Nurse Practitioner Health

Kathleen Jo Peacock

**** ***** *****, ****** ******, MD 20910

**********@*****.***

Education

Willamette University, Salem, Oregon May 2002

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland May 2008

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Georgetown University, Washington, DC October 2015

Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse-Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Skills

Wide breadth of midwife nursing experience

Strong assessment skills and clinical judgment

Flexible and good communicator

Sensitive, caring, and detail-oriented

Highly-organized, dedicated, and competent

Professional Experience

Chesapeake Midwifery, Greater Baltimore area July 2024-present

Birth Assistant

•Provide prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care to low risk obstetric patients in a midwife-owned homebirth practice.

Mary’s Center November 2023-July 2024

Certified Nurse-Midwife

•Provide primary, prenatal, postpartum, and gyn care to low risk patients in a federally qualified health center.

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Faculty Advisor August 2022– Present

•Educate students learning clinical assessment skills and teach hand skills for prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum and primary care.

•Collaborate with clinical preceptors and the oversight, coordination, and grading of students’ clinical experience.

Metro Area Midwives and Allied Services (M.A.M.A.S., Inc.), DC metro area

Certified Nurse-Midwife August 2016– Jan 2021

•Provide primary, prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care to low risk obstetric patients in a midwife-owned homebirth practice.

•Perform physical assessments for obstetric and gynecologic patients for annual exams, provide family planning, and manage acute gynecologic complaints.

•Conduct newborn assessments and provide newborn care for first 28 days.

Chesapeake Midwifery, Greater Baltimore area January 2016-July 2016

Birth Assistant

•Provide prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care to low risk obstetric patients in a midwife-owned homebirth practice.

Various clients in the MD/DC area 3/09-10/13

Certified Doula

•Provided prenatal support and education including discussing birth plan, comfort measures, stages of labor, what to expect in hospital, concerns, etc.

•Implemented physical and emotional support throughout labor and delivery.

•Assistance with immediate postpartum transition and breastfeeding support.

•Provided postpartum follow-up including breastfeeding assistance, discussion of birth story, feedback, and locating local resources.

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD 7/09-5/11

Staff Nurse, Cardiac Care Unit

•Implemented comprehensive patient care for 2-3 high acuity patients per 12-hour shift.

•Acted as patient advocate; assessed patient status and notified physicians of clinical changes.

•Member of the Code Blue response team; coordinated with physician and floor nurses to successfully provide ACLS and STEMI protocols.

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 4/08-5/09

Student Coordinator and Birth Companion (student birth doula)

•Executed first contact with inquiring mothers about services provided

•Coordinated exchange between student doulas and perspective clients

•For description of birth companion see certified doula above; services included prenatal education, labor, breastfeeding, and postpartum support.

United States Peace Corps, Ghana, W. Africa 9/02-12/05

Volunteer

•Assisted Ghanaian counselors and medical staff in proposal and grant writing.

•Sourced and monitored expenditure of over $25,000.

•Raised $1,500 in funds for building renovations and supervised the construction progress.

•Participated in 3 HIV/AIDS week long bike rides to educate Ghanaians in rural areas.

•Recruited, trained, and supervised 100 community volunteers in giving HIV education.

•Initiated 5 Youth Clubs with over 200 members, giving monthly workshops on HIV/AIDS and promoting completing education.

•Facilitated the creation of an AIDS orphanage.

Professional Certification and Licensure

Registered Nurse and Nurse Midwife, Maryland, 2009 – present; APRN added in 2016

Registered Nurse and Nurse Midwife, District of Columbia, 2014 – present; APRN added in 2016

Basic Life Support provider since 2006

Neonatal Resuscitation Program provider since 2014

Publications

Peacock, K. (2015). Care of the Woman with Postpartum Hemorrhage. In N. L. Tharpe, C. L. Farley, and R. G. Jordan, Eds. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery and Women's Health, 5th edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, publication date 2016.

Professional Affiliations

American College of Nurse Midwives, National: Member since 2014

American College of Nurse Midwives, DC and Maryland Affiliates: Member since 2014

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