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1 Darlene B. Martinez 1903 West Smith, Edinburg, Texas (956) Objective To secure a challenging position as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in an acute care facility that will provide an opportunity for professional development and advancement. Experience 2008-present Surgical Associates at Renaissance Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Functioning in an Advanced Practice Nurse role with a surgical group. Daily rounds, office visits, admission and discharge of patients. Minor procedures. Coordination of treatment modalities. Support for office staff present Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Nursing Education Department Part-time Nurse Educator, conducting nursing orientation, assisting with CME offerings, writing policies, developing education offerings for DHR nursing staff, and over sight The University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX Nursing Faculty/Lecturer Part-Time Lecturer in the BSN Program Part-Time Clinical Instructor Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Edinburg, TX Director of Emergency Department I would oversee daily clinical operations. Managed clinical and non-clinical staff. Encouraged professional development and maintained a positive team environment. Participated in various hospital committees Edinburg Regional Medical Center Edinburg, TX Trauma Nurse Coordinator Trauma Nurse Coordinator on full-time basis. Duties included, but not limited to: developing, planning, and implementing ER education courses for ER and ICU staff.

2 Reviewing all trauma patients charts for QI purposes, coordinating monthly in-service classes based on need Assist and coordinate appropriate emergent care for the trauma patient. Completion of critiques, which reflected all patients receiving trauma resuscitation. Initiated and maintained the trauma registry for all trauma patients meeting criteria and up loaded to TDH as required. Identified issues requiring TQI review, and provided educational in-services and other issues pertinent to maintaining trauma center designation. Responsible for establishing trauma protocol with the trauma medical director (transfer protocol, & resuscitation) Edinburg Regional Medical Center Edinburg, TX Registered Nurse, Emergency Department Emergency Room staff nurse on a PRN basis was previously 7a-7p charge nurse. Duties included, but not limited to: supervising other nursing staff members (i.e. RN s, LVN s, Unit Clerks), daily coordination of direct patient care, coordination of direct trauma care, direct transfer coordination of critical patients, giving direct patient care to non-emergent, as well as emergent patients. Performing primary and secondary assessments and data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status of all clients Winthrop Health Care New Haven, CT Registered Nurse, Skilled Care Facility Part-time charge nurse on a skilled respiratory unit. In charge of 30 residents coordinating their daily care and activities, as well as out-patient visits Hospital of St. Raphael New Haven, CT Patient Care Tech Registered Nurse, Neuro-Surgical ICU Patient Care Tech in the Emergency Department performing direct patient care in a Level I Trauma Center while in nursing school.

3 Performed daily nursing assessments and data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological, psychosocial and cognitive status of each patient in my care. I also cared for a mix of post-op patients when the unit received over-flow from the recovery room Medical Center Hospital San Antonio, TX Patient Care Tech, Emergency Department Assisting nursing personnel with direct patient care in a Level I Trauma Center setting while attending nursing school Northeast Baptist Hospital San Antonio, TX Nursing Assistant, Emergency Department Current License Performed EKG s, venipunctures, direct patient care, and reporting observations to immediate nursing staff. Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health Nursing. State of Texas. Expires: January In good standing. Professional Affiliations and Committees 2008 Florence Nightingale Benefit Planning Committee Chair Florence Nightingale Benefit Planning Committee Member Florence Nightingale Benefit Planning Committee Member Board member of the Trauma Regional Advisory Board Appointment as the Archivist for the Pi Omicron Chapter/Rio Grande Valley Appointment as the Secretary of Texas Nurses Association #26 Rio Grande Valley Board member of the Trauma Regional Advisory Board Committee member of the Annual Trauma Symposium at South Padre Island planning committee Committee Chair of the Code Team Edinburg Regional Medical Center.

4 Nursing Honors 2005 Key note speaker for the BSN graduating class pinning ceremony 2004 Inducted in the Honor Society of Nursing/Sigma Theta Tau International/Pi Omicron Chapter Award given by The University of Texas Pan-American for being instrumental in the planning of Scholarship Day activities featuring Dr. Madeline Leininger. Current Certifications American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health-Board Certified (ACNS-BC) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Board Certification of Emergency Nursing (BCEN) Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Professional Affiliations American Association of Critical-Care Nurses American Trauma Society Emergency Nurses Association National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Sigma Theta Tau International, Pi Omicron Texas Nurses Association/American Nurses Association Other Memberships American Quarter Horse Association. National Barrel Horse Association. National Cutting Horse Association. Education Edison High School San Antonio, TX San Antonio College San Antonio, TX

