Kelly White
Clarksville ,IN
Summary
Collected and calm Wound Care Registered Nurse with situational awareness and process-oriented concept of effective wound care. Collaborative holistic health solutions supporter with Many years of experience working in integral role on skilled team of medical specialists. Creative provider of specialized wound care to wide variety of surface and tissue-level injuries with differing levels of severity.
Overview
53
53
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Wound Care Nurse
VA Medical Center
Louisville, KY
10.1998 - Current
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
Medical Surgical Nurse
VA Medical Center
Louisville , KY
10.1998 - Current
- Provided high level of individualized care to adult patients across multiple medical specialties.
- Educated patients and families on illnesses, medications and treatment plans.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Norton Audubon Hospital
Louisville , Kentucky
03.2009 - 05.2014
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Nurse Leader
12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
09.2008
Skills
- Preventive Healthcare
- Accurate Documentation
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Treatment Preparation
- Operational Standards
- Clear Patient Communication
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Patient Care Assessment
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Nursing Consultation
- Ulcer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Intramuscular Injections
- Pressure Wound Treatment
- Alternative Treatments
Certification
- Case Management Certification 2011
- WOCN certification
- Clinical Nurse Leadership Certification
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse - Norton Audubon Hospital
03.2009 - 05.2014
Wound Care Nurse - VA Medical Center
10.1998 - Current
Medical Surgical Nurse - VA Medical Center
10.1998 - Current
Saint Xavier University - Master of Science, Clinical Nurse Leader
Indiana Wesleyan University - Bachelor of Science, Nursing
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