MARIE A. GRAHAM, APN

OBJECTIVE: Staff Nurse, Emergency Room

LICENSURE
Arkansas Registered Nurse License #R54905
California Registered Nurse License #488004

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
*15 years as an RN; BSN; MSN (Nurse Practioner)
*Emergency Room, Medical-Surgical, ICU, Case Coordinator, Surgical/Trauma experience in the states of California and Arkansas

CURRENT TITLE

2007 - Present
Advance Practice Nurse at Arkansas Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apr 2003 – 2007
Staff and Charge Nurse, Emergency Room at Baptist Health North Little Rock (BH-NLR), North Little Rock, Arkansas; Staff Nurse Emergency Room-Triage; provided patient care; conducted nursing assessments; administered medications; documented medical information on a patient’s health care record; educated patients and their families about health care; performed life saving therapy as directed by a physician; managed emergency room care; made patient assignments for nurses; directed ambulance traffic; provided continual support to my co-workers and the physicians; ensured patients received state of the art health care.

Nov 01 – April 03                  
Staff/Charge Nurse Emergency Room; Coordinated/Trained Staff of a new Medical-Surgical Wing at BH-NLR; Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit, Baptist Health North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Oct 00 – Nov 01                    
Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit, Kaiser Permanente Harbor City, California.

Sep 97 – Sep 00                     
Case Coordinator Women’s and Children Unit and Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit,  Baptist Health Little Rock, Arkansas.

Dec 93 – Sep 97                     
Staff Nurse Surgical/Trauma Unit and Medical-Surgical Unit, King Drew Medical Center, Compton, California.

Oct 93 – Feb 97                     
Staff Nurse Metropolitan Hospice Center, Los Angeles, California and Staff Nurse Encino Hospice, Encino, California.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND TRAINING

2007   
Masters of Science in Nursing/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, Arkansas Honor Graduate
GPA: 3.86

2004   
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - UAMS Honor Graduate
GPA: 4.0

1992   
Associates of Science in Nursing Sun Bernardino Valley College (SBVC), San Bernardino, California Honor Graduate
GPA: 3.5

MILITARY SERVICE
Senior Airman, United States Air Force Oct 86 - Mar 93; Honorably Discharged; Lodging Specialist/Front Desk Supervisor

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Xi Chapter,           2004-present
Black Nurses` Association Chapter,               l989-present

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Health Fair Volunteer, Real Fitness Center- Little Rock, Arkansas, 2007.
UAMS Wellness Employee Wellness Screening Volunteer, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences- Little Rock, Arkansas, 2007
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church Health Fair Volunteer, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 2006.
Dunbar Community Center Health Fair Volunteer, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2005.

AWARDS/HONORS
Elected to National Honor Society for Nursing Sigma Theta Tau in 2003