Maternity Nurse Resume

Martha Lee

3036 Alexander Avenue

Pleasanton, CA 94566

(555)-555-5555

[email]

Job Objective Seeking employment as a Maternity Nurse to use my past expertise to better the hospital and myself.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge about pregnancy and its operation procedures
• Ability to assist with circumcision and appropriately manage newborn care
• Amazing nursing and delegation skills
• Ability to perform head to toe assessment of the mother-baby

Work Experience:

Maternity Nurse, August 2005 – Present

Intermountain Healthcare, Pleasanton, CA

• Coordinated nursing care for a patient and supervised clinical activities.
• Supervised nursing and ancillary personnel.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated care of patients.
• Provided post partum and baby care.
• Provided extraordinary care to Maternity patients in collaboration with the Labor and Delivery unit.
• Educated labor and delivery unit to handle emergency and provide back up.

Maternity Nurse, May 2000 – July 2005

Lawrence Hospital Center, Pleasanton, CA

• Provided direct patient care, evaluated outcomes, consulted with other specialists and adjusted nursing care processes to ensure optimal patient care.
• Documented initial nursing histories, assessed patients’ conditions and developed individual care plans for patients.
• Provided general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients.
• Administered narcotics and medications.
• Observed emotional stability of patients, monitored progress and followed-up after discharge.

Education

B.S in Nursing and Medical Care, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL

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Objective Obtain a position as a Maternity Nurse at an esteemed organization where I can perform my duties with total sincerity, honesty, integrity and selflessness.

Career Profile:

• Strong knowledge of the medical terminology about labor and delivery.
• Extended ability to work with patients facing the birth of a child, complete with all the emotions that come with it.
• Ability to teach first time mothers how to bathe and become comfortable around the baby.
• Immense ability to develop feeding routines, whether it is breast feeding or bottle feeding.
• Exceptional ability to operate and interpret readings from fetal monitoring equipment

Nursing Experience:

Maternity Nurse, 2004 to till date

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

• Collected and tested urine sample from pregnant woman.
• Performed patient blood pressure and heart rate check.
• Stayed with the mother and the baby at all times and all throughout the term of their service.
• Assisted while the mother learned how to breastfeed.
• Assisted the mothers with bottle-feeding, bathing, handling of the baby and other tasks.
• Cleaned and weighed the baby and performed a general check on its overall health.

Academic Background

Perinatal Nursing Certification, 2004

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

B.S in Nursing, 2003

Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT