MONICA COX DURFEE
629 Beechwood Drive
Havertown, PA 19050
(610) 649-6897
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
October 1997 - Present: Part-time Staff Nurse on Dulles 6.
Responsible for providing holistic nursing care to patients
with traumatic injuries, as well as patients undergoing
various surgical procedures. Also act as a mentor and
resource for new staff, and occasionally assume charge
nurse responsibilities. (currently working 3-4 days
a month)
September 1996 - July 1997: Multidisciplinary Team member on
the Patient Care Reengineering Team worked in collaboration
with many other hospital employees as well as Deloitte and
Touche Consultants.
June 1993 - September 1996: Assistant Nurse Manager on
Silverstein 12 and Silverstein 8 Responsibilities
included interviewing, hiring, evaluating, scheduling,
and disciplining staff ( Nurses, CNAS, and secretaries);
handling patient complaints, committee involvement,
patient care.
April 1992 - Present: Level II Staff Nurse on
Silverstein 12. Responsibilities include holistic primary
nursing, charge nurse on all shifts, precepting new staff
and students, and active committee involvement.
June 1990 - April 1992: Level I Staff Nurse on
Silverstein 12. Responsibilities included the primary
care of pre and post surgical patients undergoing various
surgical procedures; including: breast, vascular and
abdominal surgeries. Unique to Silverstein 12 is also
the care of surgical patients requiring cardiac monitoring
and trauma patients.
January 1990 - April 1990:
on Silverstein 12.
Senior Leadership Experience
Crozer Chester Medical Center
May 1987 - August 1987: Student Nurse Extern. Assisted
nurses to care for medical and surgical patients, with
various needs. Responsibilities included assisting
patients with ADL's, monitoring vital signs, recording
intake and output, surgical drain management, wound care,
non-pharmaceutical comfort measures, and emotional support.
Also responsible for charting patients response to care.
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing,
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, May 1990
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing,
Philadelphia, PA
Masters Level coursework, 1993
CERTIFICATION
* Pennsylvania Trauma Nurse Certification
* Certified in basic dysrhythmia monitoring
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
* Member of Silverstein 12 Unit Quality Assessment and
Improvement Committee
* Collecting Peer Audits and interpreting data
* Preparing quarterly Variance Report
* Data collection (pain management and IV
documentation)
* Designed and implemented inservice on Documentation,
February 1993
* Member of hospital-wide Documentation Committee
* Member of Core Transition Team for the Abbott Plum Pump
* Coordinated a continuing education trauma program
"Issues in Trauma," May 1992
* Presented Study of the Week inservice (VQ Scans)
* Planned and developed patient education bulletin boards
* Participated in Charge Nurse Day and Preceptor Day,
and have been active in these roles
* Member of Laproscopic Cholycystectomy Pathway Team