5 Quinnipiac College Hamden, CT Associate in Science in Nursing (1991) The University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2001) The University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX Master of Science in Nursing (2006) Continuing Education and Conferences Attended Introduction to Oncology. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. June 3, Severe Abdominal Pain. Medscape. August 27, QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program. The University of Texas-Pan American. March 8, Nursing in Texas: A Regulatory Foundation for Safe Practice. South Padre Island, Texas. February 8, Enhanced MRI and the NSF debate: Practical Perspectives. Medscape. February 27, Every Nurse Works in Forensics. Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. November 22, Hot Legal Topics for Nurses. Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. November 22, The Texas Nurses Association/Foundation Provider Unit and the Nurse Oncology Education Program. Cancer Survivorship. Weslaco, Texas. April 7, South Texas 10 th Annual Trauma Symposium. Trauma in the tropics. South Padre Island, Texas. April 19, South Texas 10 th Annual Trauma Symposium. Trauma in the tropics. South Padre Island, Texas. April 20, Certification in Emergency Nursing Review Course. Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas. December 8-9, Test Taking Tips and Strategies for CEN Exam. Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas. December 9, 2007.

6 Nursing in Texas: A Regulatory Foundation for Safe Practice. South Padre Island, Texas. February 15, Disaster Planning: Nurses, Are You Ready? The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. April 29, Morbid Obesity: Overview of Bariatric Surgery. Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas. May 16, Evidenced-Based Practice. The University of Texas-Pan American, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Pi Omicron, Chapter 397. Edinburg, Texas. November 19, Bio-Terrorism Training Course. Rio Grande Regional Hospital. McAllen, TX. February 12-13, Management of Pelvic Trauma. Parkland Health & Hospital System. Dallas, TX. March 5, The 6 th Annual Trauma Symposium. South Padre Island, TX. April 12-16, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Edinburg, TX. June Trauma Nursing Core Course. Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Edinburg, TX. December 14, The 5 th Annual Trauma Symposium. South Padre Island, TX. April 14-17, Basic Cardiac Life Support (Provider). Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Edinburg TX. January 21, Texas Nurses Association/Foundation/Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses. The University of Texas-Pan American. Edinburg, TX. November 8, Symposium 2000: Preparing for the Future Dynamic Border. University of Texas- Pan American. Edinburg, TX. September 10, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (Provider). Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Edinburg, TX. February 19, Hemodynamics: Physiology & Application. San Antonio, TX. May 6, The 1 st Annual Trauma Symposium. South Padre Island, TX. May 29, 1998.

7 Common Pediatric Emergencies. Tapatio Springs Resort & Conference Center. Boerne, TX. September 17-18, Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support course (provider). McAllen, TX. June 28-29, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (Certification Exam). St. Mary s University. San Antonio, TX. July 19, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). University of Brownsville. Brownsville, TX. September 5, Update On Nursing Practice: Harlingen, TX. November 5, Trauma Nursing Core Course (Provider). Victoria, TX. April 4-6, Management of the Patient on Oral Anticoagulation Therapy. McAllen Medical Center. McAllen, TX. March 17, Trauma Nursing Core Course (Provider). University Hospital. San Antonio, TX. August 8, Basic Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Edinburg Hospital. Edinburg, TX. April 20, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Edinburg Hospital. Edinburg, TX. July 24, Emergency Nurses Scientific Assembly. San Antonio, TX. September 30-October 2, Texas Nursing Law 93. San Antonio, TX. February 5, Trauma Nursing Core Course. Weslaco, TX. September 24-25, The 2 nd Annual Neurosurgical Winter Conference/Presenter. Hospital of St. Raphael. New Haven, CT. January 8, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Hospital of St. Raphael. New Haven, CT. July 24, Basic Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Hospital of St. Raphael. New Haven, CT. May 5, 1992.

8 Continuing Education and Conferences Attended (cont...) Basic Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Hospital of St. Raphael. New Haven, CT. May 7, Ingredients for State of the Art Nursing Practice. Hospital of St. Raphael. New Haven, CT. March 2, Basic Cardiac Life Support Course (Provider). Hospital of St. Raphael. New Haven, CT. April 8, Education Goals I have plans to apply to the MSN online post-graduate program at the University of Massachusetts Boston in the spring of Employment Objectives My goal as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Emergency Care is to develop and ensure compliance with trauma protocols among all involved nursing staff members. To carefully review and evaluate charts, and provide realistic recommendations for change. Maintain clinical skills and act as a role model for nursing staff members. Give feedback to nursing staff and prehospital care providers. To communicate trauma protocols, policies, procedures, and goals for nursing staff members. Actively participate in public education/prevention programs. To serve as a resource person for nursing staff members. I would like to given the opportunity become a member of your staff, as I am very confident in my abilities to organize, strong interpersonal skills, and as well as good communications skills. I have a passion to discover the reasons for the increased accident ratio where young children are being seriously injured at home by moving vehicles. This is a project which I worked on in I would like to continue and develop safety awareness programs for the community.