Misty Curry

I am a current New Graduate for a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have 19 years of Registered nursing experience. I also have clinic experience as an RN. I am a people person, knowledgeable, and a patient advocate with a can-do attitude. 

Two years 

Registered Nurse | Clinical Instructor at Bevill State Community College| Hamilton, Alabama

Educate upcoming Registered Nurses in a clinical setting within a psychiatric environment at Decatur Morgan West Hospital. 

Two Years

Registered Nurse| Mental Health Nurse| Decatur General West, 2205 Beltline Road SW, Decatur, AL,

Provide therapeutic nursing care to patients aged 4-60 in a locked facility. Administer medications both intramuscularly and by mouth. Perform phlebotomy on patients ages 4-60. Perform therapeutic communication and nursing judgement. Obtain labs and EKGs. Call doctors and Nurse practitioners to obtain orders and place them into the computer. Perform basic nursing duties.  Compliant in Advanced Life Support, support, Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Management of Aggressive Behavior certification. 

Two Years 

Psychiatric Registered Interim Nurse Manager/ Charge Nurse| North Alabama Shoals Hospital, Mental Health Crisis Unit| 201 W Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals. AL| 

Perform Registered Nursing Duties on psychiatric patients in a mental health crisis. Perform phlebotomy, administer medications as prescribed by the Medical Doctor. Administer Intramuscular medications. Perform therapeutic group work in a clinical setting. Maintain the relief charge nurse position when needed. Perform patient teaching. Manage 30 employees, manage schedules. Maintain Basic Life Support and Handle with Care Certification.  

Three years 

Registered Nurse| Family Health Care Clinic |Town Creek, AL|

Perform clinical duties in an office setting; administer injections; take and record vital signs in the patient's Electronic Health Record; perform vitals; assist with procedures; perform phlebotomy; perform basic urinalysis in a Clin-tech urinalysis machine; run EKGs on patients; and assist the provider with her daily activities. Maintain the clinic to function daily. Order supplies for the clinic, fax clinician-written orders and prescriptions, provide outpatient assistance to patients, and send and complete patient referrals. Call in prescriptions for verbal orders, perform diabetic foot exams and diabetic retinopathy exams, and educate patients. Maintain Basic Life Support 

Three years

Access Specialist III |North Alabama Medical Center | 1701 Veterans Drive, Florence Al, 

Perform transfer of patients from facilities, write orders, and record patients' HPIs. Fax and email. Maintain Basic Life Support. 

Five Years

Clinical Registered Nurse | Family Healthcare Clinic| 102 Physicians Drive, Suite B, Muscle Shoals, Al, 

Perform clinical duties in an office setting; administer injections; take and record vital signs in the patient's Electronic Health Record; perform vitals; assist with procedures; perform phlebotomy; perform basic urinalysis in a Clin-tech urinalysis machine; run EKGs on patients; and assist the provider with her daily activities. Maintain the clinic to function daily. Order supplies for the clinic, fax clinician-written orders and prescriptions, provide outpatient assistance to patients, and send and complete patient referrals. Call in prescriptions for verbal orders, perform diabetic foot exams and diabetic retinopathy exams, and educate patients. Maintain Basic Life Support 

Four years

MAS Nursing Manager, Nurse Educator| A New Beginning Drug and Alcohol Rehab| 122 Helton Ct, Florence, AL 

Educate MAC workers on the guidelines of the state of Alabama's mental health laws. Supervise 6-10 employees, establish care plans, and maintain patient care in a residential facility. Maintain patients' medications and educate patients.

Five years 

Med Surge Floor Nurse| Russellville Hospital| 15155 US HWY 43, Russellville, Al 

Perform total patient care in a hospital setting. Educate patients and families on the disease process in geriatric populations; develop care plans; administer medications; administer intravenous medications and blood products; perform dressing changes; and perform wound care.

Three years 

MAS Nursing Manager, Nurse Educator| Mission of Mercy Drug and Alcohol Rehab|414 East Tuscaloosa Street, Florence, AL

Educate MAC workers on the guidelines of the state of Alabama's mental health laws. Supervise 3-4 employees, establish care plans, and maintain patient care in a residential facility. Maintain patients' medications and educate patients.

one year

Case Manager| Helen Keller Hospice | 1300 Montgomery Ave, Sheffield, AL, 

Perform patient home care for the terminally ill, implement care plans, maintain patient care for the geriatric population in a home setting, and educate patients and families about disease processes. Implement ICD-9 codes.

Five years

 Nurse Intern, Registered Nurse, ICU, PCU, ER |Helen Keller Hospital| 1300 Montgomery Ave, Sheffield, Al,

Perform total patient care in a hospital specialty unit, educate patients and families on the disease process in geriatric populations and the general population, perform care plans, administer medications, administer intravenous medications, perform dressing changes, perform wound care, and assist with bedside procedures such as vascular catheter and central line placement.  Maintain compliance in Advanced Life Support, Basic Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. 

• Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
• Master's in nursing 02-22, Family Nurse Practitioner Degree, 

• Northwest-Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell, A
• Associate in Applied Science, Registered Nursing 5-11-2007
• Associates in Registered Nursing

• Northwest-Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell, Al 
• Associate in Arts 12-18-2004
• Associate in Arts

1.  
2. Bevill State Community College, Hamilton, Al   

• Associate in Science 5-2-2002
• Associate in Science

1. Phi Theta Kappa graduated with honors