Registered Nurse
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Hookerton, NC *****
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LAIKIN MCKENZI BOLLES
OBJECTIVE
Looking for a Registered Nurse position to further my career in health care.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
I work well with others and I can communicate effectively.
I am motivated, organized, and I enjoy work that is hands on.
I can work diligently under pressure and I am very flexible.
I learn quickly and I am eager to learn new skills.
I can multi-task, follow directions well, and I like to work in fast paced environments.
I have experience working in the health care field.
I enjoy helping others that cannot fully help themselves.
Safe medication administration.
Inserting and removing Foley catheters.
Initiating and discontinuing intravenous therapy.
Dressing changes.
Developing and following individualized care plans.
Carrying out physician's orders.
Completing head to toe assessments on patients.
Interpreting lab values.
Interpreting EKG rhythm strips.
Functioning in the role of a patient advocate.
Interacting with patient family members in stressful and emergency situations.
I have also gained experience in rapid responses and code blues.
EXPERIENCE
REGISTERED NURSE – CELL STAFF – CASWELL DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
October 2022-Present
Work in the roles of charge nurse, acute care nurse, and chronic care nurse.
Work in the hospital setting on campus.
Tend to acutely ill and chronically ill developmentally disabled residents.
Work alongside PT, OT, ST, CNA staff, and physicians to meet the life plan needs of residents.
Redirect and de-escalate combative/mental health behaviors.
Administer medications via PEG tubes, Mickey Buttons, orally, IM, and IV.
Tracheostomy care.
Treat nonverbal residents.
Chart via paper charting.
Lab draws.
Schedule x-rays.
Run code blues.
Help develop care plans for residents.
Administer subcutaneous fluid.
Prepare residents for outpatient appointments.
Obtain vital signs.
Perform full body assessments.
Vaccine administration.
Covid testing and initiating quarantine of residents.
Assess medical emergencies and make decision of whether to treat in house or if there is need for a higher level of care.
Triage other employees for Covid symptoms and/or employee injury – treat per protocol or send to outpatient treatment.
REGISTERED NURSE – SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH CARE – MAURY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
July 2022-September 2022
Manage calls to triage offenders from other prisons.
Advise other camps of how to treat triaged offender based on nursing protocols.
Segregation checks to ensure safety of all inmates in restrictive housing.
Medication administration.
Perform as the treatment nurse.
Administer breathing treatments, wound care.
Follow nursing protocols to treat acute issues in offenders.
Obtain weights and vital signs.
Work alongside physician during weekly clinic.
Run code blues.
Screen offenders after fires, fights, or uses of force.
Treat emergency situations with offenders based on nursing protocols.
Monitor and treat suicidal inmates.
Blood sugar checks and insulin administration.
Annual PPD administration and reading.
Colostomy care.
Vaccine administration.
Covid testing and initiating quarantine of offenders.
Assess medical emergencies and make decision of whether to treat in house or if there is need for a higher level of care.
REGISTERED NURSE – CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER – ONCOLOGY & MEDICAL/SURGICAL
January 2021-Present
Assess patients for changes in status
Admit patients to inpatient Oncology unit
Admission assessments
Medication administration (PO, IM, IV, etc)
Access and deaccess central lines (PICC, Port, etc)
Central line dressing changes
Blood draws via central lines
Monitor patients for side effects of chemotherapy and radiation
Blood administration
Monitor and titrate Heparin Drips
Administer pain medication via PCA and monitor patients
Discharge patients
Administer tube feedings/TPN via central lines and PEG tubes
Tracheostomy care
Ostomy care
Assist patients to the bathroom
Activate rapid response/code blues in emergencies
Communicate with physicians • Communicate with PT, OT, RT, ST.
