Alicia Krul
Lethbridge,Alberta
Summary
Patient-oriented Registered Nurse with over three years of medical experience in direct patient care. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs. Adept at being a compassionate and empathetic advocate for both patients and their support systems.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
Chinook Regional Hospital Unit 4c (Medicine)
04.2020 - Current
- Collaborates with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provides comprehensive care for patients with a variety of neurological conditions including hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, TIAs, epilepsy, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Utilization of evidence-based approaches to prepare stroke survivors for post discharge self management, rehabilitation, and recovery. Evaluates healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient.
- Provides peritoneal dialysis therapy, including access care and management, as well as complication management.
- Assesses and treats patient with a variety of acute and chronic health issues, including COPD, renal failure, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Educates patients, families and caregivers on disease management and lifestyle options.
- Maintains quality care and comfort for palliative patients, ensuring a holistic approach physical, emotion, spiritual, and psycho-social aspects of care.
- Two and a half years experience as day and evening shift charge nurse. Collaborates effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
Undergraduate Nurse
Alberta Health Services
Cardston Health Centre (Rural)
04.2019 - 10.2021
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.
- Built rapport with patients and their family members, utilizing therapeutic communication techniques.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections and monitored efficacy of same.
- Delivered exceptional care to patients by helping with mobility and activities of daily living requirements.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes.
Education
Bachelors of Nursing -
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, AB03.2020
Skills
- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
- Central Venous Catheter Monitoring and Maintenance
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Wound Care
- Continuous Bladder Irrigation
- Tracheostomy Care
- Blood Administration
- Epic Online Charting
- Staff Supervision and Student Preceptor
Certification
- Current CRNA Membership
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers
- NIHSS Stroke Scale
- CADD PCA Pump
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- TOR-BSST Swallow Screen
- CVAD Occlusion Management
- IVAD Access/Deaccess
- Overdose and Naloxone Education
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services
04.2020 - Current
Undergraduate Nurse
Alberta Health Services
04.2019 - 10.2021
Bachelors of Nursing -
University of Lethbridge