Taylor Adams, RN, BSN 929 N. Wolfe St. Unit 1205, Baltimore MD 21205 | (413) 320-8042 | tadams31@jhu.edu

EDUCATION

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing December 2014 Cumulative GPA: 3.93

Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Nu Beta Chapter; National Student Nurses’ Association Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Minor in Biology; Summa Cum Laude May 2011 Awards: Underwood Prize in Chemistry, Norton Prize, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kapa, Barry Goldwater Scholarship, POLYED Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Organic Chemistry, Philip Bowman Prize Scholarship Cumulative GPA: 3.91

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse, State of Maryland

American Heart Association PEARS

American Heart Association CPR, BLS Spanish: Proficient in speaking, reading & writing

Electronic Health Records: Epic, Sunrise

EMT (2012-2014) &Wilderness First Responder

NOLS leadership/wilderness courses (Wyoming Mountaineering, 2008 & Mt. McKinley expedition, 2011)

PEDIATRIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—Baltimore, MD 168 Hours Johns Hopkins Hospital

Participated in full patient care under the supervision of nurse preceptor for a wide variety of critically ill and surgical pediatric patients with conditions including congenital cardiac defects, heart transplants, cancer, spinal fusions, spinal cord retethering, end stage kidney disease, shunt revisions, asthma exacerbations, burns, anemia, and cerebral palsy.

Exposure to working with numerous modalities including halo traction, somatic mirrors, nebulizers, tracheostomies, vents, chemotherapeutics, electroencephalography, EKGs, arterial lines, blood draws, NG/PEG tubes, and TPN administration.

Collaborated with healthcare team members regarding patient statuses and treatment options, as well as with other nursing staff so as to provide a seamless transfer of patient care.

Aided in performing admission assessments and discharge teaching for patients and their families. Pediatric Adolescent Unit—Baltimore, MD 112 Hours Johns Hopkins Hospital

Assessed children from age 13 to 19 years and identified normal and abnormal findings for conditions such as diabetes, sickle cell disease, status post scoliosis and pectus excavatum surgeries, cystic fibrosis, urologic abnormalities, and organ transplant rejections.

Administered multiple IV, IM, nebulizer, and oral medications, including those through G-tubes.

Exercised family centered care by educating both children and their parents concerning such aspects of care as infection detection, counting carbohydrates, insulin adjustments, medication adherence, resuming activities following surgery, dressing changes, and preventing sickle cell crisis.

Accompanied children to the respiratory therapist for pulmonary function tests. Labor & Delivery/Maternal Child Unit—Bel Air, MD 112 Hours Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

Demonstrated intrapartum and postpartum assessment skills, including maternal and newborn assessments.

Performed technical skills including interpreting and analyzing electronic fetal monitoring; administered pediatric medications such as the Hep B vaccine and vitamin K.

Warmed, fed, and changed newborns in postpartum patients’ rooms as well as in the special care nursery.

Observed and helped during both vaginal and cesarean section births, including calculating APGAR scores.

Provided patient teaching both upon admission and during the postpartum period on breastfeeding, bathing and clothing the infant, infant safety, and resuming activities following labor.

Public Health Nursing—Perry Hall, MD 112 Hours Chapel Hill Elementary School

Worked with the school nurse in treating first aid and medical issues including abrasions, nausea/vomiting, ADHD, fever, upper respiratory infections, asthma, lice, fractures, sprains/strains, cystic fibrosis, and type 1 diabetes.

Administered medications including MDI inhalers, Adderall, Focalin, Creon, Tylenol, and Benadryl, both on a scheduled and PRN basis.

ADDITIONAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Surgical Oncology Unit—Baltimore, MD 112 Hours

Johns Hopkins Hospital General Psychiatry Unit—Baltimore, MD 112 Hours

Franklin Square Hospital Neurology Unit—Baltimore, MD 112 Hours

Johns Hopkins Hospital Urology/Thoracic Unit—Baltimore, MD 56 Hours

Johns Hopkins Hospital

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Portsmouth Regional Hospital—Portsmouth, NH October 2012-June 2013

Transported patients and visited with patients in need & signed in patients for outpatient procedures. AIDS Seacoast Response—Portsmouth, NH January 2013-June 2012

Distributed food from the food pantry, screened clients for assistance, answered phones, and general office work.

EMPLOYMENT

Deals & Steals 2012 76 Pleasant St. Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-5654

Warehouse staff sorting and packaging food and clothing for wholesale pickup and making deliveries to stores. United Parcel Service Driver’s Helper 2011 120 Wayside Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089 (413) 731-5119

In charge of helping driver deliver packages and acquire signatures from customers during the holiday season. Chemistry Research Assistant 2010 The Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Berlin, Germany

Conducted organic chemistry research into the synthesis of a potential cancer therapeutic. Chemistry Research Assistant 2009 Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323

Conducted research into the synthesis and biological evaluation of a potential photodynamic therapy agent. Northampton Athletic Club 2005-2007 306 King St. Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 585-8500

Part-time employee as a rock wall belayer & birthday party coordinator, as well as a front desk staff member.