Christina M. Nawara
Orland Park,IL
Summary
Experienced and compassionate healthcare professional prepared for advanced patient care roles. Proven ability to deliver high-quality care with strong focus on improved patient outcomes and well-being. Skilled in diagnostic work-up, personalized treatment plans, and patient education. Known for effective team collaboration, care coordination, adaptability, and reliable performance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Duly Health and Care
04.2024 - Current
- Provides direct patient care in outpatient hematology/oncology clinic
- Supports infusion center coverage responding to chemo/infusion reactions
- Continuum of care for cancer patients including chemo clearance, chemo teaching, and symptom management
- Manages follow up visits for hematologic disorders including anemia, blood clots, and blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma
- Monitors plasma cell disorders like monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and multiple myeloma
- Performs breast exam exams, manages medication, interprets labs, and orders surveillance and diagnostic imaging
- Collaborates within multidisciplinary team
Family Nurse Practitioner
Women’s Health Institute of Illinois
07.2021 - 04.2024
- Specialized in Women’s Health and Urogynecology
- Offered annual well-woman exams focused on disease prevention and screening
- Conducted PAP smears and treated common gynecological infections
- Completed colposcopy, trigger point injection, endometrial, and vulvar biopsies
- Addressed gynecological problems like polycystic ovarian syndrome, fibroids, and menstrual disorders
- Managed chronic conditions such as cystitis and pelvic pain
- Offered contraceptive counseling and placed intrauterine devices
- Provided menopausal management of systemic vasomotor symptoms
- Managed pelvic organ prolapse, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
- Assessed post-op patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive or minimally invasive gynecological surgery
- Interpreted urodynamic testing results
- Utilized non-surgical treatment options for hemorrhoids in female and male population
- 168 hours of direct clinical supervision as Preceptor for Nurse Practitioner student
Registered Nurse
Advocate Christ Medical Center
07.2013 - 06.2021
- Acquired roles and responsibilities as floor nurse and charge nurse on 44-bed medical-surgical unit
- Obtained thorough health history and performed comprehensive head-to-toe assessment of adult patient
- Utilized resources to address communication barriers like language, aphasia, and mental illness
- Promoted preventive behaviors to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections like CAUTI and CLABSI
- Administered vaccinations and medications of various routes following safety guidelines and parameters
- Delivered blood transfusion and managed continuous bladder irrigation, heparin, diuretic, and insulin infusions
- Mastered nursing skills of difficult IV insertion, colostomy care, and placement of NG tube and Foley catheter
- Cared for patients with mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy, PEG tubes, peritoneal dialysis, and complex wounds
- Initiated response protocol and led team efforts for medical emergencies
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
Normal, IL12.2012
Skills
- Speaks basic Spanish and beginner Polish languages
- Proficient with EMRs like EPIC, Cerner, DigiChart, & DrChrono
Credentials
- MSN
- APRN
- FNP-BC
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Duly Health and Care
04.2024 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Women’s Health Institute of Illinois
07.2021 - 04.2024
Registered Nurse
Advocate Christ Medical Center
07.2013 - 06.2021
Master of Science - Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program
Lewis University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
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