Nurse Practitioner Registered

Kathryn L. Saylor

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Barrington, RI 02806 774-***-****

EDUCATION

University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI

Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner Program May 2011

University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA

Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Summa Cum Laude; Dean’s List 2001-2005 May 2005

Commonwealth College 2001-2005, Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Barrington Pediatric Associates, Barrington RI March 2015-present

• Serve as the resource patients need for ongoing care information and counseling and provide guidance for patients with critical condition

• Analyze test data and determine the need for follow-up appointments and further treatment options

• Obtain patient history and perform detailed physical assessments to determine appropriate plan of care

Clinical Nursing Instructor – Rhode Island College, Kingston, RI 2018-present

• Advise and educate junior and senior nursing students in the simulation lab and the hospital environment, providing guidance and education to ensure a high level of quality and safety in the pediatric setting

Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Providence, RI January 2008-present

• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide critical care to patients from neonates to young adults, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns

• Act as charge nurse and coordinate the admissions, discharges, and nursing care of critically ill pediatric patients

• Respond to codes and fast team activations on other floors, coordinate emergency situations in the unit, and act as a resource nurse for all co-workers

• Perform detailed hourly nursing assessments and implement the nursing care of each patient patients with medical, surgical, oncology, hematology and trauma diagnoses in accordance with hospital policies and procedures

• Educate and train new nurses in critical care assessments and medication administration

Clinical Nursing Instructor – University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI September 2011-2014; 2018

• Supervise senior nursing students in the hospital setting and teach assessment and clinical reasoning skills, as well as procedural knowledge needed to provide safe care of hospitalized pediatric patients

• Devise and implement various patient scenarios in the simulation laboratory at the University of Rhode Island

Residential Counselor - St. Vincent’s Home, Fall River, MA 2001-2006

• Supervised children with emotional, psychiatric and behavioral problems ages 5-18 in a residential treatment and educational facility

• Responded to crisis situations by implementing therapeutic interventions and behavior management plans

• Ensured the safety of the pediatric residents through verbal interventions and nonviolent physical management

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Registered Nurse - Project Medishare Bernard Mevs Hospital, Port-au-prince, Haiti 2014; 2015

• Helped to direct medication management and treatment plan for patients based on careful assessment skills and very little equipment

• Triaged trauma patients and provided medical care with little radiological equipment

Registered Nurse - The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Ashford, CT 2010-2019

• Perform nursing assessments, administer medications and treatments, and ensure the safety of children diagnosed with cancer, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia and other serious life-threatening conditions attending overnight camp

Registered Nurse - Intercultural Nursing, Inc. Health Mission, Dominican Republic 2007; 2011

• Established and provided care in health clinics in rural parts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti

• Independently triaged and treated patients of all ages in individual area of the clinic

Community Health Worker - Ghana Health Mission, Ghana, Africa March 2005

• Traveled to Ghana as a community health worker and provided medical care for community members in a clinic

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Pediatric Critical Care Nurse, Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Certified, Pediatric Advanced Life Support

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