Sept. 1998-Sept. 2000 Sage Femme Midwifery School, Encinitas, CA
Certificate of Completion. Completion of California Challenge Exam. Licensed Midwife.
1997 Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR
Graduated AS in Nursing and Science, GPA: 3.8
Deans List and Presidents List virtually every quarter. Awarded Ford Family Scholarship.
July 2004-present Rady’s Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA
Registered Nurse
Performed nursing services in the PACU at Children’s Hospital. Specializing in pain control, Post anesthesia care and Airway. We are one of just a small handful of PACU’s that the nurses extubate their patients in the PACU- 95% of the children that come through are extubated by the RN’s. I am skilled on recognizing the effects of Depolarizing and Non-Depolarizing agents in Patients of all ages. I am an expert on managing a Bronchial spasm or Layngospasm and the airway of patients with an ET tube, LMA, or oral/nasal airways in place. I am an expert in pain management in a recovery room setting. I have specialized in all levels of care from Day surgery to Critically ill patients.
Sept. 2002-Jan. 2004 UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla, CA
Registered Nurse
Performed nursing services in the Sam Day Surgery and PACU. Recovered patients under anesthesia, and special procedures under conscious sedation. I am an IV expert, starting up to 30 plus per day and called on throughout the hospital to start IV’s on the floor.
Oct. 1998-June 2002 Birth Babies and Beyond, Encinitas, CA
Intern Midwife, Licensed Midwife
Performed AP, IP, PP Gynecology, and Newborn Care in a clinic and at home setting. I am skilled at resuscitation of an infant, charting progress and managing the delivery of a newborn, performing gynecology exams, and breast-feeding consultation. Responsible for teaching and training new midwives.
Feb 1998-July 2004 Med Source, San Diego, CA
Registered Nurse
Worked full and part time in most of San Diego area hospitals, primarily on a Telemetry unit, Med Surge unit, Post partum, and PACU units.
Sept.1997-Feb. 1998 Pomerado Hospital, Poway, CA, Registered Nurse
June 1997-Aug 1997 Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, OR, Registered Nurse
PALS, ACLS, CPR, NRP