

• Assist the NP student in applying and interpreting diagnostic testing and utilize critical thinking

• Assist the NP student in developing an appropriate differential and provisional diagnoses based on the history and physical

• Assist the NP student in developing a preliminary patient specific evidence bases management plan that is comprehensive and incorporates health promotion, disease prevention, cultural diversity, and age specific aspects

• Assist the NP student in evaluating effectiveness and outcomes of interventions

• Mentor the NP student through their clinical experience

• Assist the NP student in collaborating with their preceptor and healthcare team Registered Nurse - Adult Acute Care October 2008 to 2018 The Christ Hospital – Cincinnati, OH

• Manages care for acute care patients in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

• Develops patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses

• Instructs patients and family members on proper discharge care

• Makes appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting bedside cardiac monitors

• Ability to manage patients on ventilators with endotracheal tubes and tracheostomies

• Manages patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

• Manages patients with Intraaortic balloon pump

• Manages patients with Swan Ganz Catheters

• Assists doctors with procedures

• Manages hypothermia protocol on patients post arrest

• Manages chest tubes

• Manages external and temporary pacemakers

Registered Nurse- Clinical Adjunct January 2016 and August 2016 The Christ College of Nursing – Cincinnati, OH

• Educate nursing students in proper skills

• Oversee medication administration

• Oversee specific delegations the nursing students may provide to one another

• Assist with management of the patients

• Assist with critical thinking skills

• Assist with time management skills

Registered Nurse - Kidney transplant and renal patients December 2006-2008 The Christ Hospital – Cincinnati, OH

• Managed care for kidney transplant patients

• Managed care for renal failure patients

• Developed care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses

• Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care

• Prepared kidney recipients from cadavers

• Managed peritoneal dialysis and manual exchanges Nursing Student - Adult Care September 2003 to July 2006 The Christ Hospital-Cincinnati, OH

• Performed basic physical assessments of adults

• Documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care

• Provided patient/family education on topics including basic care needs, pain management, and nutrition

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Nursing: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 2018 Bachelors of Science, Nursing

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2010

Diploma of Nursing: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Christ Hospital School of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH, 2006 CERTIFICATIONS

• Acute Care Adult Gerontology Nurse practitioner-active

• Ohio Registered Nurse-active

• Active DEA license

• Basic Life Support for healthcare providers

• Acute Care Life Support for healthcare providers

• ECMO trained specialist

• Left Ventricular Assist Device trained

References Available Upon Request

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