Registered Nurse Nursing
Resume:
Paula Bowman, BSN
Memphis, TN 38122
**********@*****.***
Objective
Registered nurse seeking a position within a progressive medical health center.
Summary of Qualifications
Advocate for patients’ rights; strive to understand patients’ needs and concerns.
Hardworking and energetic; flexible and easily adjusts to changes in work schedule or environment.
Maintain critical thinking skills essential to providing competent and dignified patient care.
Personable with a positive attitude, interface professionally with patients, families and nursing staff.
Team leader with ability to manage a positive working environment that uplifts patients’ spirits.
Work Experience
Registered Nurse, CVSD
03/2010 – present Germantown Methodist Hospital
Provide nursing care for patients with congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarctions, heart dysrhythmias and recent cardiac surgeries as well as acute renal failure, stroke and gastrointestinal bleeds.
Educate patients and their families on disease processes, diagnostic procedure and surgeries.
Administer medications.
Recommended and implemented changes to the medical doctor regarding patient status resulting in a higher standard of patient care.
RN/CVSD (PRN)
01/2010-03/2010 Methodist North
Provided nursing care on occasional shifts as PRN nurse while working full time at Baptist until full time position opened at CVSD Methodist Germantown.
RN/Pacu and Uro Center
04/2009-10/2009 East Memphis Surgery Center
Provided pre and post-operative nursing care for surgery patients ranging from children to geriatrics. Operative procedures involved abdominal, musculoskeletal, cosmetic and urological procedures.
Educate patients and families on disease process, caring for post-operative wounds, administering medication and when to return for follow up with doctor.
RN/CVSD
03/2008-03/2010 Baptist East
Provided nursing care for cardiac patients who had recently undergone open heart surgery or who had other unstable heart issues.
RN/Float Pool
10/2005-03/2008 Baptist East
Managed assignments on various floors and rotating shifts as needed throughout the hospital. Floated to pediatrics, ER, PACU, oncology, med surg, ortho, nuero, and telemetry floors.
Provided assessments, medications and communication as a patient advocate with physicians.
RN/Same Day Surgery
10/1999-01/2006 St. Francis Hospital
Provided pre and post-operative nursing care.
Administered pain, nausea and blood pressure medications as ordered to manage patients comfortably.
Floated to the bronc lab, GI lab, and interventional radiology to monitor vital signs and administer conscious sedation.
Educated patient and family regarding procedure wound care, medications and follow up appointments.
RN/Telemetry and ICU (PRN)
11/1997-10/1999 St. Francis Hospital
Cross-trained with St. Francis critical care class to be pulled from telemetry to ICU when needed.
Provided care for patients who were compromised from a cardiac and pulmonary standpoint.
RN/Subacute
10/1996-11/1997 Baptist
Provided patient care for end stage patients on ventilators who were often contracted and fed via peg tube.
Educated family regarding disease process and ways to keep patient comfortable as well as possible communication with patient.
Comforted family with end of life decisions.
Education
05/1996 University of Memphis, Lowenburg School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Magna Cum Laude
05/1992 Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate of Science
Registered Nurse, State of Tennessee Expires 01/2013
ACLS, State of Tennessee Expires 11/2012
BLS, State of Tennessee Expires 10/2012
Affiliations
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Tennessee Nursing Assoiciation
References available upon request
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