Experience
ED: experience in high-risk nursing with a broad understanding of medicine across multiple specialties (triage, trauma, critical care, cardiac, forensics, general medicine, etc.).
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Obstetrics: experience managing maternal and neonatal care from antepartum to labor to postpartum.
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Perioperative Care: experience managing patients before, during, and after anesthesia.
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Ambulatory Care: experience in EMTALA, transfers, discharge, and patient teaching.
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Travel Nursing: understanding of risks, benefits, training, and expectations.
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Instructor: understanding of risk, rewards, and strategies of clinical instructing and precepting, from didactic lectures to clinical skills.
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EMT-B: prehospital practice with expanded understanding of interdisciplinary care.
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Search & Rescue EMT-B: broad understanding of care in multiple unideal, wilderness conditions.
Certifications & Qualifications
Certifications
RN: understanding of function, scope of practice, and maintenance of the nursing license.
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BSN: Greater understanding of pathophysiology, research, and application of evidence.
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CEN: Certified as expertly competent in emergency care.
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CLNC: certificate of formal training leading to enhanced performance as a legal nurse consultant.
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EMT-B (former): certified to practice basic emergency care in the prehospital setting.
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EMT-Evaluator (former): certified as competent in practice, teaching, and evaluating EMTs.
Training Certificates
BLS: regularly updated training on CPR and stroke care.
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ACLS: regularly updated training on critical cardiac interventions.
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PALS: specialized training in managing care of pediatric emergencies.
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NRP: specialized resuscitation of newborns
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TNCC: specialized training in emergency management of trauma patients.
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IS100: understanding of incident command systems for disaster response.
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IS700: understanding of national disaster management systems.
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NIHSS: regularly updated training on identifying and assessing strokes.
Leadership
Preceptor: experience training students, residents, and fellows to discerningly function in general and specific roles in ED.
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Staffing Committee, Chair: critiquing and designing staffing models in collaboration with management.
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Unit Practice Council: understanding the role of nurses to advocate for improved department function and efficiency for improved outcomes.
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Peer Review Committee: analyzing cases and comparing records with standards of care, policies and procedures, and evidence based practice and making subsequent policy recommendations.
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Safety Committee: nursing and hospital leadership cooperative committee to review incidents and improve staff and patient safety.