TAMIKA MISSOURI
5935 THEODORE AVENUE
BALTIMORE, MD 21214
Ladymissouri@gmail.com
443-794-6599
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY__________________________________________________________
Registered Nurse
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Career Advancement Program (CAP)- Clinical ladder level III RN
Chair of unit based Patient Experience Committee
Shared Governance Committee Member
Charge Nurse
* Demonstrates strong leadership while managing multi-functional patient care team on a fast paced 29 bed unit
* Collaborates with members of a multi-disciplinary team for optimal patient outcomes
* Communicates with other leaders of the healthcare team to optimize patient through-put for smooth unit activity
* Leads daily briefings/huddles that reinforce team work and fosters shared knowledge for better patient outcomes
Highly skilled professional with 15 years bedside nursing experience in caring for:
* High-risk Antepartum and complicated postpartum patients
* Well and low- risk newborns newborns 34 weeks to full term gestation
Served as a super-user with the introduction to computer based medication charting
Collected specific data, to change practice of separation after birth, promoting family focused practice
Participated in Evidence based practice project that eliminated the use of triple dye on umbilical cords after delivery
Developed an education binder for Med-Surg RNs to educate to key components of the Maternal-Child setting
Completion of graduate level nursing courses to acquire:
*Advanced knowledge and skill in assessing and managing the care of adults and children in a primary care setting
*Advance knowledge and skill in assessing, diagnosing, managing, and evaluating gynecologic, obstetric, and
menopausal health care needs of women
*Advance knowledge related to understanding and managing common disease processes affecting individuals
*Advance knowledge in diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacologic regimens for individuals across the life- span
EMPLOYMENT_____________________________________________________________________
Staff/ Charge Nurse, Mother/Baby
1999/2005- Present
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
School Nurse
2002- 2003
Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, MD
EDUCATION_____________________________________________________________________
Coppin State University
2013- 2015
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Masters of Science, Thesis- “Attitudes About Breastfeeding and Continuing Exclusive Breastfeeding for 2 Weeks in
First- Time Breastfeeding Mothers in a Baby- Friendly Aspiring Hospital”
Coppin State College
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science Degree
1999
CREDENTIALS__________________________________________________________________
License, State of Maryland
Registered Nurse Certified in Maternal Newborn Nursing, NCC
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor, AAP
1999
2006
2013