Lauren Whitfield
Registered Nurse, BSN, PCCN | Progressive Care and Cardiac Step-Down
Summary
Registered Nurse with 8 years in acute care, including 5 years on a 32-bed progressive care unit. Cares for 3 to 4 cardiac and respiratory patients a shift on titratable drips, telemetry and non-invasive ventilation. Relief charge nurse and preceptor, with a track record of quality projects that stick.
Experience
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care UnitJun 2021 - Present
Desert Sage Medical Center
- Care for 3 to 4 patients per shift with cardiac, respiratory and post-procedural needs on a 32-bed step-down unit.
- Manage titratable drips (diltiazem, heparin, nitroglycerin), telemetry, BiPAP and post-cath care.
- Co-led a falls prevention project with hourly rounding and bed alarms; falls on the unit dropped 40% in a year.
- Relief charge nurse about 4 shifts a month, coordinating 8 nurses and 20+ admissions and transfers.
- Precepted 9 new graduate nurses, all of whom completed orientation and passed their 90-day review.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical UnitJan 2019 - May 2021
Camelback Regional Hospital
- Cared for 5 to 6 medical and surgical patients per shift on a 36-bed unit.
- Joined the unit's sepsis response team and helped raise bundle compliance from 71% to 89%.
- Worked COVID-19 surge shifts in 2020, including float assignments to the ICU as a team nurse.
Skills
- Telemetry and Cardiac Monitoring
- Titratable Drips
- Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP)
- Post-Cardiac Catheterization Care
- Sepsis Recognition
- Patient Assessment
- Charge Nurse Duties
- Precepting
- Epic EHR
- Patient and Family Education
Certifications
- Registered Nurse, Arizona State Board of Nursing (multistate compact license)
- Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN), AACN
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Arizona State University, 2018