Kayla Stuber
Garner
Summary
Dynamic, registered nurse with a background in emergency and critical care. Skilled in fast-paced environments, prioritizing patient needs and delivering high-quality care. Strong communication abilities ensure effective collaboration with healthcare teams. Improved patient satisfaction through attentive service and advocacy. Objective: to advance into the role of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Raleigh
03.2024 - 12.2025
- Participated in interdisciplinary rounds to discuss patient progress and needs.
- Assisted with advanced procedures, such as administering intravenous medications, endotracheal intubation, and chest tube insertion.
- Managed airway management techniques for mechanical ventilation support.
- Initiated rapid response protocols when needed due to sudden deterioration in a patient's condition.
- Utilized technology to monitor hemodynamic parameters such as cardiac output and pulmonary artery pressures.
- Monitored laboratory values for trends in order to anticipate potential complications.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient, and patient's family.
- Coordinated discharge planning, ensuring patients transitioned safely from ICU to next level of care.
- Utilized strong critical thinking skills to make quick and accurate clinical decisions in emergency situations.
- Facilitated staffing assistance to all WakeMed campuses when required, encompassing Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units, and Intermediate Care Units.
Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse
Wakemed Health and Hospitals
Raleigh
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Educated families on post-operative care and recovery processes.
- Assisted in managing complex patient cases in a fast-paced environment.
- Utilized advanced monitoring equipment to track patient progress effectively.
- Assisted with pre-operative and post-operative care of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeries, including coronary artery bypass grafting, transcatheter aortic valve replacements, permanent pacemaker placement, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and Impella management.
- Maintained accurate documentation in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Educated patients and their families about cardiothoracic conditions, treatments, medications, nutrition, lifestyle modifications.
- Assisted physicians during invasive procedures such as thoracentesis or percutaneous tracheostomy placement.
Surgical Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
08.2018 - 06.2023
- Supervised nursing staff in critical care unit to ensure patient safety.
- Coordinated patient care plans with multidisciplinary team members effectively.
- Managed staffing schedules to optimize unit workflow and coverage needs.
- Trained new nurses on protocols and best practices for intensive care.
- Resolved conflicts among staff to maintain a collaborative work environment.
- Assisted physicians during medical procedures, including intubations, central line insertions and chest tube placements.
- Evaluated staffing levels throughout shift to ensure adequate coverage at all times.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives such as falls prevention, infection control, restraint reduction, pain management and discharge planning.
- Functioned as charge nurse and assumed patient care in absence of nurses ending or arriving for shifts.
- Demonstrated leadership skills by delegating duties appropriately among staff members.
- Initiated life-saving measures when necessary such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation or emergency drug administration.
- Management of post-operative patients following, but not limited to, renal and pancreatic transplants, skin grafting, open abdomen management, bleeding, and hemorrhage control.
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Chesapeake
07.2017 - 08.2018
- Provided critical patient care in high-acuity environments.
- Performed advanced life support procedures during emergencies.
- Documented patient assessments and interventions accurately in electronic records.
- Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines to guide clinical decision making processes.
- Ensured that all nursing interventions were completed according to physician orders and hospital protocols.
- Conducted daily rounds with multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Coordinated communication between healthcare team members regarding patient status updates.
- Managed ventilator settings and monitored ventilator alarms per protocol.
Telemetry Registered Nurse
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Chesapeake
08.2015 - 07.2017
- Monitored patient vital signs using telemetry equipment and advanced monitoring systems.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Assisted in emergency situations by providing critical care support as needed.
- Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
- Developed individualized plan of care for each patient based on assessment data obtained from various sources such as labs, diagnostic tests and other health professionals' reports.
- Interpreted cardiogram strips accurately and reported abnormal findings immediately.
- Coordinated discharge planning to ensure continuity of care post-hospitalization.
- Trained new nursing staff on telemetry procedures and best practices.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Practice Nursing
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL12-2027
Master of Science - Advanced Nursing Practice-Dual FNP/AGACNP
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Addison, IL05-2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute
Hudson, NC05-2015
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Care coordination
- Family education
- Patient assessment
- Emergency response
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Advanced life support
- Electronic health records
Certification
Advance Cardiac Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
03.2024 - 12.2025
Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse
Wakemed Health and Hospitals
06.2023 - 03.2024
Surgical Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
08.2018 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
07.2017 - 08.2018
Telemetry Registered Nurse
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
08.2015 - 07.2017
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Practice Nursing
University of South Alabama
Master of Science - Advanced Nursing Practice-Dual FNP/AGACNP
University of South Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing
Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute