Registered Nurse Practitioner

Michelle Irwin

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OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a challenging clinical position as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner where my knowledge and experience is maximized to provide excellent patient care to acutely or critically ill adults.

LICENSURE:

Registered Nurse, Tennessee State Board of Nursing, September 2010

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: eligible to sit for certification examination through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), August 2011

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider, August 2009 – present

• Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Provider, February 2011 – present

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider, March 2011 – present

EDUCATION:

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN

Master of Science in Nursing, 2009-2011

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN

Master of Science in Psychology, summa cum laude, 2008-2009

Harding University, Searcy, AR

Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1996-2000

Major: Criminal Justice

GRADUATE EXPERIENCE:

ACNP Specialty Practica in MSN Program (unsalaried)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Pulmonary Critical Care Service

James J. Tolle, M.D. – Summer 2011, 260 hours

Proficient in:

• Obtaining health histories

• Independently performing complete and focused physical examinations

• Obtaining and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests

• Providing patient information and health promotion

• Applying pharmacologic principles to patient care situations

• Documenting and billing for patient care

• Episodic and chronic management in the outpatient setting, with a focus on pulmonary disease

• Interpretation of pulmonary function tests, chest x-rays, and other radiologic tests

• Consulting on hospitalized patients with pulmonary problems, and counseling health care professionals on other specialty teams regarding recommendations for therapeutic management

• Management of patients in the hospital intensive care setting, including mechanically ventilated patients

ACNP Specialty Practica in MSN Program (unsalaried)

Veterans Administration, Nashville, TN

Diabetes & Endocrinology

Debra Greenspan, RN, ANP-BC – Spring 2011, 210 hours

Additionally proficient in:

• Managing care of patients with diabetes and other endocrine disorders

ACNP Specialty Practica in MSN Program (unsalaried)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Medical Intensive Care Unit

K. Melissa Smith, RN, ANP-BC – Spring 2011, 70 hours

ACNP Specialty Practica in MSN Program (unsalaried)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Neurology Intensive Care Unit

Josh Squiers, RN, ACNP-BC – Fall 2000, 80 hours

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

Tennessee Women’s Care, P.C., Brentwood, TN

Registered Nurse

September 2010 – present

Medical Assistant

March 2007 – June 2009

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Iota Chapter, inducted March 2011

• American Nurses Association/Tennessee Nurses Association, member, May 2011 – present

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, member, May 2011 – present

• American College of Nurse Practitioners, student member, May 2011 – present

REFERENCES:

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