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Katherine Esparza

Fenton

Summary

Experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse specializing in Cardiac, Surgical Stepdown, and Hospice care. Dedicated to delivering skilled and empathetic care to patients. Approach rooted in critical thinking, efficient time and task management, and effective communication. Strives to provide the highest level of care possible to those in need.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Nurse

St. Anthony’s Medical Center
02.2010 - 02.2017
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.

Pharmacy Technician

Walgreen's Pharmacy
01.2004 - 12.2009
  • Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
  • Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
  • Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
  • Reduced medication errors by diligently cross-checking medications against patients'' profiles before dispensing.

Education

General Studies

Lindbergh High School
St Louis, MO

Nursing

Lutheran School of Nursing
St Louis, MO
11.2009

Skills

  • Patient education
  • Patient safety
  • Patient care
  • Care planning
  • Medication administration
  • Family education
  • Disease prevention
  • Vaccine administration
  • Health promotion
  • Clinical judgment
  • Cardiac nursing
  • Hospice care
  • HIPAA protocol adherence
  • Documentation
  • Critical thinking
  • Compassionate and caring
  • Decision-making
  • Patient condition monitoring
  • Patient examination
  • Accurate documentation
  • First aid
  • Collecting vitals
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • CPR/AED

Additional Information

A career break from 2017 to present time was taken to focus on raising young children, during which time I honed my organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills through managing family needs.

Timeline

Staff Nurse

St. Anthony’s Medical Center
02.2010 - 02.2017

Pharmacy Technician

Walgreen's Pharmacy
01.2004 - 12.2009

General Studies

Lindbergh High School

Nursing

Lutheran School of Nursing

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