CARA HAMMERL
Registered Nurse
PROFILE
Experienced in healthcare data entry and retrieval. Competent in providing excellent care to meet and exceed clients’ physiological, psychological, social, and cultural needs.
Continuing education to receive a bachelor’s degree in nursing and certifications in a specialty.
Strong interest in improving communication through unit-based counsel and evidence-based practice.
CONTACT
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EMAIL:
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PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Solid communication skills from >10 years in customer service
Empathy & compassion for the art of nursing practice
Quick response to emergent situations
Training with conflict resolution
EDUCATION
Denver College of Nursing- ADN to BSN
2021-2023
Denver College of Nursing- ADN
2017 - 2019
3.6 GPA
Pikes Peak Community College –
2011 - 2014
General Courses
Nursing Prerequisites
CNA courses
WORK EXPERIENCE
UCHealth Memorial Central 3East Med/Surg Registered Nurse
2021-currently
Providing Patient care in an acute care setting. Med/Surg Unit with patients requiring isolation precautions, having mental status changes, and various types of wounds. Offering comfort care to patients with hospice orders. Monitoring patients for deterioration, and escalating care when appropriate. Administering medications through various routes, regulating insulin, heparin, & analgesic drips.
Sky Ridge Medical Center Progressive Care Registered Nurse
2019–2021
Performing sterile procedures; wound care, tracheostomy care, PICC line dressing changes, foley insertion, administering cardiac drips, primary/piggybacks/TPN, inserting intravenous lines, delivering enteral nutrition via NG-tube and G-tube, and administering medications (IV, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, topical, transdermal, and oral). Monitoring telemetry and providing neurological care. Familiar with admission, focused assessments, and reassessment determined by the plan of care.
Cedar Springs Behavior Health Hospital Mental Health Specialist
2012–2016
Monitor the client’s behavior and progress during treatment, collaborate with a care team to provide Psych-educational groups, crisis prevention, and 1:1 supervision.
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
Registered Nurse- Colorado State Board of Nursing -Expires 9/2023
BLS - American Heart Association expires 6/2023