LAUREN BATEMAN, MS, RN

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Cell: 410-371-5948___________________________________LaurenMBateman2@gmail.com

HIGHLIGHTS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 10/08-2/11

Neuropsychiatric Staff Nurse, fulltime

This is a large voluntary acute psychiatric unit.

There are often patients with death and dying issues we help as an interdisciplinary team. As a RN, I provide holistic compassionate services.

Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD 6/5/06-12/09

Psychiatric Nurse (PRN status)

Private Practice, Your Rx 4 Health, Reisterstown, MD 4/30/06-present

Holistic Nurse

I provide counseling and referral services to some patients with hospice needs.

CCBC-Catonsville School of Nursing

Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Instructor and Lab Assistant 8/01-5/03

Clinical was on 36 bed medical-surgical unit, with periodic hospice appropriateness and subsequent referral advocated as a RN.

University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 8/03-5/05

Associate Faculty, Clinical Instructor

Managed eight to ten students for psychiatric nursing care instruction at Walter P. Carter Center, Baltimore, MD and Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Ellicott City, MD

Influenced and measured achievement of clinical competency and writing skills.

Trained students in the laboratory and performed competency evaluations of clinical skills for hundreds of nursing students.

Did all day trainings to boost competency, morale and compassionate care for the State.

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University of Maryland Medical Systems, Kernan Hospital, Baltimore, MD 12/95-1/99

Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

Negotiated the expansion of a team to evaluate and treat for hundreds of psychiatric consultations which included evaluations, guidance with care and direct care.

Solely provided 20 + consultations per month, achieving over 70% follow-up.

Selected to Associate Faculty appointment with the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Nursing for didactic teaching of clinical nursing students visiting Kernan.

Tracked consistent positive results using a wide variety of interventions including hospice modalities, crisis intervention, family therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, stress management, and triage/referral.

Siegel & Thomas Health Care Group, Psychotherapy Practice, Ellicott City, MD 1/90-4/96

Nurse Psychotherapist

Provided evaluations and psychotherapy, six to eight sessions per week, treating approximately two to three new clients per week.

Incorporated cardiac and thermal biofeedback, relationship healing techniques, stress reduction strategies, and taught positive life skills using their strengths and talents to clients, couples, and families.

The following Johns Hopkins Hospital positions were successive and promotional, working for Shirley Sohmer and Judy Rohde from August of 1982 until July of 1992:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neuroscience Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nurse

Role functions included direct and indirect nursing care including guiding staff and providing relaxation work to dying patients, family support group lead, mind-body interventions taught per patient request with amazing shortened healing time and less use of pain Rx outcomes, diagnosing medical from mental conditions, triaging, behavior plans, and anxiety/stress reduction for patients, families and staff groups.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Clinical Care Coordinator

Collaborated on designing and using an acuity tool with the staff daily to effect keeping all 4 units safe with admissions using the acuity information.

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Senior Clinical Nurse

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neuroscience Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Senior Clinical Nurse

EDUCATION

Master of Science, University of Maryland at Baltimore, MD 1987

Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist & Consultation-Liaison Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Maryland at Baltimore, MD 1982

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse, MD Board of Nursing, R079495 1982-active

American Heart Association Basic Life Support Instructor Expires 12/12

American Hypnosis Training Academy, Inc., Certification 2003

2005-review

Certified Stepfamily Foundation Coach 2000

RECENT TRAININGS

Positive Psychology Updates

Negative Thinking Transformation

Alternative Modalities to Good Health

Trauma Recovery ModelLauren Bateman page 4 of 4

VOLUNTEER WORK

I served very actively on the Howard County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition in 2005 and several of us, me being one of them, successfully strategically effected the School Board to

drastically improve the food and drinks in cafeterias, vending machines and at games for the next five years.

I have taught stress management, particularly a powerful relaxation breathing exercise, to groups of substance abusers in recovery in Howard County for the past few years.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Nurses Association, Maryland Nurses Association 1983-active

American Holistic Nurses Association 2005-active

Stepfamily Foundation, NY, NY 2000-present

National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists 2004-present

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