Laura Macdonald Msn, Fnp-Bc Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md

Deliver outcome-focused care to diverse patient population within 46-bed adult/pediatric Emergency Department unit. Lead patient triage and assessment, collect histories, record vital signs, and monitor treatment response. Offer education for patients and families, advising on disease processes and prevention best practices. Liaise with clinical teams to facilitate admission, transfer, and discharge processes. Documented case notes using EPIC EHR to meet compliance requirements.• Adeptly applied competencies to meet wide-ranging needs of adult, pediatric, and geriatric cases.• Expertly supported behavioral health cases within six-bed mental health unit.• Excelled as Preceptor and Nurse Mentor, building professional competencies of both new and experienced RNs. • Stepped up to lead COVID 19 response, acting as resource to teams and patients to minimize risk.

Boston, Brighton, Ma

Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans for critically ill patients in 28-bed adult ICU, with special focus on general and cardiac surgery cases, as well as medicine and cardiac medicine patients. Administered specialized therapies—Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Impella, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)—and handled hemodynamic, CVP, and CO monitoring. Initiated interventions per protocols. Fostered effective communication with patients and families. • Served as Charge Nurse within ICU from 2016 to 2019, demonstrating leadership in scheduling, delegating, and entrusted to serve as Preceptor to new graduate nurses.• Invited to collaborated with team to design and rollout new graduate ICU nursing education program as well as to serve as member of educational development program for unit-based education.• Proactively completed steps to earn CCRN-CSC credential to expand competencies in critical care nursing

Completed short-term staffing assignments within Surgical Intensive Care Unit, collaborating with physicians and nursing teams to meet patient care demands.• Demonstrated impressive flexibility while quickly adapting to new, fast-paced environments.

Supported critically ill and solid organ transplant patients, interpreting hemodynamics, monitoring arterial lines and central venous catheters, managing drains, and reporting laboratory values for pre- and post-surgical cases.

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing

Activities and Societies: Sigma Theta TauFNP Student

Bachelor'S Degree, Nursing

Associates Of Science, Nursing