Forsythe, Michele Patrao

MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA

Staff Nurse, Emergency Department, 5/95-5/97

• Responsible for care of all types of patients with acute care needs. cardiac, neurological, pediatrics, obstetrics, rape crisis, etc.
• Acted as liaison between patients with advance directives, medical staff, and family members to ensure patients’ wishes were honored.
• Served as mentor for newly hired nurses in department.

Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA

Staff Nurse, Surgical-Neurological Intensive Care Unit, 5/93-5/95

• Responsible for care of patients with acute neurological conditions as well as postoperative patients.

Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, NC

Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Level II Nursery, 5/91-5/93

• Registered nurse responsible for care of critically ill patients during postoperative recovery, patients on ventilators and cardiac patients.
• Worked in nursery caring for infants born pre-term or with post-natal complications.
• Led Quality Assurance Team evaluating proper admissions to ICU. Involved in quality control of both patient admissions and care while in the ICU.