Diana Quattlebaum has over 20 years of experience in nursing including 9.5 years as a registered nurse. She has experience in medical/surgical units, operating rooms, long term care, education, and the military. Her licenses and certifications are current. She has skills in medication administration, physical assessments, diagnostics, treatment of various medical conditions, and computerized charting.
1. Diana Quattlebaum
Professional Summary
9 1/2 years of experience as an RN.
4 years experience as staff nurse/charge nurse for a 33 bed med/surg unit which included telemetry and pediatric
patients.
1 1/2 year experience as an OR-Circulator in an OR at GCRMC.
1 1/2 years of experience as a clinical nursing instructor at NMSU-A.
4 years experience as a staff nurse/charge nurse of a 33 bed med/surg unit to include telemetry and pediatric
patients.
3 years experience as a CNA at a long term care facility.
6 years of active duty Air Force as a medical service specialist.
Licenses
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification current.
CPR certified through American Heart Association
RN license current for the state of New Mexico.
Past certifications include ACLS, PALS, NRP.
Skill Highlights
Medication administration expert
Skilled in conducting physical examinations
Broad medical terminology knowledge
Diagnostic tools experience
Successful treatment of CHF, COPD, Acute MI,
Post-op patients, Respiratory and cardiac arrest
situations, Emergency situations, acute care
situations, pediatrics, telemetry, skilled nursing,
non-skilled nursing, chronic diseases.
Medication administration via IV, Oral, Sublingual,
Subcu, ID, endotracheal, peg tube, PICC line,
central lines, topical, and IM.
Assisting anesthesia with induction for general
anesthesia in the OR.
Assisting in advanced cardiac life support in code
situations.
performing charge nurse of a med/surg, pediatric,
and telemetry units.
Recovering surgical patients in the PACU.
Managing peripheral and central IVs, to include
inserting IVs.
Performing dressing changes of wounds,
monitoring and assessing wounds, charting findings
of wounds.
Recovering post-op patients on the med/surg unit.
responding to patients in respiratory distress and/or
cardiac arrest to include pediatric patients.
assisting with intubation.
positioning and prepping patients in the OR suite.
Monitoring patients in the OR suite, PACU, Pre-op,
acute care setting, non-acute care setting, skilled
nursing facility, and various out-pt clinics.
Computer charting in patient medical records.
physical assessments of patients using the nursing
process to develop and update patient care plans.
Reporting abnormal physical findings and test
results to MDs and other providers of health-care.
Processing Physician orders timely and accurately.
Extracting patient information for the collaboration of
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2. patient care.
Analyzing information in the patient health record for
the collaboration of competent nursing care.
Obtaining test results to communicate to providers.
Professional Experience
Staff nurse/Charge nurse
September 2014 to December 2015
Good Samaritan Betty Dare Alamogordo, NM
Clinical Nursing Instructor.
January 2012 to May 2013
New Mexico State University Alamogordo, NM
RN, OR-Circulator
March 2010 to December 2012
Gerald Champion RMC Alamogordo, NM
RN
February 1996 to June 2002
Val Verde RMC Alamogordo, TX
CNA
June 1990 to July 1993
Good Samaritan Alamogordo, ND
Medical Service Specialist
July 1984 to February 1990
USAF Armed Forces America and Europe, Armed Forces America and Europe
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science : Nursing, 1995
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND, U.S.