MICHELLE TAFEL

35 Tysons Ford Road Newark, Delaware 19711

302-369-9161 mta3ccdc@westpost.net
Registered Nurse
Professional Summary
My goal is to increase my skills, to take care of both critically and non critic
al patients to the best of my ability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Manor Care Nursing Home Newark, Delaware 19711 1997-1998
My duties included taking care of non critical as well as critical patients. I
worked both skilled and non skilled units using my assessment skills. I performe
d dressing changes, utilizing impeccable documentation, and I was the manager of
the skilled care unit.
Staff Nurse
* IV certification
* Medical administration
* Director of all nursing assistants
St. Francis Nursing Home Hockessin, Delaware 19707 1998-2000
I was a nurse manager for the skilled care unit. I managed a thirty plus bed un
it. Where my duties were to oversee the Certified Nursing Assistants, provide di
rect patient care, manage, utilize my skills to give the up most care for my pat
ients.
Registered Nurse Manager
* Worked from being a staff nurse to Manager
* Interaction with patients families
* Improved nursing skills
Christiana Care hospital Newark, Delaware 19713 2000-Present
Medical-Surgical Step down Unit. (2000). - Provided care to a rapidly changing e
nvironment. I easily adapted to the various needs of my highly demanding and cri
tically ill patients. I maintained a role model status and easily moved into a c
harge nurse position within less than six months. I was able to transition to th
e TCU and further challenge myself to become a critical care nurse.
Shock Trauma Unit SCCC. (2001). I learned how to manage the most critically care
d for patients. I mastered the art of hemodynamically stabilizing patients using
arterial lines, Swan Ganz Catheters, and continuous renal replacement therapy.
I became well versed in the management of head trauma patients including the use
of ventriculostomy, and ICP monitoring. I also took on the charge nurse positio
n which gave me extra responsibility. I was in charge of looking after the assis
tant nurses.
PACU (2004). I used critical skills to care for the post-operative patients on v
entilators. I also was in charge of pain management, and the use of meticulous d
ocumentation to be returned to the appropriate floor. I was on call once a month
for emergent cases.
Radiation Oncology (2005). - I manage and assess triage patients with radiation
effects. I teach on radiation care, and am very adaptive to computer skills, whi
ch is essential to my job.
Registered Nurse
* Caring for patients on ventilators
* Use of Catheters
* Use of computer programs
* Received several gold and silver unsurpassed awards
EDUCATION
Associates Degree in Nursing, Attended Delaware Technical Community College from
1993-1997.
The skills i specialized in while Attending DTCC were:
ACLS
TNCC
CPR
CRRT
PACLS