Caroline L. Derrick, RN, MS

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Caroline L. Derrick, RN, MS

• Professional Portfolio

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Curriculum Vitae

• Highlights
• -BS, MS - University of Michigan
• -Currently
• Graduate Student Instructor in Nursing 356
• Adult Health and Illness at the University
  of
• Michigan
• Eligible for American Nurses Credentialing Center
  Family Nurse Practitioner Exam, anticipated
  September 2005
• Three years in Nursing
• Critical Care
• Medical Surgical

Curriculum Vitae
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Desired Position

• I am currently seeking a position as a Family
  Nurse Practitioner in a in a cutting edge health
  care facility that enables me to utilize and
  enhance my nursing skills, with the opportunity
  to progress within the nursing profession. Health
  promotion and risk reduction on the individual,
  family and community level are my top priority,
  with an emphasis on client, family and nursing
  education as well as evidence based research.

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Five Year Goal Statement

• To provide holistic care in an institution in
  which collaboration between physicians and nurse
  practitioners is encouraged and valued.
• To be instrumental in the development of health
  education programs targeted to the at risk
  populations such as the uninsured and underserved
  within the community.
• To seek out resources within the community which
  provide low to no cost educational and support
  groups for at risk populations.
• To work with local, state and national level to
  reduce present and future barriers to the access
  of quality care for underserved populations.
• To work to ensure that families within the
  community are educated concerning the importance
  of health maintenance examinations throughout the
  lifespan and are encouraged to participate in
  free screening, immunization, and wellness
  clinics and fairs.

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Five Year Goal Statement

• To work to ensure that primary screening programs
  such as mammography and colorectal examination
  are available to the community and are obtained
  at the recommended intervals.
• To target and educate the community concerning
  modifiable risk factors for disease, such as
  diet, physical activity and stress reduction and
  encourage the importance of lifestyle change.
• To support ongoing research efforts and to
  contribute to evidence based research to provide
  patients with alternatives to standard treatments
  at lower cost.
• To continue to fortify my solid educational basis
  with ongoing workshops related to issues in
  primary care.
• To petition and support Nurse Practitioners at
  the local, state, and national level.

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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Advanced Primary Care Nursing I Health Promotion
  and Management of Acute Health Problems of Adults
  and Well Woman/GYN Care
• Community Family Health Center, Ann Arbor,
  MI 9/03-12/03
• Clinical Preceptor Michelle Pardee, FNP
• Provided holistic care and health maintenance for
  adult clients with acute and chronic health
  conditions in a family centered practice managed
  by Nurse Practitioners.
• Counseled clients and families regarding health
  promotion and risk reduction activities, health
  screening, nutrition, physical activity, stress
  management and general wellness.

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Advanced Primary Care Community Family Health
CenterN48
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Advanced Primary Care Community Family Health
CenterN48
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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Advance Primary Care Nursing of Chronic Illness
  in Adults and Their Families Geriatric Medicine
• Cambridge South Nursing Center, Southfield,
  MI 1/04-5/04
• Clinical Preceptor Kathleen Stewart, CNS
• Managed acute illnesses and chronic, complex,
  multi-system disease processes of an inpatient
  geriatric population in a skilled nursing
  facility. Focused on the frail elderly
  population.
• Counseled clients and families regarding chronic
  disease management, client comfort and safety,
  end of life management, grieving.

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Advance Primary Care Nursing of Chronic Illness
in Adults and Their Families Geriatric Medicine
N130
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Advance Primary Care Nursing of Chronic Illness
in Adults and Their Families Geriatric Medicine
N130
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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Preventative Cardiology
• University of Michigan Preventative Cardiology
  Services,
• Ann Arbor, MI
  5/04-6/04
• Clinical Preceptor Susan Housholder-Hughes, ANP
• Managed clients with established cardiovascular
  risk such as
• hyperlipidemia through the Lipid Management
  Clinic
• Managed chronic general cardiovascular diseases
  such as hypertension, heart failure, acute
  coronary syndromes.
• Counseled clients and families regarding risk
  reduction through nutrition and exercise,
  medication, and exacerbation control.

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Preventative CardiologyN40
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Preventative CardiologyN40
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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Infant, Child and Adolescent Health Wellness
• Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Childrens Health
  Services, Pontiac, MI
  9/04-12/04
• Clinical Preceptor Helen Stewart, PNP
• Wellness assessment of infants, children, and
  adolescents. Ordered and administered
  immunizations.
• Managed acute and stable chronic illnesses of
  low-income families of pediatric clients.
• Focused on health maintenance, health promotion,
  risk reduction, and client education

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Infant, Child and Adolescent Health
WellnessN128
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Infant, Child and Adolescent Health
WellnessN128
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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Nursing Care of Childbearing Families
• Northwest OB/GYN, Southfield, MI 2/05-3/05
• Clinical Preceptor Joan Elward, WNP
• Performed routine obstetric visits as well as
  annual and problem focused gynecological
  examinations.
• Obtained new obstetric health histories, measured
  fundal height, obtained fetal heart tones and
  assisted the practitioners in cervical assessment.

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Nursing Care of Childbearing FamiliesN28
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Nursing Care of Childbearing FamiliesN28
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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Advance Primary Care Nursing of Families with
  Complex Health Problems
• North Campus Family Health Service, Ann Arbor, MI
  1/05-3/05
• Clinical Preceptor Elaine McIntosh, NP
• Managed acute illnesses ,chronic disease
  processes and prenatal clients in a community
  based primary care setting.
• Worked with individuals ages from birth through
  elderly.
• Counseled clients and families regarding health
  risk factors, nutrition, physical activity, and
  wellness.

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Advance Primary CareN36
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Advance Primary CareN36
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Summary of Clinical Experiences

• Advance Primary Care Nursing of Families with
  Complex Health Problems
• St. John Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights, MI
• Cardiology 1/05-4/05
• Clinical Preceptor Denise Robertson, NP
• Managed acute and chronic cardiac conditions such
  as acute
• myocardial infarction, acute coronary
  syndromes, chronic
• heart failure, hypertension and
  atherosclerosis in the inpatient
• environment.
• Counseled patients and families regarding
  lifestyle change, healthy heart
  diet, exercise, discharge instructions,
  medications and follow up.

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Advance Primary Care CardiologyN30
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Advance Primary Care CardiologyN30
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Masters Work

• Graduate Project
• Chest Pain in Pediatrics
• Nocturnal Enuresis and Alarm Therapy
• Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Analysis
• Common Discomforts of Pregnancy
• Congestive Heart Failure

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References

• Cynthia Darling-Fisher, PhD, APRN, BC
• University of Michigan School of
  Nursing400 North Ingalls BuildingRoom 3356Ann
  Arbor, MI 48109-0482Telephone [phone]
• Elaine McIntosh, MS, RN, CS
• North Campus Family Services
• 2364 Bishop St. Ann Arbor, MI 48105
• Telephone [phone]
• Michelle Pardee, MS, APRN-BC, FNP
• University of Michigan School of
  Nursing400 North Ingalls BuildingRoom 3185Ann
  Arbor, MI 48109-0482Telephone [phone]