Registered Nurse Practitioner

M ary Johnston-Bruno MSN, ANP, CWOCN

**** **** ****** *****, ***** Heights, I L 60463

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Cell: 708-***-****

Work: 630-***-****

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P rofile L icensed I llinois Nu rse P ractitioner. Certified Adult

N u rse P ractitioner as of 09/2012. 15 years’ experience as

APN, CNS, Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse

w ith strong emphasis on wound program development, clinical

expertise and patient/staff education. Experienced as Program

M anager of Outpatient Hyperbaric Wound Center.

Demonstrated t rack record of improved patient outcomes.

S killed in developing and implementing standardized policies

and procedures.

Education

• Adult Nurse Practitioner, Ball State University

• Masters of Science in Nursing Leadership, Old Dominion

U niversity

• Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse, Wicks

E ducational Associates

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Lewis University

P resentations

• “Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management”

Association of Rehabilitation Nursing at Advocate Christ

Medical Center (2008)

• “Complications of the Diabetic Foot”

L i t tle Company of Mary Hospital Diabetes Support Group

(2000)

• “Lower Extremity Ulcers”

Comcast Televised Webcast (2000)

• Family Practice “Medicine for Today”

L i t tle Company of Mary Hospital

• “WOCN Society Community Education” (1997)

• Ostomy Support Group of South Chicago (1997-2000)

Credentials

• L icensed Registered Nurse, State of I l linois

• Certification, Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

• L icensed Registered Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Clinical

N urse Specialist, State of I l l inois

Career H istory

R ML Specialty Hospital H insdale, I L (August 2000 - Present)

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Clinician

Instrumental in RML Specialty Hospital receiving the

2004 National Association of Long Term Acute Care

Hospitals Best Practice Award for the Wound Care

P rogram.

Strong acute care experience with direct clinical

management of adult and geriat ric patients with

ostomies, complex wounds, fistulas, and pressure

u lcers.

Responsible for patient and family education. Serve as

a key resource for physicians, nursing staff, case

management, and other health care providers on

wound care best practices.

Collaborate with two other certified Wound, Ostomy

and Continence Nurses (CWOCN) and other

m ultidisciplinary patient care staff in an

i nterdisciplinary team environment.

Provide and coordinate consultation, education, staff

development, data collection and reporting.

Develop and implement policies, standards and

p rotocols.

L i t tle Company of Mary Hospital E vergreen Park, I L (1994-2000)

S taff RN Surgical Step-Down

• Assessed and identified patient problems/needs,

established a plan of care for pre and post-operative

patients including head and neck, abdominal, chest,

peripheral vascular, gynecological and urological

patients.

P rogram Director, Wound Healing Center

• Directed the outpatient program for wound

management, including managing the outpatient clinic

and supervising an active hyperbaric chamber.

Coordinated wound and ostomy care for all inpatients.

Affiliations

• Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (1997-

Present)

• I l linois Society of Advance Practice Nurses (2010-Present)

Community Service

• United Ostomy Association (1997-2000)

Held monthly meetings committed to improving the quality

of life for patients with intestinal or urinary diversions

References upon request

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