Natasha N. Payne-James RN

Home Address 1209 East Main Street Richmond, VA

Cell646-359-6088

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Background includes practical experience and formal education in these areas: Nursing process… Quality patient care… Care plans… Admissions… Assessment… Pre and post operative care… Vital signs… Medications… IV administration… Tracheal care… Tube feeding… Ventilator management… Dialysis… Wound care… Sterile procedures… Pin site care… Foley catheters… Patient safety… Discharge… Quality assurance…Patient and family education…Charting…Child care…Activities of daily living…Computers…Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPoint… Self-motivated; interact effectively with medical professionals of all disciplines; work well independently or as an integral team member; reliable and punctual; strong time management and organizational skills.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION New York State Registered Nurse (656365)

CPR/BLS and AED Certified.

EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
ACHIEVEMENTS
ACTIVITIES
/ City University of New York (CUNY) Lehman College, Bronx New York
Bachelor of Science (BS) Expected Date of Completion: 2013
Major: Nursing
City University of New York (CUNY) Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York
Associate in Applied Sciences in Nursing (A.A.S.) 01/2012
Clinical Rotations
Montefiore Hospital Bronx, New York 08/2011-12/2011
Lincoln Hospital Bronx, New York 01/2011-05/2011
VAMC Bronx, New York 08/2010-12/2010
Medical-Surgical/Advanced Medical-Surgical
Montefiore Hospital Bronx, NY/Lincoln Hospital Bronx, NY/VAMC Bronx, NY
  • Responsible for providing quality patient care within various settings.
  • Cared for patients of various ages, with a wide range of disorders.
  • Duties included admissions, conducting detailed assessments (head-to-toe, respiratory, neurological), developing comprehensive patient histories, formulating diagnoses, establishing nursing care plans, taking vital signs, implementingmedically prescribed interventions, IV administration, dispensing medications via multiple routes, calculating dosages, intramuscular and sub-cutaneous injections, insertion and maintenance of invasive lines, pre and post-operative care, pulse oximeter, telemetry monitoring, dialysis, foley catheter insertion, wound care, dressing changes, sterile procedures, tracheal care, suctioning, G-tube and NG-tube feedings, ventilator management, monitoring progress, reacting to problems, discharge, follow-up care, extensive patient/family education regarding proper high-tech care, and charting.
  • Communicated findings to physicians and other health care professionals.
  • Maintained strict confidentiality in compliance with all federal, state, and institutional policies.
  • Worked in the ICU and ER, as well as General Medical Units, during Pediatric and Medical/Surgical rotations.
  • Conducted case presentations on sickle cell anemia and liver biopsies.
  • Served as Team Leader during Medical/Surgical and Pediatric rotations; duties included supervising nine students, delegating patient assignments, resolving problems, reviewing work performed and ensuring proper delivery of care.
Pediatric
Montefiore North Hospital Bronx, New York
  • Assessments, developing care plans, taking and charting vital signs, safe dose medications, IV administration, immunizations, oxygenation, monitoring patient progress, discharge planning, and extensive patient and parent education.
Maternity/Obstetrics
Montefiore North Hospital Bronx, New York
  • Assisting with vaginal and cesarean deliveries, fetal monitoring, pain management, newborn assessments, apgar scoring, monitoring mothers for post-operative complications, records signs and behavioral changes of patient pre and post delivery and reports to the concerned doctors, educate mothers with gestational diabetes in reference to diet, maintained records of pregnant women for regular checkups, Instruct new mothers on proper breast feeding technique.
Psychiatric
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, New York
  • Counseled patients with various psychiatric disorders.
  • Responsible for providing therapeutic communication, conducting behavioral tests, observing and monitoring patients, participating in group therapy, and engaging patients in activities.
  • Rudin Scholarship Fund (four semesters)
  • Lincoln Scholarship Fund (four semesters)
  • Dean’s List (2007-2009)
  • Honors Role(2009-2011)
  • 3.1 GPA
  • Vice President of the Bronx Community College Nursing Student Association
  • National Student Nursing Association
  • Student Government Association Curriculum and Disciplinary Committees