Communicate with other interdisciplinary team members
Monitor strict intake and output
Insulin administration
Administration of bowel preps for colonoscopies
Keeping patients NPO for procedures
Wound care
Post-surgical care
Maintaining sterile technique for bedside procedures
Inserting IV’s and Foley catheters
In and out catheterization for urine specimens
Testing stool for occult blood
Assessing patients for signs/symptoms of a stroke
Transfer patients to higher level of care when necessary
Communicate with patient and families about patient status
Hospice/comfort care
Float to other units of the hospital to take assignments (IMC, Tele, Surgical, etc)
Documentation via EMR
REGISTERED NURSE - CRYSTAL BLUFFS REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER
October 2020-February 2021
Medication administration
Administration of IV medications via central lines
Resident assessments and following resident care plans
Wound care
Notifying physician of changes in resident status
Assessing residents for need to be transferred to the hospital
Assisting residents to the bathroom
Resident transfers, ambulation, etc.
Documentation via EMR
Counting narcotics with second nurse to ensure accurate amount
Administration of tube feeds via PEG tubes
Assuming care of COVID patients
Administration of breathing treatments
Ostomy care
Hospice care
Communication with resident’s families
Delegation of tasks to CNA
Intramuscular injections
Lab draws, collecting specimens for lab results
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - CRYSTAL BLUFFS REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER
October 2018-October 2020
Change incontinent residents.
Assist residents to the bathroom.
Feed residents.
Obtain vital signs.
Report changes to the nurse.
Monitor residents for changes.
Turn total care residents every two hours.
Ensure resident safety.
Empty foley catheters/condom catheters.
Administer direct resident care.
Bathe residents.
Empty urinals.
Answer call bells.
Redirect confused/combative residents.
Interact with residents and family.
EDUCATION
CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE – ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE NURSING
500+ hours of clinical experience rotating through the Emergency Room, Progressive Care Unit, Second Medical Unit, Critical Care Unit, Third Surgical Unit, and Oncology unit of Carteret Health Care of Morehead City, NC; clinical rotation to Crystal Coast Hospice House of Morehead City, NC; clinical rotation on 3IMC of Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern, NC; clinical rotation through Maternal Child Health of Onslow Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville, NC; assessment of a pediatric client at Carteret Community College.
Health education at the Beach House Psychosocial Center in Morehead City, NC on “Reducing Anxiety” and the Diabetic Learning Center of Morehead City, NC on “Diabetes Management.”
Shadowed for 4 hours in the Emergency Department of Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, NC on January 4th, 2017.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Stroke screening at Carteret Health Care: I helped take blood pressures while my co-worker went through a stroke risk exam with the clients.
Health screening for Carteret County Head Start programs: I worked with children and their families to go through two questionnaires for developmental growth, obtain height and weight of each child, and I assessed each child’s vision and hearing.
Flu shot clinic at Carteret Community College: I obtained blood pressures and blood sugar levels for clients after they had received their flu shot.
I created a poster with a group to educate Psychiatric clients at The Beach House establishment in Morehead City, NC. I also helped create a poster for a Breast Cancer Awareness public speaker.
CERTIFICATIONS
•NC Registered Nurse License
License Number: 327991
Obtained: October 7th, 2020
Expires: August 31st, 2024
•BLS Healthcare Provider CPR certification. Obtained: October of 2013.
Renewed: July 20th, 2020.
Expires: July 20th, 2024.
•WOCN Wound Treatment Associate
Obtained: August 29th, 2021
Expires: August 29th, 2025
•NIH Stroke Scale
Obtained: November 17th, 2021
Expires: November 17th, 2023
ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy
Obtained: July 1, 2022
Expires: July 1, 2024
CPI
Obtained: October 2022
Expires: October 2023
REFERENCES
JENNIFER RUST
Assistant Unit Manager – Carolina East Medical Center
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MARY JENKINS
Nursing Supervisor – Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
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CAMELLA MARCOM
ADN Nursing Instructor – Carteret Community College
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TRICIA AUD
ADN Nursing Instructor – Carteret Community College
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