Dorothy Michaels has extensive experience as a registered nurse and wound ostomy continence nurse with expertise in wound care, ostomies, and continence issues. She is currently pursuing her Adult Nurse Practitioner degree with an expected graduation in December 2017. Ms. Michaels has held roles such as WOCN consultant, clinical nurse manager of a wound care center, staff nurse, and has affiliations with several professional organizations. She has demonstrated strong leadership, teaching, and collaboration skills across various clinical settings.

1. DOROTHY MICHAELS RN, WOCN, BSN
1395 Bellmore Road, Bellmore NY 11710~516-781-7198~908-816-7687~dmichaels@nshs.edu
Education:
New York University: Adult Nurse Practitioner: expected graduation December, 2017
Wicks Education: Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse
Baccalaureate to Masters of Science in Nursing, Suma Cum Laude 3.92 GPA
BSN: Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. Dean’s List White Fourragere Recipient
Sigma Theta Tau, community health, organization leadership and management
Associate Degree in Nursing, Magna Cum Laude
September 2008-December 2011: Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY.
Functioned as a role model and student nurse leader.
Certifications
 ACLS, BLS, and infection control NYS certified
RelatedExperience
Currently WOCN with North Shore Manhasset Home Care Division May, 2015
 Consultant for Md in acute, chronic and traumatic wounds, ostomies, and continence issues for
homebound patients
 Demonstrate to RN in field how to care for all wounds traumatic, acute, and chronic
 Provide yearly wound and ostomy competencies to all RN staff
 Create lecture and simulated training to RN orienteers
 Host events for vendor products
 Maintain data base for all patients requiring wound care in territory
 Participate in WOCN events, quarterly meetings, and conferences
Clinical Nurse Manager in Mercy Medical Wound Care Center
 Assess current inpatients for outpatient services. Provide all phases of wound care to patients.
 Provide direction to staff based on best evidenced, scientific practice and mission statement.
 Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Education physics, radiation, diabetic and venous ulcers, decompression
sickness, Failed flaps and grafts, Aerobic and Anaerobic infections, Osteomyelitis, Gas Embolism,
Crush Injuries, Carbon Monoxide: Compression Therapy: Unna Boots, two and four layer compression
therapy wraps, Allograft, Dermagraft, Oasis, Silver Dressings and all phases of wound and dressing
care.
Registered Nurse with North Shore University Hospital; CECR, July, 2012
 Primary care: preceptor and unit charge nurse in thirty four bed unit
 Apply the nursing process, including patient admission, assessment, planning, intervention, teaching,
evaluation, and discharge
 Collaborate with multidisciplinary staff in the immediate and long term care for patients.
 Wound care: wound vacuum, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, arterial ulcers, amputees, tunneling and
deep wounds, colostomies, ileostomies, pleurx catheters, tracheostomies, acute and chronic wounds.
 Maintain care of patients with endotracheal tube, chest tube, peg tube, Foley care, and TPN.
 Monitor cardiac rhythms by identifying cardiac rhythms and rate through EKG readings, perform CPR,
and defibrillation as needed.
 Member of research team and care council.
 Create policies and algorithms’
Other Special Skills
 McKesson. Epic, Sunrise: MS, office, power point, excel, SPSS
 Word / works, windows 7/XP, 8, 8.1 and MAC and other related computer data bases.
Professional Affiliations
 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society

2.  Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member.
 WOCN
 American Nurses Association.
 Journal of WOCN
Activities
American Red Cross Disaster Volunteer
 Set up medical tent in shelters for displaced citizens during disasters: delegate tasks to medical team:
 Assess individual and community medical needs and treat as appropriate.
Nassau Community College, Class Representative
 Encourage and provide opportunities in the nursing club, including survey production.
Other Work Experience
Loan officer, Perri Funding Corporation, 1998-2012.
 Provided guidance and direction effectively to staff of five.
Licenses
 Registered Nurse, New York; 653617
Volunteer
 Police Activity League, Track and Field Coach Ages 5-18.
Transformed program to encourage children’s interest and retention in the sport.