This document provides a summary of Christy Cowan's qualifications and experience as a nurse. She has over 10 years of clinical experience in critical care settings such as the ICU, CCU, and cath lab. She also has experience in primary care, outpatient surgery, and emergency care. Her skills include acute care, invasive procedures, leadership, documentation, and patient education. She has an Associate's Degree in Nursing and is certified in ACLS and BLS.

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CHRISTY COWAN
Thank you for your consideration
QUALITIES
● Certified in ACLS & BLS
● Proficient in patient support including assessment,
counseling, and education regarding medications and
treatment, lab work, & disease process.
● Technically skilled for managing heavy patient volume
including electronic charting. Proficient in all
documentation/record maintenance/paperwork to
ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality.
● Efficient at providing acute care within a high stress,
fast pace environment.
● Leadership experience within cath lab as Board
Runner: Providing streamlined flow of 4 procedural
rooms while managing 24 staff members.
● Versed in surgical sterile technique including assisting
physicians with invasive procedures during emergent
coronary and diagnostic testing in the cath lab.
● Preceptor: initial training of graduate nurses into the
hospital setting.
EDUCATION
Associates Degree in Nursing, GPA 3.8
Northern Oklahoma School of Nursing
Tonkawa, OK
CREDENTIALS
● Board Examination 2007
License, State of Oklahoma 2007
HONORS
● NOC’s Deans Honor Roll 2002 – 2007
AORN Scholarship 2005 – 2007
Judy Blan Memorial Scholarship 2006
SUMMARY
Well-rounded skilled professional with
clinical experience in critical care,
surgical setting, emergency invasive and
noninvasive care, and primary
assessment, intervention, and care
planning for patients in all stages of life.
EXPERIENCE
Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Cath Lab RN June 2011 – Present
#1 Hospital in Oklahoma for surgery safety, #3 in the nation
#1 Hospital for number of heart caths per day
● Assisting RN during implant of world’s smallest minimally invasive cardiac
pacemaker.
● Top performer, 153 cases nursed within 3 months.
● Clinical trial nursing assistant for coronary balloons, stents, and
atherectomy devices.
● Leadership role as Board Runner in nations top cath lab, manage flow of
4 rooms and 24 staff.
Mercy Hospital
ICU Nurse July 2010 – June 2011
Certified Join Commission Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in Stroke
Prevention & Care.
● Advanced training in rapid assessment and early intervention of stroke
patients.
● Efficient implementation of care plans for patients affected by strokes or
other debilitating neurological disorders in a critical care setting.
● Administering and monitoring of patients receiving high-risk medications
or conscious sedation.
Ponca City Medical Center
CCU Nurse May 2007 – July 2010
Ponca City’s only Acute Care Facility.
● Assessment, Diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation of care plan for
critically ill patients.
● Administration and monitoring of patients response to medications via
invasive and noninvasive monitoring techniques.
● Educate patients and families about disease processes and provide
support as needed.
Ponca City Primary Care
Staff RN Feb 2007 – May 2007
● Direct assistant to physician in clinical setting.
● Minor procedures and treatments in office setting utilizing clean and
sterile technique.
● Review and education to patients and families of disease process and
medications.
Ponca City Outpatient Surgical Center
Nurse Tech Jan 2004 – Feb 2007
● Patient care pre/intra/and postoperative in outpatient setting.
● Clerical work including insurance prior authorizations and billing.
● Organization of patient healthcare information and utilizing HIPPA
regulation.
1741 Carlisle Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73142
580-491-0357
Christyc6@gmail.com